Moving and Transporting Items

Product Analysis

Performance

Target users

Consumers

Target market

Age Groups/Sex/Religious Views

Health and Safety

Physical Harm

Sharp Corners

Harmful Chemicals, Wood coatings, Metal Oxides

Collapsible, Cutting fingers

Weight

Allergic Materials, Fine dust, Anaphylactic Shock

Choking hazard for small children

Warning signs

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

Mental Harm

Religious Icons

Pagan Symbols

Insulting Pictures (e.g. sexually inapporpriate images)

Vegetarian/Vegan (No leather)

Ergonomics

Shape

Which parts of body?

Hands

Backside (seating)

Comfort

Handles

Anthropometrics

Manufacturing in Quantity

Batch Production

Cost Efficient, The Initial set up takes money

Finite End (cannot be ongoing)

One-Off Production (Bespoke Production)

Craft

Expensive

Simulated with coursewok

Mechanized Production

Injection Moulding, Thermoplastic, ABS, HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene), New node

Jigs

Die casting, Metal

CAD/CAM

CNC, Computer Numerical Controlled

Sand casting, Metal

Investment cast, Loss wax metal

Vacuum Forming, Thermoplastics, ABS, HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene)

Riveting, Pop Rivets, Only one side is aesthetically pleasing

Standard Components

Hinges, Butt Hinge, Butterfly Hinge, Flush Hinge, Barrel Hinge, Concealed Hinge, Continuous hinge (Piano Hinge)

Wheels, Nut with Nylon sleeve, Lock nut, Resistant to shock and pressure, To protect the nut itself from deforming from friction against the thread bar

Screws, Normal, Self-tapping

Grip, Ergonomics

Mass Production (Volume Production)

Initial Outlay is expensive

High fixed costs

Low cost per item produced

Production line

Non-stop

Materials and Finishes

Woods

Hardwoods, Oak, Beech, Mahogany, Willow

Softwoods, Pine, Fir

Manufactured, MDF, Medium Density Fibre, Plywood

Finishes, Stained, Waxed, Oiled, Paint

Plastics

Thermosetting plastic, Fibre Glass, Permanent shapes, Epoxy Resin, Bakelite

Thermoplastic, Acrylic, ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), PolyVinylChloride, Polycarbonate, Polypropylene, Low Density Polyethylene, High Density Polyethylene, Urea Formaldehyde

Elastic, Rubber

Finishes, It is self finishing

Composite

Carbon fibre

(Two materials where one of the materials acts as a glue), Epoxy Resin

Smart Materials

Nitinol Wire, Restores to its original form when heated

Polymorph

Nickel Titanium Wire

Metals

Ferrous (Rusting), Iron, Steel, Mild Steel, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel

Non-Ferrous (Non-Rusting), Aluminium

Properties, Ductile, Make it into a wire, Malleable, Bendable

Finishes, Galvalnized (Protective coating), For Ferrous metal, Anodized, Finish for non-ferrous, Paint, Enamel paint

Metal Alloys

For stronger metals

Environmentally Friendly

Material Properties

Malleability

Ability be bent out of shape easily.

Ductility

Ability to be drawn into a wire easily.

Tensile Strength

Ability to withstand tension (opposing pulling forces).

Toughness

Ability to withstand cracking.

Hardness

Ability to withstand scratching/wearing down.

Propagation of scratches, Diamond is the hardest

Stiffness

Ability to withstand bending.

Fusibility

Ability to be melted/fused by heat.

Density

Weight/Volume

Possible Purposes

Child

Round edges minimum 20mm radius

Materials, Polycarbonate, High Density PolyEthylene, ABS, High Impact PolyStyrene

Production Method, Blow Moulding, Hollow/Lighter, Injection Moulding, Sand casting

Colour, Bright, Prime, Patterns

Wheels, Simple, No Bearings, No Visible Mechanisms, Soft, Light

Size, Range of Percentiles

Garden

Wheel, Big Ass wheel, Spreads the pressure, Pressure = force/area

Materials, Weather-resistant, ABS, High Impact PolyStyrene

Production Method, Wheel: Blow Moulding, Wheel: Rotation Moulding, Injection Moulding (solids only)

Properties, Easy to clean, Drainage, Gets rid of standing water, No bearings, Bearings attract dirt, New node

Size, 50th Percentile

Beach

Wheels, Caterpillar Style Big Ass Wheels, Spread the pressure, Raise trolley above water-level

Materials, Rust-proof, Water-proof

Colour, Any color that can't be bleached

Production Method, Blow Mouding, Injection Moulding

Properties, Sand protection, Low friction surface, Mud-guards

Size, (Families), Kids and adults, 10 to 80th Percentile

Shopping

Material, Extruded Aluminium

Wheels, Triple Wheel Triangular Layout (climb stairs), Small front wheels, large rear wheels

Properties, Must look clean, So customers will want to put their purchases in it, Washable

Size, Old people, Zimmer-style

Fishing

What is Stored?, Umbrella, Worms, Food, Rod, Lines

Materials, ABS, High Impact PolyStyrene, Non-Ferrous Metal, Sheet Metal, Aluminium, Galvanizing

Size, For Big Ass MEN, 70 to 95th percentile

Colour, Black, Green

Properties, Seat, Strap

Books

Properties, Durable/Hard-wearing, Different Size Books, Think about stacking

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