We’re taught that failure helps us learn. After all, behind every great success is a string of failures. And, when it comes to design testing, nothing beats trying to break a physical product. It confirms weak points and prompts modification better than any design on a screen. However, it can be a very costly design …
With your shiny new CAD, product design or mechanical engineering qualification – and diligent application of learning – you might be persuaded to think that designing a new product is a straightforward activity. You create your fresh new design. You check that all your component parts fit perfectly together on the CAD screen. And they …