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KAMCO Spool-Handling Machinery CLIENT: Partnership. - Patrick McDuffie and Myself END CLIENT: Same PROJECT DATES: 7/82-4/86 TASKS: Co-owner & General Manager. Technical Competitive Analysis. Mechanical Design Concepts. Human Factors Analysis. Detail Design of Prototype & Production units. Most Fabrication of Prototype & Production Units. Design of Brochures, Manuals, Magazine Ads and Packaging. Marketing and Sales, Customer Support. The prototype originated from a need for a low-cost insulated wire respooler for a wiring harness business I worked for. After that prototype, we built additional units, accessories & other equipment for sale to other companies. The KMS-10 Respooler was simpler, 1/3rd less expensive and ergonomically superior to the established competition. Their design required the operator to guide the fast-moving wire by hand and required them to literally stand on one foot while lifting & mounting 100 lb spools of wire! Although insulated wire-related businesses were booming in the early 80's, they later saw a decline due to the more integrated electronics of newer products. As with CLUB CAT (in portfolio), I wore many hats and learned more about operating a small manufacturing business. ABOVE IMAGE(S): An ad we placed in Wire Tech magazine in 1985.