The Design Factory, Inc.---How We Design

How We Design

	Concepts ■ Requirements Definition ■ Brainstorming ■ Technical Feasibility Analysis ■ Benchmarking ■ Concept Sketches ■ Evaluation and Selection ■ Liaison to Industrial Design & Marketing Prototypes and Testing ■ Models and Prototypes ■ Liaison to Rapid Prototyping ■ Vendor Management ■ Test Plans & Test Management	Design ■ 3-D Models & Layout Drawings ■ Detail Drawings ■ Tolerance Analysis ■ Function Analysis ■ Material Selection ■ Process Selection ■ Component Selection ■ Trade-Off Analysis ■ Finite Element Analysis (FEA) ■ Structural ■ Thermal ■ Fluid Flow (CFD)	Manufacturability ■ Design for Manufacture & Assembly ■ Unit Manufacturing Cost Estimates ■ Vendor Identification & Qualification Documentation ■ Bills of Materials ■ Engineering Drawing Packages ■ Exploded Views & Assembly Instructions ■ Operator's, Maintenance & Service Manuals ■ Procedures ■ Technical Reports ■ Technical Animation

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