Design and the Basics

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Designing a product that is successful requires a comprehensive technical education, creativity, artistic talents and CAD skills, as well as a thorough understanding of product requirements. Before any product is designed, the manufacturer must identify its intended market and use. Although this statement may seem a bit elementary, there are many subtle implications associated with it that are often overlooked. It’s too often that a company’s management and engineering development team fail to recognize essential factors that will have a major impact on a product’s successful introduction. Some of these include development time, environment of use, human factors, cost, shipping and overall appearance. Of these factors, the most difficult and costly to test are related to environmental conditions. These typically include long term effects of heat, stress, chemical resistance and UV degradation. Environmental considerations are especially critical in large parts such as water tanks, pallets and recreational products where safety is involved.

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