Tom Connors

Current

President at Visual CNC inc.

Past

President at Visual Engineering Inc.
Mechanical Engineer at Zierhut Industrial Design
Mechanical Engineer at Texas Instruments

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Education

Syracuse University

Recommended

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Connections

251 connections

Industry

Plastics

Websites

Tom Connors’s Summary

Ours is a demanding craft. One that places a premium on interaction and mutual understanding. One that requires the strictest attention to detail, superior knowledge of technology and design, and the commitment and ability to respond to everyday factors, such as budgets and deadlines, which so crucially affect the job at hand.

For almost three decades, we have helped clients communicate thoughts and dreams through precision model making. Our models and prototypes reflect the profession's highest standards. We work with a variety of materials - rigid or flexible, clear or painted - to produce visually and functionally exceptional models.

Tom Connors’s Specialties:

Visual CNC is experienced at machining: ABS, ABS-FR, Polycarbonate, GF-PC, Acetal, Delrin AF, Nylon, GF Nylon, Ultem, GF Ultem, PPS, Ryton, Rynite, Radel, Acrylic, Teflon, PBT, Noryl, GF Noryl, PEEK, PVC, Semitron, Polystyrene, Phenolic, Torlon, Polysulfone, Vespel, HDPE, PP, Xenoy, Xylex, Pattern Plank, Ren, Foam, Aluminum, Brass, Wood, and if you have any other special resins, please ask.

Tom Connors’s Experience

President

Visual CNC inc.

(Privately Held; Design industry)

April 1982 — Present (27 years 8 months)

- Precision CNC machined prototypes, engineering and design models.
- Machined patterns for the RIM and casting industry.
- Machining of REAL plastics and aluminum.
- Small intricate parts in custom resins for agency approvals.
- Silicone and urethane casting from machined patterns and tools.
- Surface finishing: painted, textured, polished, bead blasted.
- Visually and functionally accurate, always delivered on time.
- Home of 25 CNC machining centers and Lathe.
- Ariba Supplier Network
- We can verify your CAD, yes we CAM!
President

Visual Engineering Inc.

(Privately Held; Design industry)

April 1982 — August 2006 (24 years 5 months)

Former name of Visual CNC inc.
Mechanical Engineer

Zierhut Industrial Design

(Design industry)

1977 — 1982 (5 years )

Mechanical product design.
- Professional Engineer
Developed interest in model making.
- Manual mill and pantograph work
- Consumer product, Medical, Legal, Architechural models
- Creative Engineering
Mechanical Engineer

Texas Instruments

(Public Company; TXN; Semiconductors industry)

1972 — 1977 (5 years )

Mechanical Engineer for FLIR division.
Microwave Oven Control Panel packaging.

Tom Connors’s Education

Syracuse University

BSME , Mechanical Engineering , 1968 — 1972

Additional Information

Tom Connors’s Websites:

Tom Connors’s Interests:

Photography, Time off, Golf

Tom Connors’s Groups:

APMM, IDSA, Ariba Supplier Network

ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)
DEVELOP, DESIGN, CREATE, MANUFACTURE, BRING TO MARKET!
Texas Instruments Alumni
Medical Devices Group
Industrial Design
DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE CONNECTIONS
Digital Photography
Plastic Injection Molding
Model Making
Association of Professional Model Makers (APMM)
Quality Gurus
CNC Machining / Manufacturing network
Medical Device Design
Future Trends
Syracuse University - L.C. Smith College of Engineering & Computer Science Alumni
Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Surface Finishing
Product Realization Group
Get It Made!
Medical Device Product Development Network
Synapse Product Development
IDSA Medical Section
IDSA Materials & Processes Section