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They are an excellent substitute for the more expensive vision systems, but don't come with any inspection software. Better as a means to magnify if microscopes aren't ideal for the situation.

Strengths: Vision Systems

Needs to improve: Inspection Software

Cisco has good technical support, but they operate like a large company who has gotten too big for their own good.

Strengths: Telecommunication Conference Equipment

Needs to improve: Price

Costco is a great place to purchase office supplies since their prices are consistently cheaper than the competition (unless you catch Staples or Office Depot on some crazy deal). Plus, if there are issues, Costco will refund or replace with no questions asked.

Strengths: Business Wharehouse

Needs to improve: Membership

You pay for the TI name, but they are durable and trusted.

Strengths: Thermocouples

Needs to improve: Price

MakerBot is a good tool to use when trying to figure out handheld designs. It's easy to feed in several designs in a day and get a good idea of how ergonomic the design will be. A neat alternative to paying a rapid prototyping company a few hundred for a run that you'll get in a week.

Strengths: Rapid Prototyping

Needs to improve: VERY crude prototypes

They are decent at pairing employees with potential companies, but their turnaround time for temp positions could be faster.

Strengths: Placement Agency

Needs to improve: Turnaround time

They're the epitome of why society despises middlemen. Prices are high for their services.

Strengths: Placement Agency

Needs to improve: Price

Aerotek has a lot of technical positions, but they cast a big net and don't always come off very personal.

Strengths: Placement Agency

Needs to improve: Follow-Up

I've found their positions to be more suited for non-technical positions.

Strengths: Placement Agency

Needs to improve: Minimal technical positions

Their equipment is more simple when compared to the MTS and Instron, so any complicated cycles will probably not be feasible on a Chatillon system, however, it is a great alternative when you need a simple system to perform tensile testing.

Strengths: Chatillon, Force Gauges, Mechanical Testers

Needs to improve: None

Not only have I used their EFD kit for adhesive dispensers, but also for general prototyping purposes as well. Best part is it's free!

Strengths: EFD

Needs to improve: None

They are a lifesaver when it comes to sorting and packaging small delicate parts. Well worth it.

Strengths: Packaging

Needs to improve: None

Cole-Parmer has exceeded my expectation when it comes to customer service and providing samples. I prefer them over Zeus whenever possible.

Strengths: Heat Shrink

Needs to improve: None

An easy tool to use and have handy in your tool box for punching holes through thin plastic or buffing the ends of cut tubes. Rather inexpensive for how convenient it is.

Strengths: Hand Tools, Rotary Tools

Needs to improve: None

There's a line that separates designs that can be manufactured and those that can't. Tweezers draw that line and Excelta will make sure you're on the winning side of that line. They are costly, but so worth it. Buy them.

Strengths: Tweezers, Cutters

Needs to improve: Price

supplier of tyvek pouches; quick turnaround

Strengths: packaging pouches

Needs to improve: none

experienced personnel with extensive stent processing background

Strengths: stent manufacturing

Needs to improve: none

skilled at stent manufacturing; loose on delivery dates

Strengths: stent manufacturing

Needs to improve: price

supplier of ptfe coated mandrels; parts met spec; on time delivery

Strengths: coated mandrels

Needs to improve: none

had to replace a couple microscopes on the line and was shocked to see how much each unit was; good microscopes, but so expensive

Strengths: microscopes

Needs to improve: price