Predicting the future - A guide to identifying design issues in advance

Freezing the design of a product too early in the phase-gate development cycle can stifle innovation and hinder opportunities to deliver products with greater value. That’s why design engineers need faster and more flexible ways of evaluating alternative design concepts, so that they can identify early on potential areas where cost/value trade-offs can have a positive impact on cost and manufacturability.

This paper examines how automated tools can help you calculate the cost of alternative components and assemblies quickly, giving the design engineer greater control over the production process from the start - therefore eliminating expensive late-stage design changes.