26 Jan Born with Questions
Is asking the right questions something that can be taught, or do you have to be born with this twisted skill?...
12 Jan “HaveYou Ever Worked on [Insert Your Project Here] Before?”
You'd probably like to hear that Key Tech has already built a product just like yours, but if that were true, you might not end up with much competitive advantage in the marketplace. Instead, we go to great lengths to hire and retain talented engineers...
22 Dec Why is ISO-Certification Good for a Design Firm?
Without robust design processes, it is all too easy to lose track of critical design issues - the consequence of which is usually schedule delays, added costs, and/or undesirable design compromises....
15 Dec Starting Your Product Specification
Creating a detailed Product Specification is one of the most important steps one can take at the beginning of new product development. If the spec defines the entire sphere of possibilities, what needs to be included (and excluded) here?...
19 Nov Where the Sun Don’t Shine, Haptics May
Say you want to be a veterinarian. You've got to get to know a lot of animals in school, both inside and out. That requires a lot of time in the library, but eventually you have to get your hands dirty and actually touch some...
09 Nov Multi-Tasking Hurts Your Brain
New research shows that multi-tasking reduces your productivity and impairs your cognitive ability, permanently....
02 Nov Meeting the Challenges of Micropart Design
Recently, I published an article in MicroManufacturing Magazine about the challenges of designing microparts for manufacture. Not unlike any collaborative process, good communication is the key to a successful project....
27 Oct Product Development: Way More Than Technology
The success of a new product, no matter how complex or innovative the technology involved, is directly tied to a lot of factors that have much less to do with science and much more to do with everything else....
19 Oct A Discussion on Micro-Design & Manufacturing Costs
A good designer must often think like a manufacturer. The question, “Can this be made?” is asked over and over again during the design process. Shortly thereafter, the question also becomes, “Can this be made cheaply?”...
19 Oct A Discussion on Micro-Design & Manufacturing Costs
A good designer must often think like a manufacturer. The question, “Can this be made?” is asked over and over again during the design process. Shortly thereafter, the question also becomes, “Can this be made cheaply?”...
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