Exploring the: Product Development Zone
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- Product Development for Those in Need
- Emily Pilloton found herself questioning the path of her career at age 26.
Case Study Published: 4/20/2010
- iF, SLS AMG & DPT
- In the world of design awards, the iF product design award from the Hannover-based International Forum Design (ifdesign.de) resonates well.
Case Study Published: 1/11/2010
- A New Take on the Lawn Mower
- Lawn mowers seem like pretty simple machines.
Case Study Published: 1/11/2010
- 3D Printing Cuts Timberland's Development Time
- Getting fashion to market fast is essential—what’s hot can cool quickly—so the product development 33% time reduction that Timberland, the footwear and apparel producer, is realizing is of considerable competitive advantage. It’s being realized thro...
Case Study Published: 10/29/2009
- Getting Fit Faster (Clothes, That Is)
- When you think about underwear, pantyhose, sportswear, and other tight-fitting clothing, you probably don’t think of finite element analysis (FEA). But the people at Osaka-based Toyobo Co.
Case Study Published: 10/29/2009
- You Must Chill … Now
- The faster a doctor can cool the body of a stroke or cardiac-arrest victim, the better the chance of saving the patient’s vital organs or brain function from trauma, and ultimately resuscitating the patient. Speed is essential.
Case Study Published: 7/1/2009
- Building a Better Carbon Fiber Mountain Bike
- Carbon fiber is as expensive as it is light. So when Santa Cruz Bicycles, looked at building its first carbon fiber frame, the company wanted to avoid a bumpy ride.
Case Study Published: 5/4/2009
- Accurate Viewing at Mercedes
- Getting an accurate visual display is certainly critical for Daimler AG designers, executives, and engineers. So at its facility in Sindelfingen, Germany, the producer of Mercedes cars and trucks has installed a visualization system for exterior an...
Case Study Published: 3/5/2009
- More Sometimes Isn’t
- A smaller package equals less weight equals less transport fuel equals less carbon emissions equals, um . . .
Case Study Published: 3/4/2009





