Posted On: February 5th, 2019 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Join Me at SMTA Pan Pac Feb 11-14, 2019 in Kauai, Hawaii

I am presenting a paper on Tin Whiskers 101: 2019 at SMTA’s Pan Pacific Conference 2019. You can see the paper at https://www.indium.com/technic...

Posted On: September 3rd, 2018 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Which Golf Ball Goes the Furthest?

An engineer's experiment to see which golf ball goes the farthest: I compared four popular golf balls and measured speed with my swing speed ...

Posted On: July 3rd, 2018 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Another Profound Reason Why Robots and AI Won't Take Most Jobs

Some thought on what automation means to our jobs, our industry, and our future....

Posted On: April 24th, 2018 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Using a Math PreTest Before Giving a Lean Six Sigma Workshop

Patty tells Rob and The Professor how important it is to use a math pretest to determine the skill level of her class before launching into her traini...

Posted On: November 30th, 2017 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Is Industry 4.0 around the Corner?

Folks, I attended a technical session on Industry 4.0 at SMTAI in Rosemont, IL in September. I admit to not knowing much about it, so I found the topi...

Posted On: August 31st, 2017 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Productivity is Still King

Learn how a small increase in productivity results in a large increase in profitability....

Posted On: April 1st, 2017 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Is the Robot Apocalypse Upon Us?

Recall that quite a few horse manure shovelers were displace by the introduction of the automobile, and that numerous wood choppers had to retool with...