What is an IP rating?Posted by Ben Mazur 12.08.2019 Designed to meet IP rating standards Some devices we develop at Ignitec must work in the toughest conditions, from icy ocean waters to extremely hot, dusty environments. Designed to meet IP rating...

Product design and industrial design – what’s the difference?Posted by Rob Hall 27.02.2019 Outside the R&D space, the terms ‘product design’ and ‘industrial design’ are often used interchangeably, but this can lead to confusion. So exploring their...

Nine tips for choosing the right manufacturing partner for your productPosted by Ben Mazur 10.01.2019  With your product designed and ready for manufacture, you need to find a manufacturing partner you can trust. But that can be fraught with...

Five ideation techniques that will boost your team’s creative-idea generationPosted by Rob Hall, Nov 7, 2018 Ideation is the middle phase of the five-step design-thinking process. It bridges the gap between understanding, defining the problem and...

Voice control to become “bedrock” of the smart homeby Charley Millard | Sep 25, 2018 The smart home market has flattered to deceive. Despite promises to simplify our lives and countless Kickstarter campaigns most homes remain decidedly un-smart. That’s...

Ultra thin electronics could thin out the wearables herdPosted by Lee Chantrey | 18.09.2018 At present wearables face a difficult balancing act between two features that will be critical to their success – function and form. Enhancing the capabilities...

Is your office job safe from artificial intelligence?Posted by Angelo D'Onofrio | 12.09.2018 The spectre of artificial intelligence and machines taking over office jobs long considered immune to automation has entered the mainstream consciousness in...

What will Brexit mean for UK businesses that manufacture in ChinaPosted by Rob Hall | 03.09.2018 Newspapers are full of stories about Brexit and early trade agreement talks between the UK and China. What should business do in the meantime? The British...

Combining energy harvesting to power the Internet of ThingsPosted by Rob Hall | 19.08.2018 One of the main promises of the Internet of Things is the ability to monitor everything, thanks to nearly ubiquitous sensors attached to everything from our...

iRobot: AI robot developed that can choose to inflict painPosted by Charley Millard | 15.09.2018 Artificial intelligence, how will it affect us in the future? Will it enable the automation of mundane tasks or is it something we should be seriously...

Powering wearables will require a more flexible approachPosted by Christian Thorne | 14.08.2018 Powering wearables – From stick-on patches for medical monitoring, activity tracking armbands and sensors, circuits and screens stitched into our clothes...

Could healthcare robotics lead to surgery without surgeons?Posted by Ben Mazur | 10.08.2018 In this article we discuss robot assisted surgery. Many industries are waking up to the benefits of utilising robots in their processes. From warehouse packing...

How prototyping and user-centred design leads to better productsPosted by Angelo D'Onofrio | 26.07.2018 User-centred design is a methodology and set of design practices which involve users at every stage of the product development process in order to...