Sourcing your Product with a Domestic Contract Manufacturer
Over the last decade, there has been a great push to move the assembly of printed circuit boards from the United States to Asia and Eastern Europe to reduce cost. However, this may not make sense for...
View ArticleLeading Columbia Tech’s Test Department
I joined Columbia Tech approximately seven years ago. Since starting, my career has been filled with excitement and ultimately a great deal of satisfaction. Leading CT’s Test Department comes with a...
View ArticleHigh Standards of Supplier Qualification equals Quality Products
Manufacturing in the USA has become a major topic of business studies in the 21st century. With many companies looking to LCC’s (Low Cost Countries) to help improve margins, it has become imperative...
View ArticleTop Priorities First
Every project must have a multitude of goals that need to be met in order to successfully launch a product. Typically these goals are not consecutive but run parallel to each other, and most of the...
View ArticleHow many and what kind of audits do we do?
As the Columbia Tech Audit Manager I can say with all assuredness, “lots of them”! We perform process audits and “walk-around” audits, internal quality system audits and supplier audits; we are...
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COLUMBIA TECH TURNS 20!
Twenty years ago, the Coghlin’s purchased Greenshaw Electronics in Newton, MA. Within Greenshaw there was a small value-added assembly group. Upon completion of the acquisition, Coghlin Companies...
View ArticleITAR at Columbia Tech
Prepared by Rich Schulman, Vice President of Quality and ITAR Technology Control Officer and Gerry St. Jean, Manager Audits and Training. Columbia Tech has, for the fourth year in a row, successfully...
View ArticleCoghlin Companies Utilizes Customer Relationship Management for Success
Bain and Company, a prestigious global management consulting firm has done massive amounts of research supporting the fact that superior customer satisfaction directly impacts the growth of a business....
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A Day in the Surf
My son had been carefully watching the tide charts, moon phases and weather reports for several weeks and announced that he found a day which everything lined up. I looked at the calendar and told him...
View ArticleITAR at Columbia Tech
Prepared by Rich Schulman, Vice President of Quality and ITAR Technology Control Officer and Gerry St. Jean Manager Audit and Training. As 2013 unfolds, Columbia Tech finds itself preparing to apply...
View ArticleITAR at Columbia Tech: Part 3 of 3
By Rich Schulman, Vice President of Quality and ITAR Technology Control Officer and Gerry St. Jean, Manager Audit and Training. Columbia Tech applied for, and successfully received, its ITAR...
View ArticleColumbia Tech Partners With Worcester Technical High School
The Coghlin Companies have a long history of giving back to the communities in which we live and work. For over 100 years, our Companies have supported health, education, and social service programs....
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United Way Day of Caring
By Sarah Ziegler, Cogmedix and Stevens Excellent, DCI On September 12, 2013, four associates from Coghlin Companies dressed in their “Live United” tee shirts and volunteered for The United Way Day of...
View ArticleEnd of Summer Cookout
by Sarah Fisher, Sales Administrator Each Friday before the Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays, Coghlin Companies hosts a companywide cookout to recognize the hard work and dedication of their ~400...
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Holiday Giving
By John Georgian, Quality Engineer Columbia Tech’s commitment to meeting or exceeding customer’s expectations can be found in multiple examples everyday throughout the company. One particular example...
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Why Time to Market is Vital to Your Company
By Sarah Fisher, Sales and Marketing Communications Associate Elisha Gray Have you heard of Elisha Gray? Elisha Gray filed for a patent on the telephone the same day as Alexander Graham Bell. Gray is...
View ArticleWhat is a Fecal Sludge Omni Ingestor?
Coghlin_FSOI-with_voiceover Watch this two minute video to see how Coghlin Companies is making the world a healthier and safer place! The post What is a Fecal Sludge Omni Ingestor? appeared first on...
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Coghlin Senior Management and Executives Support Customers at Yankee Dental...
By Sarah Fisher, Sales and Marketing Communications Associate Yankee Dental Congress is the largest meeting for dental professionals in New England. This year, nearly 28,000 people visited the Congress...
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You Inc. Gala for Kids
Coghlin Companies is based on Flexibility, Integrity, and Trust, and has been for four generations of Coghlin family leadership. Cogmedix, Columbia Tech, and DCI Engineering focus on turnkey...
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Mark & David Ungerer Golf Tournament, Gala & Auction
by Chad Burdick, Director of Manufacturing, Cogmedix Cogmedix Caring Associates enjoy the festivities kicking off the 15-40 “High Five” Gala event. This past July over 500 guests attended the 15-40...
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