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As new products emerge in the market, they bring with them a profound impact due to their unique contribution of solving a problem or meeting a need. But us as consumers as a whole tend to under appreciate the development process of these products. Before a product can be made, and even before the product idea is conceived, a need must first be realized. Identifying an existing need is the beginning of the engineering design process.
Great ideas become exceptional products as thinkers and creators partner with skilled technicians to test and reassess different solutions to determine one that will be optimal for the specific situation. Vector Innovative Drafting aims to facilitate this process by providing the assessment that guides the engineering design process (EDP).
By first clearly identifying the problem that needs to be solved and using this to dictate the methods employed to solve it, we work with our clients to brainstorm on different ideas. Employing simple strategies like mind mapping, an intuitive process for organizing your thoughts, we help clarify your plans and can help establish an approach.
Because not all ideas are created equally, Vector Innovative Drafting provides technical drawings, 3-D modeling, digital prototypes, and simulation analysis to test each idea's efficacy to ensure that the product is optimally viable. From the very beginning, keep a design notebook of each step in the process to ensure that you don't lose any thoughts or solutions and to document your procedures throughout the process. From your opening planning, you should be able to identify your intended audience for your specific solution to a particular problem.
It's likely that you are not solving a completely novel problem with a totally unprecedented idea. Learning from the successes and failures of others is necessary to ensure that you are adding to the solution inventory rather than just mimicking existing endeavors. Creating a background research plan is the first step toward a successful mechanical design as it briefs you on your existing knowledge base and identifies knowledge gaps that necessarily must be filled. Be stringent about your research, and present your findings in a documented research paper that will create more complete knowledge base and will guide your project from conception to completion.
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