Engineering

 

Functional Design, Development & Tooling Readiness

 
Engineering process model, showing how we move from preliminary engineering design to detailed design, documentation, and then tooling readiness

Our engineering group understands the symbiotic relationship between aesthetic design and functional implementation. With expertise in developing products from concept through production, DesignThink’s engineering team can see your product through to completion.

 
 
 

  • Creative problem solving

  • Physical study models and breadboards

  • 3D CAD - Solidworks, Creo

  • Advanced surfacing- aesthetic and ergonomic design documentation

  • Top-down modeling

  • Structural FEA

  • Mechanism design and analysis

  • Intellectual property (creation of new and circumnavigation of existing)

  • Rapid prototyping

  • Functional prototypes

  • Looks-like / works-like prototyping

  • Preliminary engineering development

  • Electromechanical systems

  • DFM / DFA

  • Performance characteristics

  • DFMEA

  • 2D drawing packages

  • Tolerance analysis

  • Automation

  • Medical device engineering

  • Cleanroom compatibility

  • Biocompatibility

  • Design for sterilization

  • Interaction with manufacturing and tooling vendors (US / abroad)

  • On-site tooling and production support

  • Machine design

  • Assembly fixtures

  • Tooling release data package

  • First article inspections

  • Injection molding

  • Multi-shot molding

  • Insert molding

  • Extrusion

  • Sheet metal

  • Composites

  • Weldments

  • Castings

  • CNC machining