Órbita articles and educational cases published in English.
Function, quantity, investment and supply chain must be evaluated together.Material and process are one decisionSelecting an “ideal” material before considering manufacturing can create incompatible costs, lead times or geometry. Each process supports different material families, wall thicknesses, radii,…
A clear quotation package makes scope, quantity and assumptions comparable.The problem with an incomplete requestA render or a 3D model rarely contains everything a supplier needs. Without material, quantity, finish, tolerance, assembly and delivery requirements, quotations may rely…
Quantity changes the balance between tooling, unit cost, lead time and design flexibility.The problem: selecting a process too earlyA part that can be machined may also be injection moulded, but the investment logic is different. CNC removes material…
A clear test record turns each prototype iteration into a traceable design decision. The problem: testing without evidenceA prototype is useful when it answers defined questions. If observations remain in disconnected messages, unlabelled photographs or team members’ memories,…