The function of the design engineer is changing as professionals increasingly play a more active role in an engineering company’s value chain. No longer are they responsible for the conceptual aesthetic and ergonomic aspects of a new product design, but they are increasingly accountable for the cost of producing a product in the most effective and efficient way possible. As a result, there is an industry-wide drive to engineer more functional products and systems at a lower cost, without compromising on quality. In this article, Marcus Schneck, CEO at norelem, looks at some of the techniques design engineers can employ to achieve time and cost savings, ensure predictive availability of components, and manufacture a more effective product.(…)
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