-- --> Deja vu -- Somewhere, somehow, you are in the present - looking back to where you where before in the past; re-living - altering - all knowing - thinking -- "It must be, isn't it amazing?" --
-- Hello From Tim Lueken, Machinist / Fabricator to the Inventors ---- I have been a machinist and fabricator for over 25 years. In addition to serving apprenticeships in the machining and welding trades and working in local job shops and diesel engine repair shops, I worked for 15 years for Monsanto Company in the research and development department where I gained extensive experience in prototype development as well as product development and manufacture. I have my own shop now that has been in operation since 1997.
-- Prototypes are an important part of getting ideas and inventions started. They give marketing companies and patent attorneys a physical object that they can touch and see. People have expressed to me that having this type of work done is financially beyond their reach when they have approached most shops, or that they have been turned away because their project would not generate the shop a large timely profit.
-- * My shop operates with low overhead and that allows me to be flexible with time and costs. What this also means is that there are no extra charges for weekend work, as I realize that most people have to work during the week and do not always have time to spend working on their project during the regular industry's daytime hours.
-- I can and will provide safe and confidential, quality work at reasonable prices. I can be contacted by telephone or e-mail. If you wish to contact me by e-mail, please mention the Inventors Association in the subject line so that I will recognize your message and not treat it as spam.
-- I am looking forward to working with you.
Thank you.
Sincerely, Tim Lueken
phone (314)-623-3867 e-mail: luektm@sbcglobal.net
5304 Hope Ln., House Springs, MO 63051-1591
M.R.U. Machining & Fabricating Services
* I have several contacts for scrap material that greatly reduces costs. Do not confuse scrap with waste, this term scrap refers to new materials left over from large jobs; this is sold at greatly reduced prices, if you happen to know from where to obtain it. This includes everything such as metals, plastics, etc. I want to let you know that I have an extensive background in heavy trucks and diesel engines, as well as plastic injection mold making; Injection molding machine design, building and repair.
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To: Robert Scheinkman
From: Tim Lueken
Subject: Prototype shop update
Date: Thursday, November 22, 2007 1:09 AM
Hello Robert,
I hope everything is going great for you and your family during this holiday season.
I have some new information for you, my shop, MRU, has merged with another shop, Rochelle gear.
The merger has produced a new entity as follows;
ST Gear & Machine LLC
Sheila and Tim Lueken
5304 Hope Lane
House Springs, MO. 63051
Phone# (636) 677-5552
Fax# (636) 677-3652
E-mail - stgear@sbcglobal.net
Our shop will now specialize in gear, sprocket and spline cutting for the machine repair and manufacturing industry. I will continue to do prototype machine work as time permits.
Thank you for all your help, I am looking forward to working with you and all the inventors in the future.
Thank you, Tim
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-- -- Prototype Engineer --
-- There is a mechanical engineer available to assist you with designing and building of your own prototypes. He has direct experience. Is currently working for a company that builds prototypes and is offering this assistance as a side job so is likely to be the least expensive to you. He will provide a signed non-disclosure agreement to protect your ideas. He will provide a working prototype and complete design documentation, including a 3d model, 2d drawings for all parts involved and assembly drawings.
-- The majority of contract payment is usually not due until after the prototype has been completed, but it may depend upon your situation. Hourly rate depends on the work, but estimated at from $20 $30/hour, intending not to charge most people until after completing the work. The exception is if there would be high construction costs of a particular prototype. References can be provided.
-- Please call and ask for Jason..
-- (Mention that the IASL sent you.)
-- You will find him in Moscow Mills, MO 63362
-- Phone 636-366-9246
-- E-mail: jaybird11779@gmail.com
From: genesistoolcompany
Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2007 9:31 AM
To: inventors_council@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Inventors Council] Custom Machining
I am a toolmaker with over 25 years of machining experience in Plastics, Aluminum, and Steels. I would be happy to quote any machining job you have. Lathe work/Turning(bearings, bushings, shafts, etc..) is my specialty, but milling is no problem. Please send me any prints/sketches/ or descriptions of what you need. Include material,
quantities, dimensions, tolerances, and time frame. I'll reply with a quote and delivery. I can modify your parts, create duplicates, or fabricate prototypes for you. Payments to be made through Paypal or Money Orders. I have hundreds of satisfied repeat customers through this Internet machining service. I will ship your parts via USPS or UPS. Work commences once I receive your payment. If your project or part is just too small for your local tool shop, I am your answer. One piece or one thousand, prototype to production, GENESIS is your
company. Give us a try!
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Genesis Tool Company 34275 Doreka Drive, Fraser, MI (586) 294-7976
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To: 'Inventors Association of St. Louis (IASL'
From: CEO Options
Subject: plastics resource for inventors
Date: Monday, July 21, 2008 6:58 AM
Good morning, my name is Lee Shawback, President and founder of C.E.O., "Creating Effective Options," located in Lake Geneva, WI.
After 14 years in the plastic injection molding industry, I became a entrepreneur and started C.E.O. - Prior to C.E.O., I worked at small, medium and large corporations, holding the following positions: process engineer, project engineer, sr. manufacturing engineer, tooling engineer, quality manager, director of operations, technical director, director of engineering and sales and vice president of engineering and quality. - I have been involved in the medical, automotive, electronics, banking, voting booth, construction, consumer, pharmaceutical, food service, restaurant and many more. - C.E.O. provides resources for design, prototyping, injection molding, sourcing, project management, consultation, tooling, assembly, decoration, quality systems management and quality systems maintenance. - I want to get my name out there as a potential resource for products that involve plastics. Any help or guidance in getting this done would be much appreciated. - If I can be of any help to your organization or your members please pass my info along to them.
Thanks,
Lee Shawback - 1-224-489-8908
ceooptions@aol.com
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July 6, 2006
"WAREHOUSING/DISTRIBUTION
Special to July St. Louis Small Business Monthly
By Michael J. Cook
Every small business venture begins with the hope of the founder that today’s small business will grow into tomorrow’s bigger business.
Often, that success happens sooner than the small business owner is prepared to deal with all the issues that inevitably arise – especially the issue of when it is time to outsource.
Outsource what, you say?
Even a sole proprietor probably outsources quite a few things from the start – legal and accounting services, printing and mailing, deliveries, etc.
And if you are a manufacturer or if you distribute a product, even more outsourcing needs arise. The questions seem formidable and almost endless:
· Where will I store my inventory?
· How much space do I need (now, and six months or a year from now)?
· When is it time to rent warehouse space (or even buy/build it)?
· Who will take, and process orders for shipping?
· How will I get my product transported to my storage space, and shipped out to customers?
· Do I have to hire additional employees to accomplish all this?
· Will I have to buy equipment to handle large quantities of my product?
· What about security for my storage space?
· What about insurance for my inventory in storage?
· How will I pay for all this? Will I have to raise prices?
And the list goes on.
More and more small businesses, both start-up and well established, are discovering the numerous benefits of using a “3PL” (3rd Party Logistics) provider. Such a company, like Clark Logistic Services, can provide the answer to all the above questions and free up the small business owner’s time and resources to focus on marketing, manufacturing, research and sales, and remove all the worries about buildings and labor costs.
In our industry, we call it “One-Stop Shopping” for the small business owner – total supply chain management, warehousing, transportation, equipment, labor, the latest technology, with Web visibility for inventory accuracy and management, security, value-added services, seasonal overflow requirements – all with one telephone call.
Another way to look at it is to picture 3PL services as a cafeteria. You take only what you want from all the offerings, and you might take different items each time you go through the line. You pay only for what you take.
Perhaps it’s best explained through the example of one of our clients, Steve Leinenbach, president and CEO of a new, St. Louis-based company called Safety By Design.
The company manufactures and sells security products for residential and small commercial applications; specifically, a keyless deadbolt lock. People can lock the deadbolt without a key when leaving their home.
Safety By Design developed, and now owns the patent on the product, sold as the Turner Keyless Lock. It is manufactured in China to Safety By Design’s specifications, and under its direct supervision.
Steve markets this product to homeowners, hardware stores, lumber yards, locksmiths, and even direct-to-consumer via television shopping channels. He uses Clark Logistics for virtually all his company’s logistical needs – importing, customs clearance, freight forwarding, warehousing, shipping, order fulfillment – everything from hundreds of containers to a single item shipped directly to a homeowner.
“A new company has to take care of cash flow,” says Steve.. “We outsource a good part of our total operations – information technology services, human resources services, marketing and public relations, and all our logistics from warehousing to order fulfillment.
“When you’re new, and a smaller company, you can look just like your larger competitors, thanks to the Internet. But you have to perform like them, too, and to do that you need lots of support from someone you can trust to do a good job – someone who understands that you’re new and have to try harder; someone who knows how to dot all the “I’s and cross all the “T’s”..
He says, “At this stage of our company’s development and growth, a 3PL makes good sense. I wouldn’t even consider bringing on employees of my own or trying to buy or build warehouse space. A 3PL is ideal for startups and newer companies.”
Flexibility is a key component of effective 3PL service. In a case like Steve’s, he may not know from one month to the next how much warehouse space he will need. With a 3PL like Clark Logistics, he can rent storage space month-to-month in whatever volume he needs. If he only needed to store four or six containers and could stack his product four or six containers high, he needs to rent only enough floor space to hold one container. We price our service on a flat fee for each container brought in, each container brought out, and the amount of floor storage each container takes.
The beauty of the whole system is that while a client is storing product with a 3PL, he receives all the services that go with that warehouse space – security, insurance, labor, equipment, and custom processing and order fulfillment. And, as we mentioned, the customer pays only for the services he uses, and he can change the level of service he needs from month to month.
If a business is seasonal, 3PL warehouse space is the perfect answer for fluctuations in inventory. Even some very large corporations operate this way – renting warehouse space to handle the overflow during seasonal peaks when their own space is insufficient to store the greater inventory. When inventories are down, the larger corporation can simply terminate the month-to-month contract with a 3PL.
Using a 3PL is a flexible, cost-efficient, customer-friendly solution to many of the tough questions a small business owner faces. Why worry about all those issues when, with one phone call, your worries are erased?
By Michael J. Cook, Vice President
Clark Logistic Services (CLS)
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