The digital revolution is arriving in prototyping

From the first light bulb to the first computer, great ideas change the world. When we think back on these inventions though, we often think of the end product and overlook everything that came before it. We forget that, at one stage, the greatest products we know and use today started as a mere idea, with no physical form.

01/03/2022 16:06:40

A critical part of developing those products from ideas to being fully formed is prototyping.

Over the years, the way budding inventors have developed prototypes has evolved significantly. Nowadays, inventors have at their disposal a wide range of options for turning their golden idea into a physical item, with one of the most common routes being to engage with an engineering consultancy.

But in a world where everything moves with speed and demands are high, there are many limitations and barriers to these traditional routes when it comes to prototyping, paving the way for a more technologically driven model.

Read the full article in the March issue of DPA