Workshop on Product Design & Development

On 18th & 19th March, 2024 a “Workshop on Product Design & Development” was organized by Entrepreneurship Development Cell & Institution’s Innovation Council in association with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at 09:30 am to 04.30 pm. Mr.S.David Blessley, AP/MECH, FXEC was the resource person. Dr.R.K.A.Bhalaji, AP/MECH coordinated the program.

On Mar 18, 2024 (Forenoon Session) resource person discussed about the five major elements of product design & development such as introduction, understanding user needs, idea generation & concept development, design thinking, design tools & technologies. The resource person commenced with an overview of workshop objectives & agenda and also he discussed about the importance of product design & development in today’s competitive market. Then he told about the techniques for emphasizing with users and identifying their needs. Next he conducted the brainstorming session to generate creative ideas and also he deliberated about prototyping techniques to visualize and iterate on concepts.

On Mar 18, 2024 (Afternoon Session) resource person began with the introduction to design thinking methodology and given the hands on exercises for students to apply design thinking principles for the purpose of solving real-world problems. Finally he concluded the DAY 1 with the overview of design software & tools as well as practical demonstrations & tutorials on CAD software and prototyping tools.

On Mar 19, 2024 (Forenoon Session) resource person told about the importance of user testing & feedback in the design process and iterative approaches to refine & improve product prototypes. Then he gave the overview of intellectual property rights in product design and legal aspects of product development including patents & trademarks.

On Mar 19, 2024 (Afternoon Session) resource person concluded with the analysis of successful product design & extracting lessons and best practices from industry examples.