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1. Defining a Design Opportunity and Analysing Commercial Products
Why design opportunities occur, research techniques for analysing products, evaluating their performance, and analysing their manufacture and impact.
2. The Evolution of Commercial Products
Key stages in a product's historical evolution, the influences behind its changes, and predicting its future development.
3. Conflict Resolution and Deepened Design Factors
Balancing competing design issues, safety assurance schemes, market factors such as product recall and redesign, and inclusive design and ergonomic data.
4. Polycarbonate, Elastomers, Bio-Based Plastics, and Plastic Additives
Polycarbonate as a newly named thermoplastic, natural and synthetic elastomers, bio-based and biodegradable polymers, and the role of plastic additives and fillers.
5. Advanced Manufacturing Processes, Designing for Manufacture, and Simplifying Assembly
Deepened moulding and casting processes, thermoforming, the technical detail of designing components for successful manufacture, and simplifying product assembly.
6. Production Systems, Sub-Contracting, and Intellectual Property Rights
Global standardisation, flexible manufacturing systems, sub-contracting, quality assurance, and the specific features that distinguish types of intellectual property rights.
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