Michael S. - Project Manager and Mechanical Engineering

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Bräunlingen, Germany

Experience

Oct 1993 - Present

32 years 1 month

Bräunlingen, Germany

Hybrid

Design, Development, and Project Management

Ingenieurbüro Schwö̈erer

Industry: Automotive, Electronics, Medical, Food
Fully automatic assembly and production systems
Equipment and fixtures
Testing and measuring machines
Machine and plant construction of all kinds
Commissioning, verification, validation of manufacturing equipment
Project management in mechanical and plant engineering
Systems with laser technologies (welding, marking, optics)
Systems for further processing of magnetic coils/windings, welding, impulse welding, crimping, etc.
Crimping tools
Systems with infrared technologies (rapid heating) e.g. shrinking
Automated systems for rapid heating and cooling (e.g. EOL of high-performance electronics, etc.)
Special machines of all kinds
Calibration fixtures
1× resistance welding of mass wire
2× gas-tight crimping of coil contacts
Manual loading/unloading in expansion stage 1, later fully automatic
Nd:YAG Videojet
My role:
Order acquisition including concept design according to specification sheet
Responsible for complete project implementation
Project management of teams (design, electrical/PLC, assembly, commissioning, verification)
Mechanical design and development
Stakeholder management
Documentation/CE

Bräunlingen, Germany

Laser Marking Cell Flap Control for Canada

Ingenieurbüro Schwö̈erer

Industry: Automotive
Customer: NDA
Plant section with laser marking unit for flap control, UL approval for Canada and USA with TÜV certification
Technical features:
Workpiece carrier transfer system
Fully automatic part feed
Nd:YAG TRUMPF Trumark
My role:
Order acquisition including concept design according to specification sheet
Responsible for complete project implementation of the UL-approved version
Project management of teams (design, electrical/PLC, assembly, commissioning, verification)
Mechanical design and development
Stakeholder management (mostly on the customer side)
Documentation/CE

YAZ-Flex Laser Marking and AOI Inspection Station

Ingenieurbüro Schwö̈erer

Industry: Pharmaceutical
Customer: Sortimat (now ATS-Group)
Plant section with 8 laser marking units and 8 AOI stations
Technical features:
Belt conveyor with pucks
Fast lifting and rotating device for part feed
Nd:YAG Videojet
My role:
Mechanical design and development

Bräunlingen, Germany

Diverter for Cheese Loaves

Ingenieurbüro Schwö̈erer

Industry: Food processing, fresh goods
Customer: BOTCOM GmbH
Flexible diverter for splitting cheese loaves onto two slicing/packaging lines
Technical features:
Round belt conveyor
Very fast diverting by rotating torque bushing shaft
My role:
Order acquisition including concept design according to specification sheet
Responsible for complete project implementation
Project management of teams (design, electrical/PLC, assembly, commissioning)
Mechanical design and development
Stakeholder management (mostly on the customer side)
Documentation, risk analysis, CE

Bräunlingen, Germany

Final Assembly and Test Machine "Weld Housing"

Ingenieurbüro Schwö̈hrer

Industry: Aerospace
Customer: NDA
Fully automatic WT transfer machine
Technical features:
Workpiece carrier transfer system
Image processing for wire recognition
Ultrasonic welding of housing parts (sealed)
Leak testing with Dr. Wiesner systems
CO₂ laser marking/engraving
My role:
Order acquisition including concept design according to specification sheet
Responsible for complete project implementation
Project management of teams (design, electrical, assembly, PLC + safety, commissioning, verification, documentation/CE)
Mechanical design and development
Stakeholder management (mostly on the customer side)

Bräunlingen, Germany

PCB Production and Assembly Machine

Ingenieurbüro Schwö̈rer

Industry: Automotive
Client: NDA
Fully automated production, assembly, soldering, and cleaning system for PCBs
Technical features:
U-shaped workpiece carrier transport system with 2 conveyor levels
2× fully automatic loading/unloading from KLTs into KLT palletizers
Assembly with pneumatic and NC actuators and sensors
Solder preparation with special flux baths
Hot air drying and flux post-treatment
2× selective soldering with fast 3-axis NC handling
Cleaning by snow blasting
My role:
Acquired orders including concept design according to specification
Responsible for complete project realization
Project management of teams (design, electrical/PLC, assembly, commissioning, verification)
Mechanical design and development
Stakeholder management (mainly on the client side)
Documentation/CE

Bräunlingen, Germany

Grouping Conveyor for Baked Goods (Brownies)

Ingenieurbüro Schwö̈rer

Industry: Food packaging, fresh baked goods
Client: NDA
Grouping conveyor for grouping brownies (several similar units)
Technical features:
Fast NC indexing conveyor with complex quick-change fixtures for cleaning
My role:
Acquired orders including concept design according to specification
Responsible for complete project realization
Project management of teams (design, electrical/PLC, assembly, commissioning, verification)
Mechanical design and development
Stakeholder management (mainly on the client side)
Documentation, risk analysis, CE

Bräunlingen, Germany

Semi-automatic Laser Welding System "Holding Magnet"

Ingenieurbüro Schwö̈rer

Industry: Textile machinery
Client: Helmut Hechinger GmbH
Fully automatic laser welding machine with inspection and marking
Technical features:
Workpiece carrier transfer system
CCD image processing sensor
Manual loading/unloading
TRUMPF CO₂ laser
My role:
Acquired orders including concept design according to specification
Responsible for complete project realization
Project management of teams (design, electrical/PLC, assembly, commissioning, verification)
Mechanical design and development
Stakeholder management (mainly on the client side)

Bräunlingen, Germany

Semi-automatic Test Machine with iO Laser Marking

Ingenieurbüro Schwö̈rer

Industry: Automotive
Client: Helmut Hechinger GmbH
Fully automatic final test machine with laser marking, nIO separation, parking brake drive
Technical features:
Rotary indexing conveyor chain
Automated test head with drive and contact system
Manual loading/unloading
Nd:YAG Videojet
My role:
Acquired orders including concept design according to specification
Responsible for complete project realization
Project management of teams (design, electrical/PLC, assembly, commissioning, verification)
Mechanical design and development
Stakeholder management (mainly on the client side)
Documentation/CE

Bräunlingen, Germany

Transport System for Frozen Pizza/Tapas

Ingenieurbüro Schwö̈rer

Industry: Food packaging, frozen foods
Client: Ulma-Packaging Spain via BOTCOM GmbH (Switzerland)
Flexible, adjustable, and swiveling feeding conveyor for cartons
Technical features:
Flexible for different carton formats
Reproducible swiveling of the round belt conveyor in the robot loading area (Quick-Picker)
Carton feeding with flap folder, horizontal conveying in loading zone via vacuum chain
My role:
Acquired orders including concept design according to specification
Responsible for complete project realization
Project management of teams (design, electrical/PLC, assembly, commissioning, verification)
Mechanical design, development, and commissioning in Spain
Stakeholder management (mainly on the client side)
Documentation, risk analysis, CE

Bräunlingen, Germany

Fully automatic end-of-line tester with laser marking for medical screws

Ingenieurbüro Schwö̈rer

Industry: Medical technology
Client: AESCULAP AG (B. Braun)
Fully automatic end-of-line tester with iO laser marking and sorting
Technical features:
NC servo axis with 3-axis pneumatics
CCD image processing optical surface inspection for quality features
Bulk material singulation from hopper, spiral conveyor, linear conveyor
Nd:YAG laser Trumpf Trumark 3020
My role:
Order acquisition including concept design according to specifications
Responsible for full project implementation
Project management of teams (design, electrical/PLC, assembly, commissioning, verification)
Mechanical design and development
Stakeholder management (mainly client side)
Documentation/CE

Bräunlingen, Germany

Fully automatic assembly and test machine

Ingenieurbüro Schwö̈rer

Industry: Automotive
Client: IMS Gear (Germany/USA/China)
Fully automatic assembly machine with measuring and testing function
Technical features:
NC indexing feed, cycle time 3.5 s
Depalletizing with fast 2-axis NC handling
Assembly with pneumatic and NC actuators and sensors
Various hopper, spiral, and linear conveyors
Testing via sensors and tactile probes
My role:
Responsible for full project implementation
Project management of teams (design, electrical/PLC, assembly, commissioning, verification)
Mechanical design and development
Stakeholder management (mainly client side)
Documentation/CE

Summary

SOLIDWORKS (>20 years), CREO DIRECT (>12 years), AUTOCAD 2D (>8 years), SIEMENS NX (basic)
Over 30 years of experience in special machine construction/robotics/systems
Flexible, creative, resourceful
Decisive with clear data
Strong hands-on mentality
Strong communication and persuasion skills
Mechanical engineering specialist, creative, pragmatic, and resourceful
Persistent and consistent goal pursuit