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My Internship at Design Ready Controls

10/05/2018

As part of my visit to America, I engaged in an engineering internship at Design Ready Controls. For the month of August 2018, I experienced the work routines of a…[more]

Skills Development for Additive Manufacturing

09/18/2018

Additive technology has become common in manufacturing. We’ve had 3D printing at Design Ready Controls for years now, using it to improve our techniques and expand our capabilities. As 3D…[more]

Automated Wire Harness Testing Upgraded with the Cirris Systems CH2

08/20/2018

We have a testing board at Design Ready Controls called AWESOME. It has been around just long enough that no one can remember what its initials stand for. Automated Wiring…[more]

Lean Coordinator Sets the Stage for Savings

06/26/2018

Lean manufacturing—the elimination of waste As a kid, I wanted to be an inventor. I wanted to help people. No one had told me what an engineer was or what…[more]

A New Twist on Torque Quality

05/08/2018

A Culture of Continuous Improvement At Design Ready Controls, we have always challenged the standards of control panel manufacturing. In more than a decade of growth and innovation, we have…[more]

Safety Campaign Scales for New Growth in 2018

04/10/2018

Design Ready Controls has grown to more than 250 employees just at our Minnesota location, so our 2018 Safety Campaign is growing, too. This includes a number of new initiatives…[more]

Automated Panel Expert (APE®) Leads in Control Panel Manufacturing

03/27/2018

I once called Design Ready Controls, “The most automated control panel manufacturer in the world,” without realizing that they’d put it on all of our banners. I had a good…[more]

Entry-Level Job: Experience Required. Wait, What?

02/06/2018

If you’re trying to enter the workforce or change careers, you’ve probably faced this problem: Many entry-level jobs require previous experience, but experience is hard to get without a job.…[more]

Automation Advances Modern Manufacturing: Komax Zeta 633L and 656

01/02/2018

Design Ready Controls first purchased a Komax Zeta wire harness crimping machine in 2014, enhancing our capabilities and differentiating us from other advanced manufacturers in the industry. It plays an…[more]

Team Diversity Leads to Patent Innovation

11/27/2017

New Continuation-in Part Non-Provisional Patent ApplicationTitle: Wire Harness Assembly Holding DeviceApplication Serial No.: 15/670,556 Design Ready Controls is defined by innovation. We don’t just look for ways to improve on…[more]