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Design Concepts for Engineers Guide

The document discusses the design process from identifying customer needs to post-production activities. It lists skills and knowledge that help designers such as engineering fundamentals, CAD skills, simulation tools, product development processes, manufacturing processes, quality standards, and applying concepts like design for manufacturing and assembly. The document encourages identifying topics of interest from the list to get started in self-learning and experiencing the pleasure of designing products.

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Design Concepts for Engineers Guide

The document discusses the design process from identifying customer needs to post-production activities. It lists skills and knowledge that help designers such as engineering fundamentals, CAD skills, simulation tools, product development processes, manufacturing processes, quality standards, and applying concepts like design for manufacturing and assembly. The document encourages identifying topics of interest from the list to get started in self-learning and experiencing the pleasure of designing products.

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Dhanabal Palanisamy P
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Inspired Engineers @ Design

DESIGN is associated with Creating new products Or Modifying existing products Based on

CUSTOMER NEEDS

Design process is associated with every stage of product


Customer

Need

Technology push Market pull Market Research Bechmarking Competitor products Concepts Creative ideas Technology selection Prototypes Material selection CAD, CAE Design of Experiments BOM , Drawings, Specifications,etc

Concept Design

Detail Design

Machinery Process design CAM Layout Production DFM, DFA, Value engineering,etc Testing Application Service Training Marketing, Branding, sales promotion

Post
Production

Skills and Knowledge that help designers Engineering basics, theoretical calculations, analysis Sketching and drawing skills. Freehand and CAD skills like AutoCAD, NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, etc Finite element method, Computational fluid dynamics, simulation, CAE skills like ANSYS, Cont...

NASTRAN, ABAQUS, HYPERMESH, etc Product development process prototype development, testing, validation, problem solving, drawing release, Bill of material, product quality specification Product costing concepts Statutory and legal requirements of products Cont...

Engineering materials properties and applications of metals, non metals, plastics, composites Knowledge of standard parts like bearings, belts, slides, etc and the ability to incorporate them in designs. Manufacturing processescapability and application of machining, Cont...,

joining, assembly processes Concepts- DFM( Design for manufacturing), DFA (Design for assembly), DFI (Design for inspection), FMEA, Value engineering, GD & T and Tolerance analysis Industry specific Quality Standards, trends, research and development and customer expectations

WHAT NEXT???

Identify a few topics listed above and get started Experience the pleasure of self learning If you would like to discuss on any topic please write to
Inspiration@[Link]

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