Columbia Tech and Quinsigamond Community College: Creating the Future of Robotics Education

Columbia Tech’s Test Engineering Team recently visited Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) to help develop a new Robotics Program with their...

Launching to a Robotics Future

Keith Ruenheck, Principal Software Engineer Keith Ruenheck is a Principal Software Engineer at Columbia Tech. He graduated with an electrical...

Perfection Can Be the Enemy of New Product Development

By Paul Moruzzi, Program Manager When developing a new innovative product, looking for perfection can oftentimes hinder your ability to introduce...

Single Board Computers for Embedded Systems

Keith Ruenheck, Principal Software Engineer The traditional computing platform for embedded systems is a microcontroller. Microcontrollers are...

Managing Expectations in a Complex Contractual Design Services Environment

Stephen Charron, Senior Mechanical Engineer When we are deciding to have work done on our personal property such as a house or car, we want to be...

The Importance of a Structured Phase Gate Process in Product Development

Tom Mofford, Project Manager, Engineering   At Columbia Tech, we understand the dynamic challenges that can come up during any new product...

Working in Manufacturing: A Journey of Perception vs Reality

Craig Thompson, Engineering Technician Supervisor I started my journey with Columbia Tech and the Coghlin Companies as part of an acquisition 10...

Coghlin Companies Engineer Volunteers for STEM Event

Author: Rich Strazdas, Senior Software Engineer Every March, for the last ten years, the Boy Scouts Council covering the greater Lowell area has...

Columbia Tech Introduces Company Sponsored Toastmasters Club

Keith Ruenheck, Principle Software Engineer Recently, Columbia Tech formed and introduced a company sponsored Toastmasters Club, now known as the...

Are Cities of the Future Here Today?

Mitch Mondro, Marketing Intern   Population Shift Drives Opportunities According to the U.N., 54.5 percent of the world’s population...

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Value-Based Spending: Total Landed Cost vs. Purchase Price

Value-Based Spending: Total Landed Cost vs. Purchase Price

With the current state of economy showing little sign of improving, consumers strive to find the best value for the dollar in their day to day purchases. Business customers looking for similar value propositions can sometimes get wrapped up in the allure of off-shore...

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Experiences Working at DCI Engineering

Experiences Working at DCI Engineering

I have worked at DCI for five years and I have to say, at first, I was a little surprised at how well everyone got along with each other and were always willing to help one another, not the typical behavior you get at some companies where statements like “this is not...

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Overcoming Difficulties in Product Development

Overcoming Difficulties in Product Development

Product development is so difficult because the people who pay for it oftentimes don't think they get what they pay for, and those who do it don't think they get the support they need to do it well.   The tension that builds between doers and payers saps energy and...

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Returning to Coghlin Companies

Returning to Coghlin Companies

Over twelve years ago, I left Columbia Electrical Contractors, Inc (dba Columbia Tech) to start a family. I made the decision that I would be a stay at home mom until the kids were older. Fast forward to 2010 and I'm back…I saw my old boss from Columbia Tech in our...

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Quality is the Key to Success

Quality is the Key to Success

By Gerry St Jean Columbia Tech Quality Audit and Training Manager Columbia Tech embraces quality as the critical requirement in meeting customer expectations; our dynamic quality system is how we supply great product time and time again. The demand we place on...

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Hardworking, Fun-loving Associates at Coghlin Companies

Hardworking, Fun-loving Associates at Coghlin Companies

Blog by Nora Leonard, Executive Assistant, Columbia Tech This blog is all about fun…at Coghlin Companies! On any given day at Columbia Tech, you will hear tee hee's and shrieks of laughter because one of our resident comics might be regaling us with a funny story, or...

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Reasons for Quality Contract Manufacturing

Reasons for Quality Contract Manufacturing

Blog by Richard Schulman; VP Quality at Columbia Tech Quality is one of the key principles upon which Columbia Tech was founded. The company is structured to provide an environment for defect prevention and continuous improvement. A complex system such as contract...

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