13/10/2026
A few days on from Engineering Design Show (EDS), and the conversations have stuck with us.
Here are the common challenges people still encounter in product development and manufacturing:
๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐: How do you make sound design decisions when the materials you need may not always be available?
๐ ๐จ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: What makes local production an attractive option, and what needs to be considered?
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Can competitors find common ground when they face the same supply chain pressures?
๐ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Where can AI genuinely improve the way manufacturing operations work?
There are no one-size-fits-all answers, and each deserves a closer look.
A big thank you to everyone who stopped by for a chat. And tell us: which challenge do you want to see addressed first?