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Product development is never as easy as going from “What's the market solution” to “what's the engineering design”  - there are many decisions in the middle that need to be made around the general design, tech requirements, and main components. (For example - - How’s the chassis going to come together, what’s the power supply, how is it going to communicate?)

You probably use Excel for this. At many companies, or on startup teams, you might even find yourselves sitting around in a…

CSI release DDM 2012.1

Newbury, Berkshire UK, May 2012

Concurrent Systems Inc Ltd, a leading developer of multi-CAD PLM design data, project and document management solutions, announce the release of DDM 2012.1

Building on 20 years of innovation, the release of DDM 2012.1 continues to break the mould for PLM solutions, providing your business with a smart, sophisticated solution that is quick and easy to implement and use.

Data…

A days training and a free lunch!…

I have been hanging out a lot with a friend (let's call her Michelle) who is in the middle of prototyping - - let's just say I am frequently reminded how difficult it is to actually turn an idea into a physical product.

(That particular skill isn't…

Passing this job opportunity from our friends at Minarik Drives for a Product Design Engineer...

We have an immediate need for a circuit design-capable BSEE with knowledge of motor control firmware and hardware and three to five years’ industry experience in product specification, hardware and software design for AC and DC motor drives, power control and mixed circuit design, and product validation testing.  Working directly with a wide network of external customers,…

A lot of CNC machines use up to 100 DualVee guide wheels and the track to match. We talked to one of our design engineers about why and how in today's "Coffee Chat."

http://bwcnews.blogspot.com/2012/02/linear-guide-wheels-and-track-for.html

There was a time when everyone was so impressed by intelligent part numbering schemes that choosing to adopt one was a no-brainer.

But things have changed. If you're growing quickly with a wide variety of parts, or have a globally dispersed or complicated manufacturing process, intelligent part numbering could actually be a difficult system to maintain as you grow.

If you're trying to decide if it's right for you, here are a few pros and cons of intelligent part…

I always enjoy reading the musings of my company's CTO, Eric Larkin. I found his most recent post about open-design hardware particularly interesting.(Not to mention, I appreciated the throw-back to the days of…

A little while ago I met with Arena CTO Eric Larkin to discuss the minimum viable product design model and tips for implementing it into your product design process. (Full recap of the subject matter here.)

I've been thinking about it since then, and wondered if this is a model that could work for hardware designers, as it has been really effective for us (a software…

ML Engraving shows its brand new website and invites everyone of you to take a look to discover something more about laser technology.

The site entirely represents the Company and gives detailed informations about:

• the 3 production divisions: Touch & Feel - Nuovo Cesello and Just in Time,
• the exclusive D.R.E.® - Design Rendering Engineering, the digital working process by ML Engraving,
• the…

Design Brief

My blog is actually on WordPress at The Design Urge.

Engineering fellows,

I have found over the years that my best sales tool is my ability to identify product design features that increase manufacturing costs. In about 80-90% of quote requests that I review, product designs are generally great concepts that represent the product design engineers concept or intent although they are not quite ready for production manufacturing. I have found that by providing budgetary estimates to customer drawings or models that are not…

So I was reading through Twitter this morning and came across this article. After reading it, I thought Heck, this should go for everyone, especially Engineers! Engineer's have the unique opportunity to develop products from the ground up, so this advice almost speaks directly to YOU! 

Apple's Jobs to Nike CEO - "Get Rid of the…

Hi everyone, 

after spending a good 18 years in the design scene, i have put down a few thoughts which i will be sharing with you on this blog.

i would enjoy your insights and feedback for everyone with special observations most welcome to enhance the sharing of information in relation to the subject.

thanks for your attention, and will be back with the short design blog soon.

February 16, 2011                                                                                                

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