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September 3, 2015

What was Learned at the 2015 Farm Progress Show

News Conference, ENGINEERING, Farm Progress Show, INTEGRIS

What was Learned at the 2015 Farm Progress Show

I am pleased to announce that today we have a guest blogger, who is not only an industry pro but also the Principal & Chief here at INTEGRIS Group! The man I am speaking of is Andy Berberich. Coming from a dynamic engineering background encompassing Testing, Bio, Agricultural, Mechanical and Legal Engineering projects, Andy formed INTEGRIS to provide value to those he works with. Andy enjoys sitting down and conversing with clients to learn more about their products, ideas, and goals in order to have a sound understanding of how we can help them. In his free time, Andy enjoys Auto Racing, Volunteering and was recently named to the Central Illinois 40 under 40. Andy (along with INTEGRIS’ Dir. of Business Operations, Eric Myers) recently attended the 2015 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois and the following post is what he gathered from his experience while in attendance. Enjoy!

August 25, 2015

by Matt Knight

INTEGRIS Marketing Working For You

Services capabilities, development, ENGINEERING, INTEGRIS, Marketing, product development

INTEGRIS Marketing Working For You

By now, our blog readers have figured out that INTEGRIS Group is an Illinois based, engineer owned, product engineering company. We make a difference by helping our clients develop game-changing products. We have created new companies and, partnered with startups and existing companies to help commercialize new products and new technologies. We have actually done some really, really cool stuff in the tech, medical, manufacturing, and electrical engineering fields! We have a very talented team that covers a large spectrum of industries and talents.

August 13, 2015

by Eric Myers

Trade Shows: Quantity vs. Quality

News capabilities, ENGINEERING, INTEGRIS, Marketing

Trade Shows: Quantity vs. Quality

We go to trade shows to gather leads, analyze our competition and network with other industry influencers. What happens though when the show is not quite what you expected, the lighting is off, your products are not going over well, or worse yet attendees simply did not show up.

When attendees do not show up most exhibitors choose to complain to the company responsible for driving quantity rather than focusing on what is right in front of them, the people. Some shows are designed this way so that the quality of the attendees is the driving factor rather than trying to fill the exhibition hall to the maximum quantity.

August 11, 2015

by Matt Knight

FIRST: A Step Towards Innovation & Teamwork

Who We Are ENGINEERING, idea, innovation, INTEGRIS

FIRST: A Step Towards Innovation & Teamwork

I am pleased to announce that INTEGRIS’ Jeff DeHeer is our guest blogger for today with a great article on his involvement in FIRST, an organization that helps young people develop and compete in a robotics competition. We are proud to have Jeff as a part of our team here at INTEGRIS, and even more proud that he is part of such an awesome organization! The following is what Jeff has to say about his excitement about being involved in FIRST. Enjoy!

August 7, 2015

by Matt Knight

INTEGRIS Group: Who Are We? What Do We Do?

Who We Are capabilities, DESIGN, development, ENGINEERING, INTEGRIS, product development

INTEGRIS Group: Who Are We? What Do We Do?

In recent blog posts, there has been a lot of discussion about the things we do here at INTEGRIS. As a beginning stage of adding content to our blog, we wanted to provide our readers with a solid background of who INTEGRIS is and why we do what we do. We care about our readers and our customers and we want to share our knowledge and success stories with everyone. To prevent from going on and on and on (trust me, I could talk all day), I will leave you with the infographic below. This will sum up all things INTEGRIS and who we are. Enjoy!

August 3, 2015

by Matt Knight

What You Need to Know About Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Expertise analysis, capabilities, ENGINEERING, INTEGRIS

What You Need to Know About Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Finite Element Analysis

INTEGRIS specializes in Finite Element Analysis (FEA). FEA is a computerized method for predicting how a product reacts to real-world forces, vibrations, heat, fluid flow, and other physical effects. FEA displays whether a product will wear out, break, or work the way it was designed to work. Several of the areas that FEA can be applied to include:

Structure Analysis
Solid Mechanics
Dynamics
Thermal Analysis
Electrical Analysis
Biomaterials

July 31, 2015

by Matt Knight

Do Computers Talk to Each Other?

Expertise ENGINEERING, FAQ, INTEGRIS, TCP/IP

Do Computers Talk to Each Other on the Internet?

Did you know computers talk to each other through their own, unique language? And that language is called TCP/IP. TCP/IP is a set of communications protocols that allow computers to communicate on the Internet. The language get its name based on the two most important protocols – the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the Internet Protocol (IP). These two protocols specify how devices connect to the Internet and how data transmits between those devices. In simpler terms, it’s how all of those emails you send everyday reach the person on the other end.

July 29, 2015

by Matt Knight

Project Management Methodology

Services capabilities, ENGINEERING, INTEGRIS, methodology, product development, project management

Project Management Methodology

When to use Agile vs. Waterfall Project Methodologies

There are several ways to manage a project, two of the most prominent methods being waterfall and Agile. But when should one approach be used over the other? Is one of them superior?

Many debates as to which is better can be found all over the internet. Today, we’re arming you with information about both waterfall and Agile methodologies so that you can make an informed decision as to which approach makes the best sense based on the nature of a particular project.

July 27, 2015

by Matt Knight

INTEGRIS Capabilities Infographic

Services capabilities, ENGINEERING, infographic

INTEGRIS Capabilities

If you read our last blog post, you got some good insight on our every day capabilities here at the INTEGRIS H.Q. Although we provided a vast wealth of INTEGRIS knowledge, you may still be a little curious about some of the details behind the day-to-day projects we work on. We can’t spill our guts about everything we do, but we can give you a good dose of info on our everyday capabilities that we can provide to our customers and potential clients. We have multiple capabilities, from what we do to how we achieve it, and we make sure we get the job done the right way.

July 10, 2015

by Matt Knight

INTEGRIS Engineering F.A.Q.

Who We Are ENGINEERING, FAQ, INTEGRIS

INTEGRIS Engineering F.A.Q.

For those of you out there who don’t know much about INTEGRIS, we are here to help! We know that not everyone knows exactly what we do at INTEGRIS and who does it, so we’ve put together a few FAQ’s to shed a little light on the subject. This FAQ sessions may not answer all of your questions so please do not hesitate to reach out to us (contact info is in the FAQ) if you need further assistance, we are always here to help!