QFD (quality function deployment) is a family of tools that can help engineers during the early stages of product development. A method of assessing options for new product definition, QFD can help ...

Ryan Gray is Co-Founder and CEO of SGW Designworks, a product engineering and design firm featured in The Lean Startup. Should your engineering department be doing product development? Two decades ago ...

During The Assembly Show last fall, we sat down with Anthony Leo, president of IPR Robotics, to talk about new product ...

Back in 2022, I wrote about the triple threat of additive, agility and automation—three forces that were already reshaping manufacturing and product development. Fast forward to 2025, and these trends ...

Product development is the engine of innovation—shaping industries, fueling growth and turning bold ideas into real-world impact. But the journey from concept to launch can be filled with friction.