Podcast Episode 15: Definition of Successful Product

Podcast Episode 15: Definition of Successful Product

From an engineering perspective, what is a successful product?

In the latest episode of the Metals Conversations podcast I discussed my definition of a successful product and the influence of metals engineering on product success.

I also discussed three new resources for learning about successful component design, designing for reliability, and various metallurgy and metals engineering topics that apply to product design and manufacturing.

 

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About the author

Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., P.E., is President of Industrial Metallurgists and a metallurgical engineering consultant with more than 30 years of experience in product design, manufacturing, failure analysis, and metallurgy training. He helps clients worldwide solve design and manufacturing problems and is the author of Materials Enabled Designs.

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