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eNews from Sigma Design Company
Research, New Product Development & Manufacturing
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| June 2014 |
Bimonthly publication
for clients and friends
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"We hold Sigma Design, in the highest regard; the company and employees are outstanding for professional, prompt, courteous engineering, development, and client service. Their client service and dedication to your client's needs is superb; it is great to work with a company that cares. Sigma Design always has your client's in mind, in all you do for them. Sigma Design has always had our needs in mind."
John A. Conklin
President & CEO
New Energy Technologies, Inc.
www.newenergytechnologiesinc.com
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Upcoming Events:
July 17, 2014
Monroe, NJ
NJTC Annual Meeting
Event Website
October 3, 2014
Somerset, NJ
NJMEP Manufacturing Day Made in New Jersey Event
Event Website
Sigma will be an event exhibitor
October 14-15, 2014 Chicago, Illinois AFS 2014 Fall ConferenceAmerican Filtration & Separations Society (AFS) Sigma will attend with sister company IFTS, Inc.
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Sigma proudly supports
New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.'s (NJMEP) Made In New Jersey initiative!
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Stay Tuned!
Look for our next eNewsletter in August 2014 |
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We are delighted to share with our clients and friends relevant insights and announcements about new technologies, products, and solutions for successful technology commercialization and new product development.
Join us in promoting a New Manufacturing Era for local manufacturing in New Jersey and throughout the USA. Share your news or thoughts with us at info@sigmadesign.net or (732) 629-7555.
Sigma Design Company, LLC
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University Collaboration
At universities all over the country, scientists are churning out the research that can potentially lead to innovative new products. But many of these great ideas get stuck in academic labs because university scientists lack the business experience to develop a commercial product. Today's universities are supporting these products further and assist in the commercialization process.
Montclair State University (MSU) had just such a project; a design for an ultrasonic water treatment system.
 | | Max Perhach, Sigma certified in-house welder, works on the Ultrasonic Water Treatment System. |
The system was designed, fabricated and assembled in-house by Sigma Design. Then the system was tested for electronic and water processing at Sigma's 20,000 sq. ft. facility.
For innovators in academia, Sigma Design provides the bridge to the business world with the experience to build the most challenging technical devices and then guide them to market. Sigma Design can assist with prototypes, manufacturing, product testing, packing & transport, and even insurance.
Dr. Meiyin Wu, a professor at MSU and the lead scientist on this venture, described her experience working with Sigma Design as an extremely pleasant and productive experience. "Sigma's staff are highly professional with exceptional skills. Collaboration between MSU/higher education and Sigma is an example of the future of innovation," Dr. Wu said.
 | | The Ultrasonic Water Treatment System |
SIGMA Design Company- Turning Smart Ideas into Product Solutions
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Prevention Invention
Anyone with a gas stove has probably had the scary experience of realizing that they have left the stove burner on. Unlike today's refrigerators that call you back to the room when you have left the door ajar, most gas burners provide no indication that they are still on. A simple mistake could lead to a deadly fire in your home. 
Matthew Porraro came to Sigma Design with a solution to prevent kitchen fires. Porraro invented a plastic disc that attaches to each knob on the stove, which illuminates when the burner is on. Sigma Design took his initial design and prototype and improved it, integrating a light circuit and an audible alarm.
BurnerAlert™ is the only reminder and timer product on the market that will retrofit on gas and electric stoves.
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Engineers' Brewing Club at Sigma Design
Making beer: four ingredients, easy right? Like a beautifully crafted artisan loaf, beer making is both an art and a science.
While the basic formula remains the same, it's the careful process and handling of each ingredient that creates the most memorable brews.
At Sigma Design, where we approach our design work with the same care and attention to detail, we have decided to make beer brewing our next venture.
The Engineers' Brewing Club will brew its first batch under the direction of Sigma Design Mechanical Engineers Mike Collins and Bruce Knapp.
Bruce won the silver medal in the homebrew Witbier category at the New Jersey State Fair last year.
Watch for upcoming events and your invitation to join the Club!
 | | Photos from the Club's first brewing experience; a George Washington Porter. |
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Sigma Design Company
Turning Smart Ideas Into Product Solutions
Sigma Design Company specializes in solving obstacles that delay new products, specialty machinery, and engineered systems development. Experts in the commercialization of technology, Sigma provides cost-effective engineering, manufacturing, and laboratory services in the areas of analytical equipment development, electronics, filtration and separation technologies, food and beverage systems, and medical and surgical devices.
Industry averages show that over 50% of most new product development projects fail. Sigma's team uses advanced engineering, simulation, and rapid prototyping to successfully reduce risks and costs associated with failures. In fact, since 1999, Sigma Design has delivered over 1,000 successful design and engineering projects saving manufacturers hundreds of thousands of dollars.
From smart engineering ideas to sound product solutions, Sigma is your single source engineering and manufacturing solution partner.
Headquartered in Middlesex, New Jersey, Sigma has 50 years of experience. Staff and associates are located in New Jersey, Louisiana, and France.
| | 200 Pond Avenue, Middlesex, New Jersey 08846 USA www.sigmadesign.net
Phone (732) 629-7555 | Fax (732) 629-7556 | info@sigmadesign.net
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