Tag: Design

To launch an Internet of Things product is easy. The difficulty is to launch a good IoT product that solves a real consumer need or  improves a process in a factory. This means, create something to have an utility and … Read More

It has been nearly 15 years since I first heard about topology optimization. The fluke decision to fill out my first year graduate student class schedule with a niche special topics course on structural optimization became a fateful choice in … Read More

Designing products goes well beyond simply drafting geometry for manufacturing. Aside from understanding manufacturability, it requires a thorough understanding of function, performance, and failure modes. Nowadays, Computer-aided Design (CAD) is used to draft and store geometry, as well as important … Read More

This post on Innovation Intelligence is written by Luc Jaouen, an expert in the vibration and acoustics field and owner of MATELYS Research Lab. MATELYS is a member of the Altair Partner Alliance. New Opportunities for Acoustics New manufacturing techniques have led to … Read More

There has long been a debate in engineering, whether incremental improvement or new design is better for approaching a project. The incremental approach is often less expensive, less risky, and faster, which are all attributes valued by business. On the … Read More