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...
Designing with Empathy: A Patient’s Perspective on Living with a Catheter
In light of World Continence Week we chat to Tayla Collinson to learn about her experience of living with a catheter:...
Hang out with Haughton | Design Development Engineer, Will
“The more you design things, the more you look at the products around you and wonder how they’ve been made, what the design process must’ve been and question why they designed it like that, and ...
Hang out with Haughton | Design Manager, Mark
This week, Design Manager, Mark shares what attracted him to design & engineering, a typical work week and the biggest challenges he faces in his role as well as insight into the tools he uses to plan...
Available Vacancies: Medical Device Design & Product Design Engineers
Following a period of growth, a new premises and a strong pipeline of work, HD are looking to expand their team of medical device & product design engineers. We are currently inviting direct contact f...
An insight into the User Experience of Self-Injection for Medical Device Development
Despite regularly working on a variety of product and medical device projects, there are always improvements to be made and taking the time to really understand user needs is often a crucial piece to ...
Working lean for Medical Device Development
Developing drug delivery platforms and medical devices can be labour intensive and a frustratingly lengthy process, even for the simplest of devices. Here at Haughton Design, we have worked hard on op...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
Recently, we introduced Design Development Engineer, Danny Morris as our Mental Health First Aider. Danny was keen to take up this role at HD recognising that Mental Health impacts us all whether that...
What are Design Controls and why do they matter in Medical Device Development?
Although they differ in finer detail, both the European and U.S. regulatory laws discuss Design Controls. Failure to comply with these laws can result in a series of penalties including your device be...
Hang out with Haughton | Design Development Engineer, Danny
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work in a design consultancy? To kick start our Hang out with Haughton – Meet the Teamseries, we chatted with one of our Design Development Engineers, Dan...
Understanding User Experience in Medical Device Development
User experience and human centred considerations can, and should, be applied to the design and features of all medical devices – it’s just that they sometimes aren’t. While its paramount that a...
Are you ready for the sustainability shift in Medical Device development?
The medical sector is at the forefront of technical possibility; it seeks to constantly improve people’s lives and improve the health of the world. Life expectancy has increased dramatically over th...
A Week in the Life of a Design Consultancy
A brief overview of a busy week… Monday saw my first day working from home. I attended the weekly design review and also learned from Design Development Engineer, Phil Sampey, about HD’s certified...
Concept Selection: Intuition or Calculation?
At Haughton Design, we commonly have the problem of generating too many solutions and concepts, rather than too few. Because of this, we’ve honed our concept selection criteria over the years and ar...
Reflecting on the past 12 months for post-pandemic growth
In a fast-paced environment that requires creativity and daily problem solving it can be easy to forget yesterday’s wins, let alone what’s gone on as we approach twelve months of the pandemic. How...
Another month at a busy device development consultancy!
Following a busy start to 2021, UX Designer, Amber Davies, talks through how the start of a busy year in a design consultancy looks. Design Development Consultant, John, and I also took some time ...