Design Engineer Habits

Heat treatment is one of the most powerful tools in a mechanical designer's material specification toolkit — and one of ...

Design engineers who don't understand welding processes design weldments that are expensive, distorted, and sometimes im...

Casting Design: Parting Line, Draft, Ribs, and Machining Allowances. Covers Draft Angles for Castings, Rib Design for Castings, Boss Design.

Sheet metal design looks straightforward until you try to fabricate a part and the flat pattern doesn't unfold the way y...

Injection molding is the dominant manufacturing process for high-volume plastic parts — but a plastic part that looks co...

DFM for CNC Machining: Design Rules That Save Money. Covers Deep Pockets and Depth-to-Width Ratio, Thin Walls: Deflection and Vibration.

Essential Tools Every Mechanical Engineer Should Have in 2026. Covers Precision Measurement Tools, Hand Tools for Engineering Work.

Working as a mechanical engineer at a Japanese manufacturer is a genuinely different professional experience from workin...

Transitioning from salaried employee to independent consulting engineer is one of the highest-stakes career decisions an...

Self-Study Path for Mechanical Engineers: Books, Courses, and Resources. Covers Foundational Textbooks Worth Owning, Online Courses Worth Your Time.