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Welding is an important part of metal work and the manufacturing process. There are important skills needed in
order to ensure increased productivity and high job quality
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Employee Empowerment - Supercharging Your People for High Performance
By Christine Casey Cooper
Case Study - Many years ago an engineer was working in a jet engine engineering unit that was a
leading edge factor in the market. They were developing advanced technology and transforming it into
products that would attract attention worldwide. As was common in the company, he was assigned a
bright new person, who had just finished his masters research. The protégé had a computer program
ready for application in fracture mechanics, which was relatively new in engineering work. [This
technology assumes a crack or internal defect in material, and predicts failure after so many cycles of
stress.]
The engineer found a good application in welded assemblies. On many occasions in the past he had
been called to the x-ray lab to review films showing internal defects. The usual recommendation was to
grind out the defect and re-weld, a laborious process. Using the new method introduced by his protégé,
they were able to justify proceeding without laborious rework of welds, a great cost savings. The
engineer encouraged making this part of the analytical package; the boss agreed. The protégé was
also instrumental in translating complicated mission profiles into usable simplifications that were valid.
This got the attention of an important customer, The US Air Force. They started applying it to
aerodynamic structures. This advancement would not have been possible if the employees had not
been empowered to make an improvement.
Levels of Emp