There are thousands of examples of how nature has guided technological development throughout human history. No-one did more to pioneer this approach than the great Leonardo himself who used detailed studies of nature, anatomy and biology to invent incredible machines such as his “Mechanical Dragonfly”, “Great Kite”, “Flying Machine” or “Glider”. Although some 500 years have
When I think back to when I started in engineering my first PC had 512k of RAM and no hard drive at all but two 360k floppy drives. Incredibly when the machine was built there was obviously no requirement envisaged for a hard drive. Shortly after I bought a 20Mb “hard card” and so started
Outsourcing engineering design can make great business sense. Here’s how: > design specialists who work across several sectors can bring experiences of new materials, contemporary best-practices and ground-breaking technologies from related industries > external organisations can immediately extend your network to new suppliers, technical specialists and knowledge-bases > it’s common for consultancies look to partner
At Warley Design Solutions we’re currently working on a project where we are assisting in the development of a extremely high-end product. The end user will expect unparalleled levels of quality and performance – failure of any kind is simply not an option. It struck me as being an ideal candidate for DFSS. When I worked for
We’ve now entered our seventh year as an independent provider of engineering design services. In that time we have been proud to have contributed to some really exciting products and on the flip side there have been some projects that have not been awarded our way. Of those that got away, there are a couple that