What is FEA?

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is a method of analysing how a part or assembly will perform over its lifetime. FEA enables you to predict potential design issues and therefore minimise risk to your product, profits, and your business. With FEA you can test the impact...

Understanding your value chain

KNOW all the links in your value chain Your product’s value chain includes everyone with a vested interest in your product … from your widget suppliers through to internal staff, distributors, sales, specifiers, end users … and everyone in between! ENGAGE all the...

Research for product development

Designing a revolutionary product requires an investment in research Research is critical to ensure that you understand your customers requirements and uncover their unmet or ‘latent’ needs. Know thy customer! If you clearly understand your customers needs, then you...

Why follow a product development process?

The product development process is tough to get right. Many companies would like to develop a new product but few really understand what it takes to develop a successful one, the right way to go about it, or the real costs associated with it. A solid product...

Mechanical Design Engineers Wanted

Do you want to work on all those exciting projects you thought you’d be doing when you we’re at University? Caliber Design is a respected Mechanical Engineering Design Consultancy providing engineering design and analysis services throughout New Zealand....