What is a House of Quality for Manufacturing?
Hauser and Clausing wrote about the concept of a "House of Quality" customer requirements elaborating and ranking methodology
The Role of Product Architecture in the Manufacturing Firm
When considering a product, it is important first to consider the overall architecture of the product to end up with
Design for Manufacturing: Fundamentals
What is Design for Manufacturing?
In a modern manufacturing environment, engineers and designers provide novel and innovative product designs to
Critique of the Role of Sketch Finish and Style in User Responses to Early-Stage Design Concepts
Does sketch quality impact how well consumers view a potential product?
Macomber and Yang both theorized that the quality of
Computer-Aided Fixture Design
The development of computer-aided fixture design (CAFD) can be traced back to three primary stages of consideration. The first stage
CAD Tutorial: Let's Make a Spur Gear!
I was recently asked to show the steps in using a CAD program to make a simple spur gear. Spur
Axiomatic Design Principles in the Context of Systems Engineering (Part 2 of 2)
Read Part 1 here
STAKEHOLDER REQUIREMENTS DOMAIN
The stakeholder requirements domain is characterized by expressing the customer's needs.
Axiomatic Design Principles in the Context of Systems Engineering (Part 1 of 2)
ABSTRACT
Axiomatic design is the formalized process that allows for universal design axioms to be used by engineers for the
Selective Laser Melting Additive Manufacturing
Selective laser melting (SLM) is a relatively new technology used to form metal products by applying a laser beam to
Why Nuclear-Powered Merchant Ships Probably Aren't Going to Happen
Today I saw a meme floating around suggesting that we deploy a fleet of nuclear-powered merchant ships to solve our
