“I’ve liked all the jobs I've had here,尼加德说. “Different types of 工程 challenges, 和 with those came a lot of different experiences. 我学到了很多.”
National Engineers Week: Steve Nygaard
盟友梅尔 | Waupaca铸造Steve Nygaard, a 工具管理器 at Waupaca铸造 Plant 2/3 in Waupaca, Wisconsin, chose a career path in manufacturing for a h和s-on 工程 experience.
尼加德出席了 University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He initially planned to major in 机械 工程, Nygaard did not like the class structure or that it wasn’t kinesthetic-tactile learning as he expected. Through word-of-mouth, he discovered the 工业 technology management major for those seeking h和s-on careers in manufacturing. The program combined all of Nygaard’s interests: Engineering, technical 和 machining skills, as well as management experience.
He decided to change his major to 工业 technology management with an emphasis on manufacturing technology management 和 minors in drafting 和 product development technology, as well as metals 过程ing technology. The program was lab-focused with emphases on how to make things, 事物是如何制造的, 和 the 过程es 和 technology behind them.
In October 2013, Nygaard attended a conference by the Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) where various FEF-affiliated schools 和 professors bring students to discover industry career options. There, he met Waupaca铸造, 和 upon graduation, Nygaard was hired in June 2014.
Nygaard started his Waupaca铸造 career in the tooling department. He was responsible for making the tooling that is used to produce the molds into which molten metal is poured to create the cast part. In 2016, Nygaard moved to plant 工程 where he was tasked with continuous improvement projects, such as machine upgrades 和 replacements 和 capital investment projects. In 2019, Nygaard returned to the tooling department in a management position.
尼加德的, 工程 is taking a problem someone is having 和 solving it to improve their workday. Moving toward automation has become a core solution for his department.
A favorite project of Nygaard’s at Waupaca铸造 is the 2019 CNC Grinding for the Plant 2 millroom. Waupaca铸造 engineers were tasked with how to make the job of griding castings less strenuous 和 how to improve the overall worker experience.
When in plant 工程, Nygaard was responsible for specifying equipment. When he moved to tooling 工程, his responsibility shifted to lead the design, 构建, 和 maintenance of fixtures to utilize CNC grinding machines 和 run at full capacity.
As a result, the project introduced automation to the department with Barinder automated grinding machines. 自动化, 比如巴林德机器, has helped foundries evolve from manual material h和ling 过程es to robotic grinding. This changes the nature of casting cleaning 和 finishing work dramatically by improving the working environment 和 the product 质量. Jobs in the millroom are now skilled, 和 operators run 和 maintain the machines. In 2023, the Plant 2 millroom reached its goal for utilization, further reducing the number of team members who have to manually grind 和 finish gray iron castings by h和.
“[The project] was about the people. How do we keep them here, how do we keep them happy, how do we keep them safe?尼加德说. “It was a necessary change that we had to make to keep up with the labor market in our area, 和 then the benefit is that … for those people who work in that department, it makes their workday easier.”
Engineers at Waupaca铸造 are essential to improving operations, plant resiliency 和 employee safety. 尼加德说, what makes a good engineer is keeping an open mind 和 always having the determination to create something better.
“It's the mindset 和 desire to try to find problems, solve them 和 help where you can. It's not always a straightforward answer. It's not always a simple problem to solve, because otherwise, somebody would have already done it.”
The theme of this year’s National Engineers Week is ‘Creating the Future.’ Today’s engineers play a vital role in innovating solutions that impact our everyday lives. At Waupaca铸造, engineers are central to continuous improvement 和 innovation. We are proud to be the employer of 115 engineers in our electrical, 机械, 工业, 过程, 质量, environmental 和 tooling departments.
Cast your own future as an engineer at Waupaca铸造: http://kyo-yae.com/Careers
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Steve Nygaard, Waupaca铸造 Plant 2/3
工具管理器
尼加德出席了 University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He initially planned to major in 机械 工程, Nygaard did not like the class structure or that it wasn’t kinesthetic-tactile learning as he expected. Through word-of-mouth, he discovered the 工业 technology management major for those seeking h和s-on careers in manufacturing. The program combined all of Nygaard’s interests: Engineering, technical 和 machining skills, as well as management experience.
He decided to change his major to 工业 technology management with an emphasis on manufacturing technology management 和 minors in drafting 和 product development technology, as well as metals 过程ing technology. The program was lab-focused with emphases on how to make things, 事物是如何制造的, 和 the 过程es 和 technology behind them.
In October 2013, Nygaard attended a conference by the Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) where various FEF-affiliated schools 和 professors bring students to discover industry career options. There, he met Waupaca铸造, 和 upon graduation, Nygaard was hired in June 2014.
Nygaard started his Waupaca铸造 career in the tooling department. He was responsible for making the tooling that is used to produce the molds into which molten metal is poured to create the cast part. In 2016, Nygaard moved to plant 工程 where he was tasked with continuous improvement projects, such as machine upgrades 和 replacements 和 capital investment projects. In 2019, Nygaard returned to the tooling department in a management position.
尼加德的, 工程 is taking a problem someone is having 和 solving it to improve their workday. Moving toward automation has become a core solution for his department.
A favorite project of Nygaard’s at Waupaca铸造 is the 2019 CNC Grinding for the Plant 2 millroom. Waupaca铸造 engineers were tasked with how to make the job of griding castings less strenuous 和 how to improve the overall worker experience.
When in plant 工程, Nygaard was responsible for specifying equipment. When he moved to tooling 工程, his responsibility shifted to lead the design, 构建, 和 maintenance of fixtures to utilize CNC grinding machines 和 run at full capacity.
As a result, the project introduced automation to the department with Barinder automated grinding machines. 自动化, 比如巴林德机器, has helped foundries evolve from manual material h和ling 过程es to robotic grinding. This changes the nature of casting cleaning 和 finishing work dramatically by improving the working environment 和 the product 质量. Jobs in the millroom are now skilled, 和 operators run 和 maintain the machines. In 2023, the Plant 2 millroom reached its goal for utilization, further reducing the number of team members who have to manually grind 和 finish gray iron castings by h和.
“[The project] was about the people. How do we keep them here, how do we keep them happy, how do we keep them safe?尼加德说. “It was a necessary change that we had to make to keep up with the labor market in our area, 和 then the benefit is that … for those people who work in that department, it makes their workday easier.”
Engineers at Waupaca铸造 are essential to improving operations, plant resiliency 和 employee safety. 尼加德说, what makes a good engineer is keeping an open mind 和 always having the determination to create something better.
“It's the mindset 和 desire to try to find problems, solve them 和 help where you can. It's not always a straightforward answer. It's not always a simple problem to solve, because otherwise, somebody would have already done it.”
The theme of this year’s National Engineers Week is ‘Creating the Future.’ Today’s engineers play a vital role in innovating solutions that impact our everyday lives. At Waupaca铸造, engineers are central to continuous improvement 和 innovation. We are proud to be the employer of 115 engineers in our electrical, 机械, 工业, 过程, 质量, environmental 和 tooling departments.
Cast your own future as an engineer at Waupaca铸造: http://kyo-yae.com/Careers
