Empowering Manufacturing Test Engineering with Makkal's Expertise
Ei Electronics
The Challenge: Lack of Framework & Skill Gaps
Before engaging with Makkal, Ei Electronics faced significant hurdles in their test engineering department. While they had talented engineers, there was a critical absence of a unified test application platform and a robust test framework.
There was a clear need to upskill their test engineers in LabVIEW and TestStand applications and establish a consistent, buildable framework for future projects.
"The main problem we had was we had a lot of good test engineers that we didn't really have any framework. We didn't really have dedicated test application platform... Every test development was unique. So we needed to stop that and make it more efficient."
!["Makkal has been very effective in the upskilling, very good training technique, developed the hackathons with the guys who enjoy doing that and basically brought the skill level of the guys up to the LabVIEW and then some to the TestStand. [Makkal] was able with the guys to develop the TFW or test framework as we call it now, to help them on future applications. So yes, very effective."](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a6dea8_b4b32cd3012a4b148cf84fd6d670a062~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_188,h_197,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Image-empty-state.png)
Paul Kilbridge
Manufacturing Manager
Ei Electronics
Makkal's Solution: Upskilling & Framework Development
Makkal stepped in to address these challenges head-on, providing targeted training and developing a foundational test framework.
Through innovative training methods like hackathons, Makkal successfully elevated the proficiency of Ei Electronics' engineering team in critical NI platforms.
!["Makkal has been very effective in the upskilling, very good training technique, developed the hackathons with the guys who enjoy doing that and basically brought the skill level of the guys up to the LabVIEW and then some to the TestStand. [Makkal] was able with the guys to develop the TFW or test framework as we call it now, to help them on future applications. So yes, very effective."](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a6dea8_b4b32cd3012a4b148cf84fd6d670a062~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_188,h_180,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Image-empty-state.png)
Paul Kilbridge
Manufacturing Manager
Ei Electronics
"Makkal has been very effective in the upskilling, very good training technique, developed the hackathons with the guys who enjoy doing that and basically brought the skill level of the guys up to the LabVIEW and then some to the TestStand. [Makkal] was able with the guys to develop the TFW or test framework as we call it now, to help them on future applications. So yes, very effective."