Design for manufacturing and the practical side of hardware products.
Learn what Design for Manufacturing (DFM) is, how the five DFM principles prevent hardware failures, and which deliverables govern EVT, DVT, and PVT stage gates.
Quantitative injection moulding design guidelines covering polymer wall thickness and shrinkage, 0.40T-0.60T rib root ratios, volcano boss relief, and SPI/VDI 3400/Mold-Tech draft lookup tables.
Engineering guide to kiosk enclosures covering 14-16 ga sheet metal bend reliefs, PEM hardware, derated CFM thermal chimneys, NEMA 4X/IK10 sealing, ADA 308 reach, and 3D printing vs CNC machining.
Set entrance and success criteria for a hardware project using Stage-Gate International's five stages and NASA's review structure, without guessing a prototype quota.
Practice mechanical design engineer handover skills with a worked clearance stack, a sourced draft check, and the decisions a manufacturer needs before tooling.
Learn what a manufacturing specification includes and audit your student hardware handoff package with a worked manifest that catches revision and material gaps.
What ALPLA announced about its metal-free polypropylene foam pump, what a product designer can learn from it, and which claims still need checking before anyone relies on them.
What Aptar announced about the Novus Advance full-polyolefin cosmetic pump, which claims carry conditions, what a designer can learn from it and what is still unconfirmed.
Injection molding design rules with sourced values: wall thickness by plastic, rib and boss proportions, draft angles, corner radii, a molder's tolerance and a pre-drawing checklist.