Peter Grundy is a consultant to the Electronic Manufacturing Industry and on the staff of ITM Consulting.
His area of responsibility includes working with OEM's and Contract Electronic Assemblers to solve assembly problems, optimize facility operations and introduce automation into non-automated arenas. He believes passionately in the need for DFM and DFT in order to increase overall efficiency.
With a career spanning nearly 30 years, Mr. Grundy started out in the automotive industry with Smiths Industries in areas as diverse as IT to die casting.
He has an extensive background in sales and marketing of capital equipment including milling systems (KTM), PCB drilling equipment (Excellon Automation) and component placement equipment (Excellon and Siemens). He has also enjoyed the role of product manager for DEK Printing Machines' 265 group of machines.
Peter's past experience with Excellon-Micronetics, Siemens Automation and DEK Printers has given him a wealth of experience in surface mount assembly and line and operations management.
During his tenure with Siemens as a process/production systems consultant, his strengths in NPI, enhancement of existing systems with new technologies and factory planning were put into constant use. He is also very adept at SMT process troubleshooting.
Mr. Grundy is also well-known for his expertise in training in SMT and assembly related processes. He has published numerous articles and papers and has presented at major conferences in North America and Europe. He is currently a columnist for Circuits Assembly Magazine's "Better Manufacturing" column.
Peter is a member of SMART Group and is chairman of its Technical Committee and is also active with IEC and Intellect and has been a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers since graduating in 1975
