Manufacturing

The climax of any new product design is actually making the product. In the development phase, this can be scary for a number of reasons. Perhaps you’re undecided between several different [...]

Here is an amazing video showing how those incredible tower cranes are constructed. Haven’t you always wondered?    

Those who are making their first foray into product development are often shocked at how expensive it is to develop and manufacture even a simple product. Plastic injection molding is one of the [...]

What is design for manufacturing and why should you care? DFM is a design process where manufacturability considerations are taken into account as the product is being developed, as opposed to [...]

This engineering slide chart is a must-have tool for any mechanical designer. We’ve been using a smaller version for years and it has been an incredibly useful tool, unfortunately it was [...]

We recently worked on a project for which a wear and corrosion resistant material was required. Stainless Steel was the obvious first choice, but due to cost restrictions it was kicked out. We [...]

This is a neat film about design and the role it plays in our lives. Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the [...]