“Jack be nimble, Jack be quick” and so should today’s manufacturers. In order to survive in today’s fast-moving, globally competitive world, manufacturers must be agile and highly responsive to rapid market changes, changes in a supplier network, or any other type of change in product requirements. Their product development process must also be nimble, flexible, […]
The process of product development has changed significantly since the advent of modern parametric, feature-based 3D CAD software. Today, the 3D model has become an enriched gem of IP filled with intelligence that is tapped by nearly everyone involved in the creation, manufacture and support of today’s products. That 3D model is also leveraged continuously […]
There is little argument that concept design is one of the most important phases of the entire product development process. It is here when new product ideas are tossed around, flushed out, vetted, discussed, tested, refined and eventually pushed forward to detailed design. It is also here where most (60%-75%) of total product development costs […]
Delving into how your customer will use your design can be a great way to starting creating. But the nuts and bolts of getting your team to realize the end user’s plight can be a long process. And so the term “design thinking” is born into a world of industrial creation. Some companies are using […]
Creating a solid concept design process is imperative to the success of a final product. Companies are seeing the concept design stage for the goldmine it is and turning it into both a professional discipline and a social science. For example, one group at Apple creates ten concept mock-ups for each new product. These aren’t […]
Concept design is a trendy word for stimulating product invention and creativity in companies. But maybe part of the “concept design” solution is just giving engineers the power to do what they do best: invent. PARC is a company that sports a large name (Xerox) with a small-town feel as a subsidiary. A place for […]
Rick Stavanja posted PTC has released their free Creo View Mobile app for the iPad and iPhone. This will to allow people on the go to easily view and interact with 3D designs anywhere, whether they are on the road, on the shop floor, or even at home on the couch. What It Can Do […]
Recently we highlighted Quirky in a blog post titled, “Creo Customers: Quirky.com turns product development into a social affair.” In the following video, the Product Design Show features how PTC’s Creo was used to develop a new type of can opener. See how the Design Engineers of Quirky used Creo Parametric for advanced surfacing and […]
Here’s a design challenge: Take a tricked out race car, make it look more like a production sedan, but don’t take away any of its performance. That’s what designer Bill Ferguson was asked to do with the 2011 nose redesign of the Ford Fusion and Chevy Impala for NASCAR. Unfortunately, some of those race car […]
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