Delbert Carpenter, P.E.:Electrical Engineer

Education: B.Tech. Electrical Engineering from the University of Northern Iowa.

Del has broad experience in control systems, design, instrumentation and testing machinery in food, pharmaceutical, ordnance, and vehicle application.

Background

Early in his career, Del worked as a hands-on electrical/electronic technician while finishing his education. As an electrical designer and engineer he developed control systems for automation of a wide range of processes ranging from fabrication and processing, to assembly, to test and final packaging operations. He also traveled to Ireland and Saudi Arabia to consult, install machines and resolve problems.

In addition to control systems design, he has worked as a project engineer and as a program manager.

Over his career, Del has worked on a number of projects and technical investigations. The following list illustrates the wide variety of projects and control systems that he has worked on:

• Cling Free System
  • Machinery for production and packaging of softener sheets
     
• Dress Patterns
  • High Speed Folding and packaging of Dress Patterns
  • 120 packages per minute
     
• Distilled Spirits
  • Bottle filling and packaging line
  • Special conveyors, filling machines & Drop Cartoners
     
• Distilled Spirits
  • Five High Speed Filling Lines for processing and Packaging
  • Cordials & Liquors
  • Electric Line Shaft, integrated controls for gradual start and controlled ramp up speed of bottle filling and packaging line
     
• Storage Media
  • 14” Storage Disc Etching and Processing System
  • Disk Film Assembly Machine-Continuous Motion Assembly of components to make a disc film cassette
  • Disk Film Assembly Machine-Continuous Motion Packaging Form Fill & seal packaging line- Integration
  • Bow Magic Processing and Packaging Machines & integrated system
     
• Oil Can Filling System
  • Mobil Saudi Arabia
     
• Remmele Engineering
   
• Carnation
  • Consultant on-site project manager
     
• Vickers Hydraulic Pump Test Stand
  • Concept to Installation- Design and build of special test stand for 300 hp hydraulic pumps

Additional Information

Delbert volunteers at Habitat for Humanity and enjoys jogging and hiking.