Designing With Obsolescence In Mind

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It’s fair to say that the smartphone is to blame for many everyday technologies including the calculator, the torch and the camera slowly entering the realms of obsolescence.

However, not even this disruptive technology can go on ruling our lives forever; a study by Ericsson found that one in two people believe the smartphone will be obsolete in five years time. With tech life cycles becoming shorter, it is important for product designers to plan in advance for component obsolescence to maximise the life span of their products.

Winner of the 2014 Women’s Engineering Society Award Lucy Ackland

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Award winning Renishaw engineer Lucy Ackland shares her thoughts on the challenges facing women in engineering in 2015.

A Project Manager within Renishaw’s Group Engineering operation and winner of the 2014 Women’s Engineering Society Award Prize, Lucy believes there are three key factors causing the low proportion of female engineers in the UK.

CASE STUDY: AMY LIVINGSTONE

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Meet undergraduate Amy Livingstone who is head of electronics for The Cambridge University Eco Racing (CUER) team. 

Using SOLIDWORKS and supported by NT CADCAM, CUER is a 60-strong group of students who are designing, building and racing a solar powered car to take part in the World Solar Challenge - a 3000km drive across the Australian outback, using just 3 sqm of solar panels.

Sustainably produced hydraulic components

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VOSS Fluid GmbH is a supplier of hydraulic connection technology. We spoke with Marco Schawohl, Division Manager Marketing, about corporate responsibility, ecological benchmarks and the in-house electroplating equipment.