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Front-Loading Glass Fiber Considerations: The Design Review That Prevents Warpage
How a $30,000 “savings” became a $120,000 rebuild—and what every engineer should know about long strand glass fiber before committing to tooling.
The part came out of the mold twisted like a potato chip.
Not slightly warped. Not dimensionally challenged. Twisted. Thirty to sixty millimeters off nominal in the worst areas on a three-foot-long substrate that had to fit precisely into a vehicle assembly.
We had welding fixtures waiting for accurate samples. Punch dies ready to be set up. Assembly jigs designed around parts that would actually be straight.
Instead, we had expensive, twisted plastic that wouldn’t fit anywhere near where it needed to be.
And we knew exactly why—because someone had ignored what the mold flow analysis told us.
AI Is the Best Project Manager I’ve Never Met. And That’s Exactly the Problem.
My boss dropped a complicated fuel loading project on my desk and asked for a project scope document. Not a rough outline—a comprehensive scope that would go to all stakeholders, clarify the project intent, address TSSA specifications, inspection requirements, piping, valves, timelines, costs, and risk areas.
When the Future of Your Business Meets the Fear of Change: A Project Manager’s Front-Line View
The most expensive project failures aren’t caused by budget overruns or missed deadlines. They’re caused by the one thing most leaders overlook: the human cost of poor communication.