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Authentication is not appropriate for every product, but there are many applications where it's necessary for the manufacturer, end user, or both. Authenticating your consumables need not break the bank.

Having trouble deciphering the FDA waterfall diagram process for medical device design and development? You’re not the only one.

Learn design techniques to maximize device reliability for common sterilization processes — autoclave, ethylene oxide, and ionizing radiation.

The list of industries experiencing huge disruption fueled by “technology” is growing by the day.

The term design review can have a lot of different meanings depending on the context in which it is used.

Demand is growing for waterproof, rugged consumer and commercial electronic devices. Ingress Protection (IP), NEMA, and MIL-SPEC are the three main rating systems that indicate a product's level of sealing.

The only intellectual property Design Concepts “owns” are the brains of our team while they are working on sticky problems for our clients.

The PCA (perception, cognition, action) method recommended by the FDA helps researchers assess and understand why a use error has occurred.

Rapid invention and evolution in the state-of-the-art have made it difficult to stay versed in the ever-growing variety of components, devices, and technologies that could be used in the design of a product.

In a world where we can go from a CAD model to a 3D printed part well within a typical working day, it’s easy to get excited about just how fast one can iterate and explore design alternatives.

Light emitting diode (LED) technology has developed quickly over the last decade. Once only the familiar red dot indicating power was “on,” LEDs can now replace traditional incandescent and fluorescent lighting as our primary source of illumination.