How to learn industrial design

To learn industrial design, you must complete formal study. The majority of Industrial Designers have a bachelor's degree in Industrial Design. In Queensland, study Industrial Design at Griffith University and QUT. Dienamics recommends that students completely internships with industry experts to gain real world experience.

Why learn Industrial Design

Industrial designers bring creativity into the manufacturing of products to make them the best they can be. If you’ve got both creative and technical skills, then a career in industrial design may be the way to go.

What is Industrial Design

Industrial designers combine creative and technical skills to design commercial and consumer products including tools and appliances. They take products from a concept in a customers head to a fully functional product.

How important is Industrial Design

Industrial designers design products that we use everyday, like fridges, appliances, laptops, and cars. They take these products from a concept in the customer’s head to a fully functional product. Industrial designers also play a role in establishing the aesthetics of the product to ensure that it’s ‘on-brand’.

What is product design

Good product design is all about designers aiming to improve how people feel when using the products they create. Designers assist brands to make more sustainable, long-term products.

Can a product design be copyrighted

Yes, applying for a copyright costs about $35 per work/product and can take approximately 6 weeks or less. For an added fee, you can apply for additional rights such as the right to file for statutory damages (you pre-designate how much your work is worth), which can be used later to increase the potential damages you might receive if another is found in court to have violated your copyright.

What is product design process

Research users and problems, Design and Prototype, Test with users, Refine the design, Launch product, Measure product success

How product design can change the world

Sustainable manufacturing is now more necessary than ever and product design plays an important role in creating the opportunity for sustainability in product manufacturing. Product designers can design products that are more Abundant, Easily reproduced, Renewable, Recycled or Recyclable; and/or, Biodegradable

7 Advantages of Plastic Pallets over Wooden Pallets

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7 Advantages of Plastic Pallets over Wooden Pallets

Posted by Mark Serisier
February 15, 2012

Every product you see at any store was probably delivered on a pallet. There are many different types of pallets, with wood and plastic being the most common. Thanks to plastic injection moulding, plastic pallets are designed for both space-efficiency and durability.

Whether you’re moving or plan on opening a store, you can use plastic pallets to ship everything from furniture to clothes. There are many reasons why you should choose plastic over wood.

Here are seven advantages that plastic pallets offer over wooden pallets:

1. They Are Lighter And Easier To Transport

If you need to transport products, you won’t have to pay a lot of shipping and handling costs with plastic pallets like you would with wooden pallets. Plastic pallets are about 30% – 35% lighter. If you’re ordering 500 pounds of products, you will be paying as much as 35% less if they are shipped on plastic pallets rather than wooden pallets.

2. They Take Up Less Space

It costs a lot of money to ship items on wooden pallets because they are so thick. They also have to be stacked on top of each other. If the average wood pallet is 20cm high, and you have 12 of them, the stack will be 240cm. That’s nearly two and a half metres in height! This isn’t the case with plastic pallets as they don’t even have to be stacked. They can be collapsed and stored in a small space.

3. They Are More Eco-Friendly

Creating less waste has been a goal for many organisations as they try to become eco-friendly. Plastic is 100% recyclable. If something happens to plastic, it can be recycled and used again. If a wooden pallet becomes damaged, it’s usually either tossed into a landfill or burned.

4. They Are Durable

Another great advantage of a plastic pallet is its durability. Plastic won’t break. Wood will. Plastic won’t splinter. Wood will. Plastic has a cohesive product design that makes the material unlikely to be damaged even during rough transport.

5. Plastic Pallets Are Clean And Hygienic

Wood attracts termites, which is never a good thing for a company that is having a lot of products shipped. You also don’t want fungus or bacteria to spread onto your products.

Plastic pallets, on the other hand, can be cleaned very easily. All it takes to clean a plastic pallet is a simple spraying with a water hose. A wood pallet is harder to clean because wet wood will encourage the growth of fungus and attract termites.

6. A Plastic Pallet Is More Flexible

Not only is plastic durable, it’s also flexible. It has the advantage of accommodating different sizes and types of goods within the same pallet. On a wooden pallet, only one type of good can be packed. Most plastic pallets are made with dividers of various sizes, so it is easy to pack a variety of goods.

7. They Are Safer And Easier To Handle

As mentioned above, plastic pallets don’t have splinters. They also don’t have sharp edges and nails. Goods have a greater chance of being damaged when shipped on wooden pallets.

Plastic pallets will take care of your shipping needs effectively and safely. They are very versatile and since they are space-efficient, you will save more money with plastic pallets.