Design News

Art to Part

Design News is taking a closer look at the concept-to-engineering transition of product design. Design News’ Al Bredenberg writes:

Team 3D

Seven leading companies in the global, 3D printing sector have launched the 3D Manufacturing Format specification, better known as the 3MF, which allows design applications to send full-fidelity 3D models to a mix of other applications, platforms, services and printers. The first version of the specification is available now for download at no charge.

IDEA Winner on Fast Track

When The Access Strength, designed by Ryan Eder, IDSA, won in several categories in IDSA's International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) a few years ago, he was inspired to turn his accessible exercise equipment into a business called IncludeFitness. Now, the entrepreneur tells the Cincinatti Business Courier he's received orders from hospitals, physical therapy centers, community centers, the hospitality market and the military,

Common Ground

The 2015 Americas Altair Technology Conference takes off May 5-7 in Dearborn, MI. Hundreds of engineers and researchers will examine new techniques for simulating vehicle design with composites and optimizing designs for additive manufacturing, lightweight vehicles and aircraft in what's being billed as the foremost, annual event for engineering professionals and top-level industry leaders in product design, advanced manufacturing, applied physics and high-performance computing.

"Design is Always Part of the Equation"

Declaring “it’s an exciting time to be a designer,” IDSA member and Apple's first industrial design director Robert Brunner served as the keynote speaker on April 14, 2015 at the 9th annual US Patent and Trademark Office’s Design Day at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, VA.

USPTO staff, design patent attorneys and representatives from corporations and design firms across the country discussed “Designs Worth Protecting.”

Brunner, the son of an engineer, initially considered a career in engineering, but soon found his calling in ID. “For me, industrial design made perfect sense,” he told the full house.

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