Peridot Forceps Assembly
Apr
18
18
For several years, Peridot has produced for a top client of ours a forceps-assembly used for manipulating tiny hearing aids while the unit is in-ear. The first generation design used an expensive stock duckbill forceps that we modified by adding 5 components fabricated in-house and laser-welded to the stock forceps. Generation one had a good...
MD&M West, Anaheim 2012
Feb
29
29
Peridot kicked-off the 2012 trade show season last week at MD&M West in Anaheim, CA. For the show, we lasered up a special plaque based on a yoga graphic I found having to do with mapping Chi. We hoped people would stop by the booth, notice and ask questions; hence allowing us to apply our...
The Difference Between a Manufacturer and a Next-Gen Production Partner
Feb
20
20
One of Peridot’s long-time clients recently presented our team with a unique challenge: sort through a 50-piece, nine-year-old surgical training model assembly, which included incomplete parts and assembly models, and poorly organized drawings from the customer’s former contract manufacturer, to improve on the design and produce it from start to finish. Challenge accepted. Taking ownership...
Micro vs. Macro
Jan
26
26
Peridot has a long standing reputation for manufacturing TINY parts like this: And this: And this: We recently undertook a series of CNC-machined Aluminum parts for a new client. These new parts are HUGE for us relative to what we normally process here at Peridot. These parts are used as laser resonator bodies. Flatness,...
Tri-Bevel needle grinding
Jan
20
20
For a number of years Peridot has received RFQ’s from medical device customers needing needle faceting/grinding services. In the case of single bevel needles Peridot was able to use WIRE EDM machines to create sharp bevel tips with the advantage of no burr cleanup necessary and the ability to stack and process 10-20 needles at...
Holiday cheer and laser cutting
Dec
20
20
Our holiday cards this year (designed by planb) were laser cut in house at Peridot for that personal touch. Check out the video!
Death of the Craftsman?
Dec
2
2
This is an interesting and pertinent article: Manufacturing Jobs Readily Available With No Skilled Workers to Fill Positions Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/12/02/on-job-hunt-manufacturing-jobs-readily-available-with-no-skilled-workers-to/#ixzz1fPjPgxpX
Laser Cut Topography
Nov
16
16
We have been experimenting with graphic displays of data in a marvelous 3D format. 72 pcs individually laser cut and numbered in sequence to make assembly easier. Took a half hour to piece it all together. The tiles were solvent bonded into the base. The tiles are laser cut from 3 MM thick orange tint...
CNC Swiss capability added
Sep
1
1
As I posted before Peridot has purchased a new CNC Swiss Screw machining center. We are seeing a significant spike in demand for this commodity and the additional capacity should relieve some of the backlog pressure we are experiencing. New machines coming in is kind of like Christmas for me. I can’t wait to unwrap...
Battery Contacts R Us
Aug
25
25
I was recently contacted by a customer unhappy with his current manufacturer. He regaled my with that age old tale of woe regarding battery contacts that had failed to meet application specs. The customer related to me his frustration at locating a knowledgeable source for this seemingly straightforward commodity. He also said that before he...
You can never have too many axes!
Jul
27
27
Peridot continues to see CNC Swiss requirements from our customers that severely tax existing equipment. Thank you for challenging us Customers! We have owned a Star SB-16 with bar feeder for about 3 years. Video here: This machine has a maximum bar stock capacity of 16 MM or .630 inch. Great for tiny screws and...
Peridot Bites the Big Apple
Jun
20
20
Debra and I flew into Newark and cabbed it into Manhattan Saturday afternoon. We met Mike our estimator and his wife Laura McGeachy who had arrived earlier that day. We were there for our 5 th consecutive exhibition of Peridot’s capabilities at MDM East. We checked into the Ace Hotel near Chelsea. Very hip young...