Steve
11-03-2006, 10:15 PM
Have you ever thought of designing a piece of machinery when you were out in the field? Check out this article on David. He created a new seeder machine.
I think this is a neat idea. What's your view?
Lawn Solutions seeder draws raves from testers (http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061023/BUSINESS/610230305) - When product-development engineer David Cook started a sideline lawn-care business four years ago, his employees soon began grumbling about the equipment used to plant grass seed.
"The power seeders were hard to use and cumbersome and unreliable. They basically broke down a lot," said Cook, whose main job then was helping develop new products at General Electric Co's Appliance Park in Louisville.
Employees at his company, Lawn Solutions, "pointed the finger at me and said, 'Hey, Mr. Design Engineer, why don't you come up with something better?' " for planting seeds, Cook recalled.
The boss took up their challenge. Working with computer-aided design software, he drew up plans for a machine intended to be lighter, more durable, and easier to operate and repair than models on the market. The result, some Louisville lawn-care services say, is a seeder that sows circles around the competition.
I think this is a neat idea. What's your view?
Lawn Solutions seeder draws raves from testers (http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061023/BUSINESS/610230305) - When product-development engineer David Cook started a sideline lawn-care business four years ago, his employees soon began grumbling about the equipment used to plant grass seed.
"The power seeders were hard to use and cumbersome and unreliable. They basically broke down a lot," said Cook, whose main job then was helping develop new products at General Electric Co's Appliance Park in Louisville.
Employees at his company, Lawn Solutions, "pointed the finger at me and said, 'Hey, Mr. Design Engineer, why don't you come up with something better?' " for planting seeds, Cook recalled.
The boss took up their challenge. Working with computer-aided design software, he drew up plans for a machine intended to be lighter, more durable, and easier to operate and repair than models on the market. The result, some Louisville lawn-care services say, is a seeder that sows circles around the competition.