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Benefits of a structured New Product & Medical Device Development Process
Clients typically need to know what work needs to be done, clearly understand the investment required and when to expect delivery – our Development WorkFlow is perfect for that!...

The future of AI in medical device development
Senior Design Development Engineer, John, discusses some of the basics about AI as well as what’s holding AI back in the medical device development and how AI might impact the role of design enginee...

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 to rescue a poorly managed development project
At Haughton Design, we’re often asked to step in to save failing projects. Although each project will require a bespoke plan, the following insight into common issues should be helpful to those mana...

Hang out with Haughton | Design Development Engineer, Luke
The HD team has grown once again! Following our most successful 12 months to date, we have further expanded the team by welcoming Luke Brown who joins as a Design Development Engineer. This week, Luke...

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 | Commercial & Operations Manager, Kathryn
After completing my A-Levels I didn’t know what I wanted to do as a career, the only thing I knew for definite after many open days was that I didn’t want to go down the typical route of universit...

The sustainability shift in packaging products & medical devices
While our primary aim is to help users lives, it’s important that we help the planet where possible too. We asked the team about some of the challenges faced as well as their discoveries and process...

Human Factors Engineering in Medical Device Design & Development: What is it and what are the benefits?
Human Factors Engineering (HFE), focuses on the interactions between people and devices to minimise use-related hazards and enhance patient safety. Senior Design Engineer, John, and Human Centred Desi...

The benefits of Vacuum Casting for prototyping products & medical devices
What is Vacuum Casting, how does it work and how can it benefit the product and medical device prototyping process? The vacuum casting process is very similar to the plastic injection moulding process...

Hang out with Haughton | Senior Design Engineer, John
I believe in failing fast: have a really thorough understanding of the assumptions you have made and test these assumptions at the earliest chance possible, usually through prototyping....

Understanding the basics of the IoMT and Connected Devices
A connected medical device is one that forms part of the Internet-of-Medical-Things [IoMT] ecosystem. The IoMT ecosystem facilitates the collection, analysis, and transmission of health data so aims t...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...