THE STRENGTH OF PARTNERSHIPS
Every B&P business unit has an important advantage to offer you. In addition to
their inherent capabilities, B&P business units share a partner in research and
development - the B&P Technology Center.
MISSION
The mission of B&P Technology Center is to relentlessly strive for process
improvement by eliminating waste, improving consistency, reducing defects, and increasing
reliability. By bringing together the latest in process technology, and our talented
workforce, our Technology Center has helped many to attain the critical mass needed to
excel in their chosen technology sectors.
Research at the B&P Technology Center does not center on equipment and expertise
for the sake of research. Our research creates individual solutions to our customer’s
needs. The B&P Technology Center professionals support B&P business units, and
their customers in projects ranging from the process design of complex manufacturing
facilities to the innovative modification of existing production machinery and process.
Our Technology Center helps entrepreneurs and corporations to grow their businesses by
providing them with in-depth process guidance and assistance, and access to capital and
professional services. Our team identifies features that improve the perceived value of
the product and improve capabilities while minimizing ownership costs.
WELCOME TO YOUR TEAM
The B&P Technology Center works with B&P's customers to develop improved
materials, products, and manufacturing processes.
How?
Working Together Works: Technology Center personnel build relationships with the business
units and their customers through face-to-face meetings, on-site visits, and fieldwork to
understand our customer's needs. We analyze and challenge product design, material
selections, and the manufacturing process while working together to create individual
solutions that meet customer needs.
Technical Capabilities
Our analytical, design and testing capabilities help translate our customer’s needs
into solutions. The Technology Center provides analytical, design, and testing
capabilities that include:
- Technology Evaluation and Pilot testing
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Finite Element Analysis and 3-D Solid Modeling in
conjunction with B&P Engineering
- Value Analysis
- Chemical, Metallurgical, and Physical Analysis
Technical knowledge + teamwork = increased problem-solving capabilities
WE MAKE IT BETTER...FASTER...STRONGER...LESS EXPENSIVE
These are the challenges that define our materials research and development activities.
Our process engineers use B&P equipment to create materials with specially tailored
properties to meet unique or demanding customer needs. In addition to specializing in
metallurgy and plastics technology, our engineers are skilled at formulating and
developing various materials using the most suitable and economic process technology
solution.
WE DEVELOP AND BUILD ON THE BEST PRACTICES
By sharing design techniques and materials, the Technology Center helps make all B&P
products more usable and valuable to customers.
How?
Creativity: Creative ideas relating to technological innovations, environmental
considerations, and ergonomics are openly shared and developed together. B&P
Technology Center professionals draw on this knowledge base to create the best solutions.
Brainstorming: Brainstorming techniques provide a fresh perspective in
identifying problems and mating them with product solutions. Technology Center personnel
utilize their understanding of materials properties, ergonomics, and manufacturing
techniques to provide their expertise in the development process.
Testing: These concepts are then fully analyzed and tested using our laboratory
equipment to find and use the strongest functional characteristics.
The Technology Center team delivers a product development process that provides a rapid
move from customer need to full-scale production.
That's what expertise is all about.
We therefore invite you to visit us and test your process on our equipment. Please take
a moment to review and download a map showing our location. If you have trouble
downloading the map, you may request one by clicking here: Contact
Us
Joe Flynn
Technology Center Manager
B&P Technology Centert
