The word prototype has its origins in the Greek words prōtos ‘first’ and tupos, ‘figure’ or the ‘defining characteristic of something’. Therefore, we are basically dealing with a first, or at least an early, effort to represent all or part of a new product idea....
Every product development effort containing embedded software must answer the question early on: “Which operating system should the device run?” The answer is rarely straightforward, and leads to trade-off matrices of development time, unit costs, and maintainability....
Product development hinges on the ability to build, test, and iterate upon prototypes. To increase the speed at which we go from digital to physical, Tensentric has added several pieces of equipment to its in-house fabrication portfolio. MACHINE SHOP Equipped with...
You’ve spent the time interacting with your stakeholders, discovering what is important to them. Now comes the perilous part – how do you take what you have heard and observed and translate that into the language of engineering – without losing track of the heart of...
When designing a new medical, diagnostic, or life science device, the safe and effective delivery of product is just as important as its safe and effective use. Often there are several levels of packaging, one for it to be shipped in bulk, like a crate, one for it to...
