Engineering Product Design Guides are intended to guide and inform engineering product designers of both theoretical and practical knowledge on various product designs
Mechanical or machine element are basic mechanical parts used as building blocks in mechanical product design such as mechanical transmission components, springs, seals and fasteners.
What are mechanical springs?
In its simplest form, Springs such as coil spring, leaf spring, volute spring, mainspring etc are elastic devices that store mechanical...
What is Design for assembly classification?
Design for assembly should be considered at all 4 stages of the product design process, especially during the embodiment...
What is Binder Jetting?
Binder Jetting (BJ) is one of seven Additive Manufacturing techniques in which a binding liquid is selectively deposited to join powder...
What is Material Jetting?
Material Jetting (MJ) is one of the 7 types of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies in which droplets of build and support...
What is Vat Photo Polymerization?
SLA (Stereolithography) is part of vat photo polymerization AM method where ultra violet (UV) laser is used to cure photopolymer liquid...
Embodiment design is one of the main stages of the product design process in which, the main engineering product design concept is developed as per the product design specification (PDS) and economic criteria to a stage where subsequent detailed design can lead directly into production.
What is Additive Manufacturing (AM)?
The basic principle of Additive Manufacturing technology is that a CAD generated 3D model is used directly to fabricate a...
Pillow block bearing
Pillow block bearing units are usually a housed bearing with a machined mounting surface and used in mechanical power transmission systems to support...
A thoughtfully designed metal extrusion part will successfully satisfy the form, fit and function of the final product design. Following is a detailed design...
What is Powder Bed Fusion?
Powder bed fusion is one of seven Additive Manufacturing techniques, in which either laser, heat or electron beam is used...
Conceptual Design is an early phase of the design process, in which the broad outlines of function and form of something are articulated. It includes the design of interactions,...
What is Sheet metal forming?
Sheet metal forming is a process where material is deformed while keeping the thickness and the surface area relatively constant....
What is Thermoforming?
Thermoforming is a manufacturing process in which a thermoplastic or glass sheet is heated to a temperature where it becomes soft and...