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The manufacturing cost conundrum

new product manufacturing cost

Entrepreneurs need to have a good handle on both development & production costs up-front to build a robust business case. But how is it possible to get production costs at the very beginning of development before the product has been designed?


The price of keeping development on schedule

price of accelerating product design

Traditionally, when planning prototype build it is quite normal to schedule 4-5 weeks for manufacture of parts.
This year we have had Plastic Injection Mouldings tooled and produced in just 5 days, precision machined parts machined in just 1 full day and delivered by 9:00 am the next. How’s that for service?


Where did DfSS go?

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

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A bit of CAE snootiness?

CAE-snootiness

The importance of working collaboratively and the ability to share native geometry with our clients has necessitated us investing in a fairly extensive range of Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Analysis (CAE) software over the years. This gives us a good insight into the strengths and weaknesses of a number of the most

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What is the point of a prototype anyway?

We recently wrote about the amazing potential of 3-D printing, which is now an industry in itself, having evolved from the rapid prototyping side of product development. A key advantage of rapid prototyping has always been the ability to create a physical representation of a new component in just a couple of days. This undoubtedly

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