Josh — Engineer

Glad Designs LLC is a mechanical engineering firm dedicated to designing new products, innovating existing ideas, and bringing concepts to tangible goods for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Glad Designs provides all of the resources and knowledge necessary to design and manufacture new products. With a focus on industrial equipment design, Glad Designs specializes in a number of services tailored to entrepreneurs looking to bring their ideas to life. We will help you through every step of the way to turn your dreams into a reality. Glad Designs has successfully implemented over 20 product configurations for four start-up product companies. Services: Computer Aided Design (CAD) and 3D modeling in SOLIDWORKS Mechanical engineering and design Industrial engineering and design Tooling and fixturing engineering and design Design for manufacture and lean manufacturing Manufacturing drawings, drafting, and specification documentation Bill of materials generation and reduction of cost of goods sold Building inventory classification systems Assembly and fabrication assistance Writing operational, assembly, installation, and safety manuals Providing technical sourcing for equipment, hardware, and hard goods

Colorado Corn: Fuel Optimization of Ethanol Project descriptionThe Colorado Corn Senior Design team performed modifications to a 2005 Flex Fuel GMC Yukon to utilize the high octane benefits of the fuel and increase the E85 fuel economy. The modifications include an increased compression ratio, decreased differential gear ratio, engine control unit tune, and a lean combustion burn. The alterations use substitute parts, minute geometry changes, and computer variable changes that would be easy for OEM's to implement into their assembly line without an increase in production cost. With these adjustments, the GMC Yukon runs with an 18.4% increase in E85 fuel economy. The E85 fuel economy is now 4.4% higher than the baseline gasoline fuel economy.