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How can I inject new life into my product?

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Are your products held back by the difficulty and expense of manufacturing them? Or perhaps you have products on the drawing board that seem destined not to become a reality, because of manufacturing issues? Careful re-evaluation of your design process can transform existing or planned products into commercial successes. How design can help: analysing your processes Oldham-based Money...

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Manufacturing Advisory Service - West Midlands

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The Manufacturing Advisory Service in the West Midlands (MAS-WM) is dedicated to making a difference to manufacturing in the region.

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Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG)

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One of Europe's leading manufacturing groups, involved in publicly and privately funded research on innovation in products and in manufacturing processes.

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Manufacturing Reinvented

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Manufacturing Reinvented is a one-day conference on the design, business and social implications of Rapid Manufacturing (RM).

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Design industry welcomes manufacturing skills report

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Design Council endorses findings of the Trade and Industry Committee report, ‘Better Skills for Manufacturing’

The business case for CAD

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CAD is primarily relevant to the manufacturing and design development sector of the economy. Within manufacturing, CAD is as relevant to SMEs as it is to multinationals. But it is only within the last five to ten years that the cost of CAD software and hardware has become viable for almost all areas of the manufacturing economy The primary business drivers for early adoption of CAD technology...

Future trends

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If you’re thinking of investing in a CAD system, it’s important to understand the future trends which could influence how and what you purchase More affordable systems The primary drivers for the development of CAD and its wider applications start with the cost of the hardware and software solutions required in assembling a system. The industry has its roots in the defence industry, with...

David Kester, Chief Executive, Design Council

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David Kester gives an overview of what has been achieved a year on from the Cox Review

Aqualisa

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A partnership with design agency Seymour Powell for over 10 years has enabled Aqualisa to maintain its competitive edge by exploiting the growing demand for high-end power and digital showers.

Dick Powell on design-led innovation in manufacturing

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‘There is a paucity of manufacturing companies left in the UK, but among those that do remain, it’s rare to come across someone who doesn’t understand the importance of design, ’ says Dick Powell, co-founder of design consultancy Seymour Powell. ‘However, some manufacturers still view design as a service – like buying photocopying paper – and don’t give it the importance in the decision making...