What Is Development & Design?
Development & Design in the manufacturing industry is a set of processes usually performed for business purposes and simply controls the development and design of products for the market.
Development is a broad term that includes research and development (R&D), product element development, advanced development, and product development. Depending on the size of the manufacturer, development may be divided into separate departments in large companies, and may be specified to only R&D in medium-sized companies, or one or several people in small and medium-sized companies.
In general, design is the process of conducting research to develop a product concept that satisfies market needs, designing the product, repeating trial and error, clearing points that need to be improved, and commercializing the product that meets the required product requirements and delivering it to the market.
Overview of Development & Design
The development & design team is responsible for the design of the product, depending on the technology required for the product design. Usually, each of these designers is assigned to the product development team as appropriate. In some cases, the manufacturer may outsource part or all of the design.
One thing that must be done in the development and design process is to research competitors’ products. For a consumer product, it is important to clearly define what the concept is and where it competes with the competition.
Development and Design Tools
While designers follow design guidelines to meet product requirements, digital design tools have become indispensable for efficiency. Mechanical designers work in tandem with the rest of the team, using 3D CAD and other tools to develop & design the product to meet design, function, size, and weight targets.
Once the product is sufficiently complete, it may be necessary to test the product several times before mass production. To create a prototype using the 3D data of the product, the data is sent to a processing machine or 3D printer, and the process of creating an object based on the data is called CAM.