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Your goal as a Design Engineer is to design a product that is easily manufactured. Here is a short list of rules to achieve this.
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Another common fabrication method for prototyping. This is a Design for Manufacturability (DFM) overview for sheet metal parts.
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Critical considerations for designing injection molded parts. Three areas – design, product, process – are all interrelated for successful application of an engineering thermoplastic.
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Here is a good summary of the engineering design process. As a mechanical designer you should try to follow these steps for your projects.
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3D printing fundamentals, processes for manufacture and design considerations for SLS, DLP, FDM, DMLS by Crucible Design.
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CNC milling is the most common fabrication method for prototyping. This short guide should help you to design better parts when those parts will be milled.
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FEA cannot be used carelessly; the best way to use it is with thorough planning, careful modeling, accurate loading and supports, and verification of results.
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Basic and advanced tips and simple steps to prepare a well-designed, lean and fully-dimensioned technical drawing by 3Dhubs.
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Just having an engineering degree is only the start. You need a lot more than this…
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