Nathan Loewen

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About Nathan Loewen

Application Engineer - Columbia Food MachineryProviding support for standard and custom machineryDesigning and optimizing machine plant process layoutsDesign Engineer - ExtolCustom machine designTooling design for hot plate welding and plastic stakingErgonomic designDesign for manufacturingGuarding and safety designPneumatic system component selection and layoutSensing, scanning, and vision component selectionLab equipment setup and operation for tensile testing, burst testing, and leak testingOperating robot for prototype staking operationsMechanical Engineering Intern - Flex CableManaged thermoplastic elastomer injection mold organization and design projectDesigned, built and operated R&D testing oven for cycle testing high-temp cat tracksMetal and ceramics materials research and application testingReprogrammed automated manufacturing robotic cutting machine in G-code based languageStructure sizing using stress failure analysis for hydraulic press standoffsDeveloped CAD modeling for large machineryMaterial Mixer Project - WWUProject manager for design and development of a material mixing machineCAD design of material dispensers with tolerances for press-fit bearingsWired electrical sensors for PLC controlMachined bushings on metal latheMachined brackets and adapter plates on vertical millCheckers Robot - WWUWrote MatLab code to convert file types, check for valid moves, develop logic for jumps, and moreDetermined equations to account for a crooked or bumped checkerboard and off-center piecesProgrammed and debugged robotic movement code for safe speeds and trajectoriesAssisted in image acquisition and processing