Fast time-to-market, low product cost and high-quality technical specification - these are key factors when launching new products. However, many stakeholders are unaware of the trade-off decisions that designers face during new product development.
Mike Ayre looks at the design limitations of additive manufacturing (AM) processes and introduces the new Design Guidelines for Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) produced as part of the Technology Strategy Board’s SAVING project.
Pera Technology md, Paul Tranter, discusses the technologies that are close to hitting the market and the innovations that he believes are on the horizon.
Design consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership has successfully launched a new company - Gmax Technology - to commercialise advanced connected and wearable devices that revolutionise sports training.
Reforms to copyright law have come into force bringing estimated benefits of at least £250 million to the UK economy over the next ten years.