How to find a good technical consultant
How to find a good technical consultant
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I will not reveal the specific topic because of course, this site is not where we conduct business.
My company produces machinery and not all of the components are fully designed in-house. Bearings, motors, seals, sensors, etc.
I have more than one topic in which the tech support coming from these vendors is not adequate, or at least not objective. I'm more than happy to pay a consultant to help review and solve some persistent problems.
How have you been successful in locating "that one" consultant who help you crack your toughest cases?
Thanks,
David
My company produces machinery and not all of the components are fully designed in-house. Bearings, motors, seals, sensors, etc.
I have more than one topic in which the tech support coming from these vendors is not adequate, or at least not objective. I'm more than happy to pay a consultant to help review and solve some persistent problems.
How have you been successful in locating "that one" consultant who help you crack your toughest cases?
Thanks,
David
RE: How to find a good technical consultant
RE: How to find a good technical consultant
I had lot of such problems, but you need to describe specific problem to allow any advice.
RE: How to find a good technical consultant
TTFN (ta ta for now)
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RE: How to find a good technical consultant
It seems to me that often enough a very experienced engineer or even technical sales person working for the types of vendors you mentioned sees the problems you are experiencing with several companies, sees an opportunity and starts working independently to provide that extra level of support. My experience of people like this has mostly been in industrial and manufacturing areas for example support with problems in a paint line. Usually I hear about these people from the vendors so could be worth asking
I have to say though that word of mouth and power of the network are still the best options.
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RE: How to find a good technical consultant
I used to count sand. Now I don't count at all.
RE: How to find a good technical consultant
Professional Societies like A+SAE, ASME, SME are a good place to look.
Talk with a consultant or design firm you have used for another discipline.
I recently had good luck with the local university consulting on a project.
For components sometimes a big distributor has engineering support that is less biased. They still recommend one of their lines but with multiple lines you get more options.