Exploring Opportunities for Industrial Design

The Benefits of Early "Design for Manufacture (DFM)” Discussions with Moulders and Tool Makers

What is Draft in an Injection Moulding Tool and Why Do Industrial Designers Need It in their Part Design?

Colour is one of the most powerful tools at the disposal of an industrial designer.

It was a pleasure and a privilege to join the team from Leap Australia to present a webinar on Top Down Design.

One of the most fascinating features in plastic injection moulding is the living hinge. Discover the benefits they bring.

Prototyping is a critical stage in the design process, offering a tangible way to test ideas, gather feedback, and refine your design.

Valve gating is a specialised technique in injection Moulding that improves efficiency, reduces waste and enhances product quality.

Let’s investigate how angle ejectors work, their design, applications, and benefits in injection moulding for Industrial Designers.

To optimise plastic injected product design for fit form and function, a critical element is an understanding of part ejection

CAD has become an indispensable tool for designers. But what of sketching??

There is a common string between all my passions, The constant search for the 'Flow State'

Industrial design is the process of designing and developing products. What is the psychology behind the designer that drives this process.

The Meeting of Minds: Collaborative Synergy Between Industrial Designers and Engineers in modern design.

Family Tooling has it's benefits, but can also catch you out if not implemented correctly or used for the wrong application.

Plastic injection moulding is a widely used manufacturing process that involves injecting molten plastic into a mould cavity to create a...

This week we look at Weld Lines in plastic injection moulded parts.

Back in Part 1 ( see here ), I briefly mentioned the unseen benefits to me as a designer of optimising your CAD UI environment and how...

To continue my discussion into CAD UI and usability Optimisation (for Part 2 - see here), below. Now is time for the good stuff, how I...

To continue my investigation into CAD usability Optimisation and my case study where I created three identical models from scratch...