The digital revolution has not spared the way designers work. Product development is becoming increasingly digital and networked. Where 2D product drawings used to be created and transferred manually to the production machine, a large number of process steps can now be eliminated or automated. Companies should address current trends early on and prepare for the switch to digital and automated design processes in the course of the digital revolution in order to remain competitive in the future. This is particularly important as shortened product life cycles push for ever faster development times.
The digital revolution has not spared the way designers work. Product development is becoming increasingly digital and networked. Where 2D product drawings used to be created and manually transferred to the production machine, a large number of process steps can now be eliminated or automated. Companies should address current trends early on and prepare for the switch to digital and automated design processes in the course of the digital revolution in order to remain competitive in the future. This is particularly important as shortened product life cycles push for ever faster development times.