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Tag Archives: product design
3 “Must-Follow” Product Design Optimizations & Best Practices [Podcast]
Paul Adams, senior engineer and head of new product development at Sofeast, spills the beans on 3 key product design optimizations and best practices that it pays to follow to have a successful product launch, namely: How to optimize the … Continue reading
When to do Design Reviews on Innovative Hardware Products? [Podcast]
Adrian hosts and Renaud goes deep into design reviews which can really save your skin by identifying and fixing problems that can lead to defects and failures. What kinds of product design reviews can be done to reduce problems, and … Continue reading
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Tagged design FMEA, design reviews, process FMEA, product design
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AI Product Design: How to use AI early during Industrial Design (Examples)
AI product design appeals to today’s industrial designers who are looking for improvements in efficiency and creativity. We’re going to explore how combining two innovative AI tools, ChatGPT and Midjourney, could change the way designers approach the early concept discovery … Continue reading
Elon Musk Biography: DFM Learnings and more!
Sofeast’s CEO Renaud flies solo in this episode and discusses what he thought of the recent Elon Musk biography by Walter Isaacson. What can we, the manufacturing community, learn from this enigmatic character? As you’ll hear, one of his specialities … Continue reading
The Benefits of a Feasibility Study (during new product development)
Renaud and Adrian talk about what a feasibility study for new products is, its benefits, and everything you need to know in order to implement yours. This will really help you to identify potential issues long before you manufacture your … Continue reading
Top 10 Things Affecting Electronic Product Design Costs
Sofeast’s Andrew Amirnovin, reliability expert and head of New Product Development, joins Adrian from the team to go through his top 10 things that affect electronic product designs (although they’re also relevant for many types of products in a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged design for x, controlling costs, electrical products, product design
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The Lithium-Ion Battery Cell Manufacturing Process
Introduction Lithium-ion batteries are the most common type of rechargeable battery used in a variety of devices, including laptops, smartphones, electric vehicles, and power tools. They are known for their high energy density, long lifespan, and low self-discharge rate. The … Continue reading
Robust Design: Enhancing Product Quality and Performance
Introduction Robust design, also known as the Taguchi Method, offers a systematic framework to tackle challenges like variations in manufacturing and enhance product quality (it’s a sophisticated method of Design for Quality). By integrating robust design principles into the product … Continue reading
8 Tips For Software Companies Bringing A New Hardware Product To Market
Renaud and Andrew talk about how to develop hardware products specifically for software companies used to using an agile design approach (often SCRUM) for software products that now need to create a new hardware product to support their business (such … Continue reading
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Tagged hardware products, agile design, product design, new product development
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How to Reduce Your Product Return Rate? [Podcast]
Our head of New Product Development, Andrew Amirnovin, joins Adrian from the team to explain what the product return rate is, why customers return products, how to reduce the risk of returns during the new product design and development phases, … Continue reading
