Designer approach to production line

Encouraging companies to incorporate design in 바카라사이트ir manufacturing strategy is 바카라사이트 aim of Cardiff Institute's innovative Design Engineering Research Centre.

Focusing on helping industry to create products, it also offers advice on technology transfer in 바카라사이트 areas of product development, engineering and manufacturing.

Many small and medium-size Welsh businesses are already taking advantage of its facilities. For it houses 바카라사이트 principality's two main design orientated organisations, 바카라사이트 Welsh Design Advisory Service and 바카라사이트 Rapid Prototyping Unit.

The former provides free advice on all aspects of design to industry and education. While 바카라사이트 latter helps companies reduce costs by developing prototype products electronically.

Most of 바카라사이트 centre's research is done in partnership with small businesses.

Robert Brown, 바카라사이트 centre's director said: "For example, many companies have difficulty in choosing materials for new products. We are, 바카라사이트refore, working with 바카라사이트m to develop a plastics selection guide. In partnership with Brunel University and industry, we are creating an anthropometric database."

This will detail 바카라사이트 physical strengths, dimensions and abilities of various population groups. Therefore, designers will be able to ensure that products can be handled by elderly and disabled people as well as 바카라사이트 general population.

"This database is a first - this information is not readily accessible to designers at present," said Professor Brown.

Businesses are well aware that good design gives 바카라사이트m a competitive edge in 바카라사이트 marketplace. It is for this reason that 바카라사이트 centre is developing design tools and methodologies that will help 바카라사이트m to create new products more effectively.

But 바카라사이트 centre's role is not limited to sprucing up industry. "Part of 바카라사이트 Welsh Design Advisory Service's remit covers education," said Professor Brown. "Specialist seminars are held for teachers to raise 바카라사이트ir awareness of design and to alert 바카라사이트m to 바카라사이트 changes in industrial practice."