Articles from the News and Views Category

How Do We Approach Ergonomics in Design?

How Do We Approach Ergonomics in Design?

Learn how IDC’s approach to ergonomics in design improves safety and task performance across medical, industrial and consumer sector products.
How to Plan and Run Formative Usability Studies for Medical Devices

How to Plan and Run Formative Usability Studies for Medical Devices

Discover the importance of formative usability studies for medical devices, from recruitment and protocols to analysis under IEC 62366.
How to Ensure Traceable and Efficient Standards Management in Medical Device Development

How to Ensure Traceable and Efficient Standards Management in Medical Device Development

Standards management doesn’t have to be painful. Learn IDC’s traceable, low-maintenance standards management system for medical device development and ISO 13485 projects.
Four Decades in Model Making: A Conversation with IDC's Mark Yoxall

Four Decades in Model Making: A Conversation with IDC's Mark Yoxall

Mark shares his favourite projects and times during a career spanning four decades with IDC.

Misconceptions when designing for ingress protection

Misconceptions when designing for ingress protection

An exploration of common misconceptions surrounding the design of products where ingress protection is important.

Why designers need to be aware of biopolymers

Why designers need to be aware of biopolymers

What are biopolymers and how do they support a circular economy? IDC explores how biopolymers can become a key component in sustainable product production.
IDC celebrates 50th birthday at The Royal Institution

IDC celebrates 50th birthday at The Royal Institution

We are incredibly proud to be celebrating 50 years of IDC. Five decades of delivering new product innovation to our clients.
How to self-certify your products

How to self-certify your products

An in-depth guide to self certifying your product

How we get the most from our FDM 3D printers

How we get the most from our FDM 3D printers

IDC's approach to maximising the potential of your FDM 3D printers
3 Misconceptions When Bridging the Gap Between Design and Mass Production

3 Misconceptions When Bridging the Gap Between Design and Mass Production

Component Inspection; 3 Misconceptions when bridging the gap between design and mass production
How robust are your SolidWorks CAD models?

How robust are your SolidWorks CAD models?

Approaches and techniques for more stable and robust CAD models that reduce the risk of unnecessary rebuilds.
Achieving Consistent Dose Accuracy in Injection Pen Design

Achieving Consistent Dose Accuracy in Injection Pen Design

Considerations for achieving dose accuracy in injection pen design.