Product Design - Digital Design

Advantages of CAD

Share across offices and countries.

High quality rendering.

Can be sent to CAM.

Material experiments.

Original artwork can be scanned in.

Digital client review

Disadvantages of CAD

Expensive to run software.

Requires training.

Requires constant maintenance

Not always the quickest process

Simulations

Allows components to be nested together.

Identifies potential flaws.

Limits drawings bed size.

Assesses 3D printed models

Examples of CAM

CNC Laser Cutter.

CNC Router.

CNC Milling Machine.

CNC Turning.

CNC Plotter Cutter

CFD

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Identify gas and fluid around a pocket

Simulates performance of products

Test components fit together with clearance

FEA

Finite Element analysis

Identifies weak area on a model

Saves time and resources

Static and dynamic testing

Simulates forces, vibrations and shocks

Rapid Prototyping

3D models from a CAD file (3D printing)

3D printing can be certain polymers or metals

Quick process

High quality results

EPOS

Electronic Point Of Sale

Creates individual barcodes to collect consumer data

Calculates product life cycle

PPC

Production Planning and Control

Used for Just in Time manufacturing systems

Ensures parts are ordered when they are required and are sent to the correct location.

Tracked using telemetry devices