How Commercial Constraints Impact Innovation: Do They Drive or Stifle Progress?
Explore how commercial constraints influence innovation in businesses. Discover whether budget limits, regulations, and market pressures drive creativity or stifle progress in today's competitive land...
Ensuring Patient Safety with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Simulation in Medical Device Development
Patient safety is the highest priority when developing medical devices. Engineering Director, Jack, explores how FEA and Simulation can be used to ensure patient safety in medical device development....
Developing Auto-injectors: Designing for Small and Large Volume Drug Delivery
Auto-injectors are medical devices used to self-administer medication. Engineering Director, Jack Dunkley, discusses vital considerations....
8 Things to Consider When Developing a New Drug Delivery System
Engineering Director, Jack Dunkley, explores considerations to make when developing a new drug delivery system....
Platform vs Bespoke Drug Delivery Devices: Strategic Choices for Combination Products
When developing a new combination product, there are 2 strategies that can be used for selecting the drug delivery platform:...
6 Tips for Lean Medical Device Development
Lead Design Engineer, Jack, shares insight into how HD developed 2 novel devices from concept to manufacturing transfer in just 10 months with his 6 tips for lean device development:...
Optimising Clip Designs For Autoinjector Spring Loads
Autoinjectors are medical devices designed for efficient subcutaneous and intramuscular drug delivery. Most autoinjectors are single-use, disposable, spring-loaded syringes. Differences in device and ...
Route to Engineering Chartership | Lead Design Engineer, Jack
For many engineers, chartership can be the next logical step in their career once they’ve got a degree and worked as a professional for several years. It has benefits such as recognition of your lev...
How Finite Element Analysis (FEA) can support the New Product & Medical Device Development Process
Using FEA can be hugely beneficial to a project as it will typically reduce costs, save time and improve product performance. Further benefits arise with lower environmental impact by using reduced ma...
Hang out with Haughton | Lead Design Engineer, Jack
"Once you ae chartered that is not the end of your education, there will always be new technologies and skills to learn about and apply". This week we chatted to Lead Design Engineer, Jack about his r...
Prototyping Throughout the Design Process – Phase 2
When moving into design development, you should have a feasible concept which can be developed into a product or a mechanism. This is where you might create an alpha prototype, where it should start ...
Prototyping Throughout the Design Process – Phase 1
Prototyping provides value and feedback that is otherwise hard to measure such as proof of concept, technical feasibility, ergonomics, and human factors information. Take ergonomics for example; al...