How to Turn your Idea into a Product
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You’ve got an amazing idea for a product and want to start developing it. Here’s how to take an innovative idea to a market-ready product in a few key steps.
How to Design for Injection Moulding
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Injection Moulding design guidelines from the perspective of a design engineer. How to keep your manufacturer happy while also achieving the best design.
What’s the Difference between Product Design & Industrial Design?
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‘Product’, ‘Industrial’, and ‘Design’, are all such broad terms that pinning down a definition can be difficult, to say the least.
Product Fails from those that should know Better
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A brief look at some of the worst product failures from some of the world’s biggest companies. Proving that even the big boys can make mistakes.
Designing a Custom Engagement Ring
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I wanted to get the ring right and for me that meant a custom ring, this is how I designed and commissioned a custom engagement ring for my fiancée.
10 Best Blogs for Product Design
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I like to keep up-to-date with the world of design. I’ve come across some fantastic Product Design Blogs that I would like to share with you.
Essential Questions for your First Product Design
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Are you considering taking the plunge and designing your first product? It can be a daunting stage, but fear not, we are here to help with this handy guide.
Design for Lifetime Video Series
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With the responsibility of bringing so many products into this world, this video looks at how to design with a good ‘end of life’ strategy in mind.
Young Design Engineer of the Year 2012 – BEEAS
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I have been awarded Young Design Engineer of the Year 2012 by British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEAs). Very honoured to win such a prestigious award.
Free Solidworks Licence for Students
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Little known secret of how to get a free licence of Solidworks CAD software if you are a student or educator. Free is better than cheap!