About PHenom Engineering
PHENOM ENGINEERING, LLC SPECIALIZES IN DESIGN, PROTOTYPING AND MANUFACTURING. WE HELP INVENTORS, ARTISTS, HOBBYISTS, SMALL COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS TURN AN IDEA INTO REALITY - FROM A SINGLE PART TO A FULL MANUFACTURING RUN.
Phenom Engineering,LLC is a small business that was originally intended to be a creative and inventive outlet for a mechanical engineer whose day job was bound by the regulations of the defense industry. This day job has spanned a couple of different defense companies working on projects ranging from ammunition to cannons to rockets. This career has so far spanned four cities in three states with job titles like 'Design Engineer', 'Project Engineer', 'Field Test Engineer' and 'Manager' over the past 6 years. Those years have seen working environments in old NASA test chambers (complete with a nuclear fallout shelter), ordnance assembly manufacturing facilities on military installations, underground test ranges, state of the art manufacturing facilities and, perhaps the most deadly of all, the cubicle.
Perhaps the most important thing that has been learned over this short career has been how to design for manufacturing. The greatest product in the world can be designed in a CAD package, but that does not mean it can actually be built in the real world. Theories and books will only get you part of the way; many times, you just have to build something to see if it will work. And if you can't build it, your great idea is only going to be great as a 3D model. The human element, the limits of machinery and any other number of elements must all be taken into account when a product is first designed to give it the best possible chance of making it to production.
We also practice Lean Six Sigma as a way to reduce costs and make for a more pleasant working environment. Having practiced elements of Lean and Six Sigma throughout many different types of work environments, we have come to prefer the overall strategies of Lean over Six Sigma, however, Six Sigma does have its place in the manufacturing environment. Lean is a journey and not a destination, as there is always something to be improved upon, and this continuous pursuit to reduce all types of waste makes us constantly strive to be a better manufacturer. From large improvements that save hours of cycle time, to minuscule improvements that only serve to save some aggravation, each improvement makes us that much better, makes the work environment that much easier and ultimately, produces a much better product.
Just about every product we design and/or manufacture arose because there was nothing on the market that fit what we needed, or, what was out there, simply...wasn't very good. And the things that were available, we thought "This could be so much better if only [insert wish list of things that could be improved]". If we would have liked a product to be better, maybe others were of the same mindset - This is where our products come in. We saw a need to make something better or create something that didn't exist - and, if we felt there was a market for what we made, we put it up for sale.
Phenom Engineering,LLC is a small business that was originally intended to be a creative and inventive outlet for a mechanical engineer whose day job was bound by the regulations of the defense industry. This day job has spanned a couple of different defense companies working on projects ranging from ammunition to cannons to rockets. This career has so far spanned four cities in three states with job titles like 'Design Engineer', 'Project Engineer', 'Field Test Engineer' and 'Manager' over the past 6 years. Those years have seen working environments in old NASA test chambers (complete with a nuclear fallout shelter), ordnance assembly manufacturing facilities on military installations, underground test ranges, state of the art manufacturing facilities and, perhaps the most deadly of all, the cubicle.
Perhaps the most important thing that has been learned over this short career has been how to design for manufacturing. The greatest product in the world can be designed in a CAD package, but that does not mean it can actually be built in the real world. Theories and books will only get you part of the way; many times, you just have to build something to see if it will work. And if you can't build it, your great idea is only going to be great as a 3D model. The human element, the limits of machinery and any other number of elements must all be taken into account when a product is first designed to give it the best possible chance of making it to production.
We also practice Lean Six Sigma as a way to reduce costs and make for a more pleasant working environment. Having practiced elements of Lean and Six Sigma throughout many different types of work environments, we have come to prefer the overall strategies of Lean over Six Sigma, however, Six Sigma does have its place in the manufacturing environment. Lean is a journey and not a destination, as there is always something to be improved upon, and this continuous pursuit to reduce all types of waste makes us constantly strive to be a better manufacturer. From large improvements that save hours of cycle time, to minuscule improvements that only serve to save some aggravation, each improvement makes us that much better, makes the work environment that much easier and ultimately, produces a much better product.
Just about every product we design and/or manufacture arose because there was nothing on the market that fit what we needed, or, what was out there, simply...wasn't very good. And the things that were available, we thought "This could be so much better if only [insert wish list of things that could be improved]". If we would have liked a product to be better, maybe others were of the same mindset - This is where our products come in. We saw a need to make something better or create something that didn't exist - and, if we felt there was a market for what we made, we put it up for sale.