Designing products to last

A new tool has been developed to help designers select the most sustainable material at the front end of the design process.

Eco Materials Adviser is described as an interactive tool which enables users to access an authoritative source of materials property data and assign the data to the inventor model helping to optimize eco-impact, cost and performance . . . → Read More: Designing products to last

GPS device monitors safety of staff working alone

A report today on the Water World site describes how American Water has contracted for a system to help reduce risk to its employees and facilities. The system allows employees working alone to send out manual alarms when needed and includes automated alerts that can detect when an employee is in trouble and deploy emergency services.

To . . . → Read More: GPS device monitors safety of staff working alone

Triteq Opens Oxford office

Triteq is a growing business,working with existing and emerging technologies to help customers get their products to market on time and within budget. As members of ISIS we have an extensive network of contacts and clients in and around Oxford and to enable our contacts in this location to meet with us easily and frequently we have recently an . . . → Read More: Triteq Opens Oxford office

Triteq at Arab Health 2012

2012 is Triteq’s 20th  Anniversary year and our focus is  on sharing our innovative medical product designs  with valued clients and introducing ourselves to new contacts, starting this month when we visit Arab Health in Dubai.

Jackie Berry Triteq MD & Philip Taylor, Triteq Sales Director will be meeting existing clients during the exhibition and are also . . . → Read More: Triteq at Arab Health 2012

Developing Medical Device Software to IEC 62304

Medical software design standard IEC 62304 came into force in June 2010 and is now regulatory. Triteq Technical Director Ken Hall, was asked to share his views by emdt magazine and his article describes how the standard will impact the software development process for medical device manufacturers.

Standards for medical device design
“Until recently, safety regulations for medical device software, at least . . . → Read More: Developing Medical Device Software to IEC 62304

Ray Anderson- An Innovator

The chairman of flooring company Interface, Ray Anderson died last year but will always be remembered for his environmental vision in the design and development of commercial floor coverings.

His plans for his company, involved redesigning processes and products, pioneering new technologies and increasing the use of renewable materials and sources of energy. His company is now . . . → Read More: Ray Anderson- An Innovator

6Oth Anniversary for SCEME

The Society of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers has just celebrated its 60th Anniversary, originally formed in 1951 to provide a platform for mechanical and electrical engineers working for Local Government Authorities.

The Society works closely with the Department . . . → Read More: 6Oth Anniversary for SCEME

Sustainable Design

“It is estimated that over 80% of all product related environmental impacts are determined during the product design phase. Integrating environmental considerations as early as possible into the product development process is therefore the most effective way of producing changes and improvements to products”.

European Commission Proposal for Directive on Eco Design Environment for Energy . . . → Read More: Sustainable Design

Ian Fowler, Triteq Project Manager talks System Architecture

Ian Fowler believes that Triteq’s approach differs from nay other consultancies.

“There is a general trend for jumping into a solution, instead of taking a step back and understanding the top level user needs,” he observed. Triteq, he added, focuses on various requirement ‘capture’ techniques.
“At the start of a project – and even during the creation of . . . → Read More: Ian Fowler, Triteq Project Manager talks System Architecture

IET Awards

 

We are celebrating for the second time this month after hearing that we have been shortlisted for the IET Innovation Awards.  This comes only a few weeks after being shortlisted for the British Engineering Excellence Awards. 

We were shortlisted for designing an innovative dermal imaging system for Eykona Technologies.  The product uses a 3D imaging system to . . . → Read More: IET Awards