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NEW! Learn@Lunch: Design for Manufacturing
Learn Design for Manufacturing: Create Market-Ready Products Efficiently
Looking to learn design for manufacturing and create products that are both economically viable and scalable? This Learn@Lunch session provides an in-depth look at the essential skills required to design physical objects that can be successfully manufactured and brought to market. From your first prototype to a fully refined product, you’ll gain practical insights to make smart design and production choices.
Why Design for Manufacturing Matters
Designing a product is only the first step. Turning your ideas into a tangible product that can be produced efficiently, at scale, and profitably requires careful planning. Understanding manufacturing methods and their constraints ensures that your designs are feasible, cost-effective, and aligned with your business goals. By making informed choices early in the design process, you can reduce production risks, avoid costly mistakes, and save time and resources.
About the Workshop
This free Learn@Lunch workshop takes place on Friday, October 17, 2025 online. Led by Tim Hickey, President of Alvatech Innovations, the session explores key manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing, injection molding, CNC machining, and welded assemblies. Tim will provide practical tips on how to design with manufacturability in mind, ensuring your products are both profitable and ready for the market.
What You’ll Learn
- How to make design choices that reduce costs and improve scalability
- Strategies for selecting the right manufacturing method for your product
- Practical tips for turning prototypes into market-ready products
- How to avoid common pitfalls in manufacturing and production
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is ideal for engineers, designers, entrepreneurs, or anyone involved in product development. Whether you are developing your first prototype or refining an existing product, this session will equip you with actionable knowledge to create products that succeed in the market.
Join Us
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn design for manufacturing and gain practical skills to turn your ideas into profitable, market-ready products. Pre-registration is required.
Format: Online, live-streaming webinar (presented in English). Pre-registration is required.
How to Join: After you register, you’ll receive an email with login instructions. If you haven’t received it an hour before the workshop, please check your Spam/Junk folder.
About the speaker:
Tim Hickey, President of Alvatech Innovations is a mechanical expert with over 15 years of experience across industries. This includes, but is not limited to, pharmaceutical, agriculture, motorsports, aviation and food and beverage. Tim brings complex projects to fruition through his deep understanding of engineering theories and practices, from design through to modelling, manufacturing, testing and commissioning.
Specialties include:
– Industrial/mechanical design consulting and design
– Additive and subtractive manufacturing design
– CNC machining, 3D printing, mechanical assembly, welding and fabrication
*This free workshop is only possible thanks to our generous funders and partners.
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