March 10th, 2010
The Financial Services Authority is planning to take a more active role in the future over the development of new product design projects that require heavy public financial investment.
The Financial Services Authority is the governing body for the financial sector. Although they have had their hands full with dealing with the list of things that have evolved since the start of the global credit crunch and bankers scandal, and although they normally take a very back seat when it comes to matters that fall outside their realm, it appears that the increase in new product design projects has caused the agency to get involved.
Lord Turner who is the FSA Chairman expressed his concern at how product design issues in the past had been dealt with. “We’ve had a whole series of customer complaints and lots of settlements and money paid out. That isn’t good for consumers or the industry.”
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February 24th, 2010
News that Molex Incorporated has opened a mobile phone product development facility in Beijing outlines once again the importance of China in design and manufacturing. Beijing is the main focus of all mobile phone product development in China, where Molex will be providing front end solution support for mobile antenna and connector designs. They will be developed in collaboration customers.
Speed is of the essence in the mobile phone sector, with new products coming off the production line all the time. The Molex facility will support connector concept and antenna design – a crucial element of success in this highly competitive market.
Here at Applied Product Design we are mindful of the fantastic opportunities that are present in China at the moment – particularly in manufacture. We have fostered some strong relationships with facilities and factories out in China, which enables us to provide some exciting manufacturing opportunities for our clients – opportunities that are not present in manufacturing options closer to home.
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February 10th, 2010
It may still be almost 2 months until the season opener under the floodlights of Qatar, but the new Moto2 championship is already starting to hot up as testing is scheduled to get underway with fans and journalists alike waiting with baited breath for their first opportunity to view the new chassis’ and product design that people have come out with.
The basis for the new formula is to have a standardised 600cc Honda engine, which will in effect be similar to that of the CBR600RR engine with some slight performance tweaks. Another standard component will be the tyres which will all be Dunlop, as was similar in the 250cc formula which preceded it.
With standard tyres and engines, the only area where teams can gain an advantage is through hiring the correct rider and also by producing the perfect chassis to house the engine. Several team have already spent large sums of money evaluating the benefit of different product design ideas and chassis’ over the winter to bolster their overall position and move them to the front of the pack.
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The Financial Services Authority is planning to take a more active role in the future over the development of new product design projects that require heavy public financial investment.
