Mobile Elevating Work Platform Training and Certification
Gary E. Kilpatrick, PE, DFE is a certified operator and trainer for operating and inspecting Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs). These machines use to be referred to as Aerial Work Platforms. The OSHA safety regulations and the ANSI/SAIA standards have changed drastically. These new OSHA regulations and standards went into effect on March 1st 2020. […]
Belt Conveyor Design Project
During 1999-2001 while working as a senior manufacturing and process engineer, Gary E. Kilpatrick, PE, DFE designed a special belt conveyor for an existing industrial pre-notch roll forming process. Gary’s new belt conveyor would replace an existing belt conveyor that was problematic. The pre-notch roll forming process produced a slotted “U” shaped channel called “Strut’ […]