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Notes fromthe factory floor.

Practical writing on engineering for production — what tends to go wrong, why it costs what it costs, and what to decide before it is expensive to change.

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What design for manufacturability actually means
DFM is not a review you book at the end. It is a set of decisions made continuously, each one trading a little freedom for a lot of predictability.Engineering6 min
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Questions to answer before you cut steel
Tooling is the first genuinely irreversible commitment in a hardware programme. These are the questions worth closing out first.Tooling5 min
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How to read a manufacturing quote
Two quotes for the same part can differ by a factor of three and both be honest. The difference is usually in what was not quoted.Sourcing7 min
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The gap between a prototype and a product
A working prototype proves an idea is possible. It says almost nothing about whether it is repeatable.Production5 min

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Notes fromthe factory floor.

What design for manufacturability actually means

Questions to answer before you cut steel

How to read a manufacturing quote

The gap between a prototype and a product

Any stage.Let's build it.