 |
| September 19, 2008 - Michael McKinstry has joined the Beswick Engineering Application Engineering Department |
Michael McKinstry has joined the Beswick Engineering Application Engineering Department. He has both a BS and a MS in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Michael presented, along with another project member, the results of his Senior Major Qualifying Project (MQP) "Reducing Ejection Forces by Applying Nonuniform External Pressure to a Balanced Die" at PowderMet technical conference in Denver, Colorado in 2007. He was the recipient of three scholarships. His previous work experience includes in-line testing, fault analysis, and electromechanical assembly at Kidde-Fenwal and a supervisory position at WPI's Barnes and Noble bookstore. At Beswick, Michael joins the Application Engineering team and is responsible for assisting Beswick customers in the application of Beswick products. He is also responsible for developing new products and new applications.
Beswick Engineering, founded in 1964, designs and manufactures high performance miniature fluid power products. Beswick offers innovative and high performance products backed by professional service and support. When it comes to innovation, engineering excellence, quality, custom design and support, Beswick is unmatched in the industry. Beswick maintains a staff of degreed mechanical engineers to help their customers apply standard product line as well as design custom or modified products. The unique advantages of Beswick products are the result of careful attention to fundamental engineering design concepts. Beswick is renowned for solving customers' difficult fluid power design problems.
Beswick holds many patents and industry firsts. Beswick was the first to design precision O-ring glands into miniature pneumatic fittings, originated the "line contact" barb, and the most compact diaphragm regulators in the industry. Beswick's "PRD2" series pressure regulator won Product Design & Development magazine's Engineering Silver Award for the best new product in 2005. This product was also chosen as one of two runner-ups in Design News magazine's 2006 Golden Mousetrap Awards in the Fluid Power category.
Beswick products include: miniature fittings, quick disconnects, filters/mufflers/breathers, orifice, tubing, pressure regulators/gauges, valves, shock absorbers, cylinders, pressure electric switches, cartridge heaters, custom products, etc. Applications include: hydrogen fuel cells, medical and dental equipment, instruments, laboratory equipment, ink jet print engines, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, toxic gas detectors, aerospace equipment, packaging machinery, industrial robots and many more.
For more information, please contact:
Mike Donati, VP
Beswick Engineering Co., Inc.
284 Ocean Road
Greenland,NH 03840-2442 USA
Phone: +1 603.433.1188
Fax: +1 603.433.3313
E-mail: mdonati@beswick.com
Website: http://www.beswick.com
|
|
 |
