product design Who is driving the intelligent tools? Emerging and Enabling Technologies in Practice

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1 product design Who is driving the intelligent tools? Emerging and Enabling Technologies in Practice 1

2 Overview of i4 Product Design Ltd and our role in the Scottish Tech Sector Current state of play of enabling and emerging technologies in Product Design & Development Examples of these technologies in practice today and investigating for the future 2

3 Overview of i4 Product Design Ltd and our role in the Scottish Tech Sector Current state of play of enabling and emerging technologies in Product Design & Development Examples of these technologies in practice today and investigating for the future 3

4 Overview of i4 Product Design Ltd and our role in the Scottish Tech Sector Current state of play of enabling and emerging technologies in Product Design & Development Examples of these technologies in practice today and investigating for the future 4

5 Who is i4 Product Design Founded in 2003 by 4 experienced design consultants with a vision for a more sustainable business model Company grew organically, responding to a need for reliable and quality engineering design support Always apply our ISO Quality Management System to the design process Dedicated 3,300 square foot design facility and prototype lab in Edinburgh 5

6 Team at i4 18 full-time staff with expertise in: Mechanical Design Industrial Design Project Management As a multidisciplinary design consultancy we are focused on creating beautiful products that are beautifully engineered. 6

7 Who we support Brought in when companies require additional support, expertise or a new approach Worked with multi-billion multinational and SME clients to bring over 150 products to market in the following sectors: Consumer Electronics Medical Devices Industrial / Commercial Products 7

8 Low quality Speed Cost Quality Our challenge Pressures from our clients to reduce the price and timelines without impacting on the quality. 8

9 Low quality Low quality Speed Cost E&E Speed Cost Quality Quality Quality Our challenge Pressures from our clients to reduce the price and timelines without impacting on the quality. E&E can help with this in the long run. 9

10 Project End Project Start Our Process Regardless of the market or product we are able to apply our design process to them 5 main services with multiple sub-elements 10

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17 Kristian Clezy Served 9 Years in Army as an Infantryman with the 1 st Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Studied MEng Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Glasgow Mechatronics and DSP at Napier University Programmable Systems at UWS Developed algorithms for design automation and simulation of a prototype axial flow tidal turbine system for Flexmarine Power Ltd Development Engineer at the University of the West of Scotland & Aqualife Services Currently at i4 Product Design as a Mechanical Design Engineer 17

18 i4pd Design Process 18

19 Design Process Industrial Design Engineering Design Manufacturing 19

20 Industrial Design 20

21 The Future of Visualisation 21

22 Engineering Design Additive Manufacturing Simulation & Analysis Electronics Prototyping Platforms 22

23 Additive Manufacturing 3D Printing Stereolithography (SLA) Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) Digital Light Processing (DLP) Rapid Prototyping Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 23

24 3D Printing Brief History First ever 3D printed part 24

25 3D Printing Brief History 25

26 3D Printing Brief History 26

27 3D Printing Brief History Anthony Atala presenting a 3D printed kidney 27

28 3D Printing Brief History 28

29 3D Printing Why Enabling? 29

30 3D Printing Case Study 1 6 year old child Born with a life debilitating illness Requiring to be attached to a device weighing 8.5kg, 24 hours per day The current solution 30

31 3D Printing Case Study Solution Drivers - low budget, volume, time constraints 8 printed parts Print Time = 144 Hours Cost

32 3D Printing Case Study 2 32

33 Neurovalens - Modius 33

34 Introducing the Carbon M2 Printer 3D Printing The Future x25 to x1000 times faster print times No resolution lines Similar stress strain relationships in all orientations 34

35 4D Printing The Future Programmable Materials Self Assembly Shape Shifting Materials 35

36 Active Materials 36

37 Simulation & Analysis Tools MATLAB 37

38 Matlab for Engineering Design How do you efficiently measure and analyse the colour change from images of over 1000 Cherry Barb fish over a period of 18 weeks, based on what feed they are given? [1] Eaton, L, Clezy, K, Snellgrove, D & Sloman, K 2016, 'The behavioural effects of supplementing diets with synthetic and naturally sourced astaxanthin in an ornamental fish (Puntius titteya)' Applied Animal Behaviour Science, vol 182, pp DOI: /j.applanim

39 Fishjector 39

40 Force Sensor Finger Detection Sensor 40

41 Matlab Filtered Patterns Develop Algorithm Convert to machine code 41

42 Other Simulation Tools Finite Element Analysis Computational Fluid Dynamics 42

43 Simulation Finite Element Analysis Remember this? 43

44 Simulation Finite Element Analysis Nordex Wind Power Gearbox Guard 44

45 Where are we going next? Generative Design 45

46 Who is driving these intelligent tools? 46

47 Who is driving these intelligent tools? 47

48 Who is driving these intelligent tools? 48

49 For more information visit or contact: product design Tristan Elliott Business Development Manager +44 (0) (0) Kristian Clezy Mechanical Design Engineer +44 (0)

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