Your Team, Designing Better Mechanics

Master Robust Design with RD8 Academy

Upskill your engineers, boost product quality, and control cost variation — with training that sticks.

Industries where Robust Design really matters

At RD8, we specialize in delivering innovative solutions tailored to diverse industries, ensuring efficiency, reliability, and performance of your products.

The more regulated, the larger the volumes and the more complex your products are - the more you will gain.

Medical Devices

Precision by design - where safety meets certainty

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Industrial Products

Built to perform - from first prototype to final assembly

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Automotive

Engineering confidence - at scale and at speed.

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What Engineers Say

“It’s like adding a new tool to my design toolbox - we catch issues sooner and design smarter.”
- Mechanical Design Engineer, Arjo

4.5/5 Overall satisfaction
4.8/5 Skill relevance

We work with the best companies

Why RD8 Academy?

Why Robust Design Training Matter for Your Business

Build products with less problems and more motivation

Poorly controlled variation drives delays, cost overruns and unhappy customers. RD8 Academy gives your team the skills and tools to design right the first time - resulting in predictable quality, faster time-to-market, and fewer warranty costs.

What's In It For You, Your Team, Your Company

For You (Engineer)
Become a trusted robust design expert
Analyse tolerance chains, spot issues early
Practical CAD + RD8 toolbox skills
Build a reputation for reliable, cost-effective design
For Your Team
Common language for variation control
Fewer design loops & rework
Real-life cases & immediate application
Access RD8’s toolbox daily
For Your Company
Lower cost of poor quality
Faster development cycles
Fewer warranty costs
Predictable product quality
Sustainable design reputation

How It Works - Your Robust Design Learning Path

Core Modules
1. Robust Design Introduction
2. Robust Design Foundation
3. Robust Design Specialization
Focus Area
Grasp Robust Design basics, including the RD8 Framework and kinematic design principles.
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Apply the RD8 Framework to real products. Analyze & evaluate mechanical designs to improve robustness and predictability.
Course details
Dive deeper into specific focus areas through targeted sessions on real product challenges  

Specialization Sessions examples:
• DFA — Assembly
• DFM — Manufacturing
• Product Specification
• Advanced Kinematics
• Sealing Design
• Snap Design
• Sheet Metal Design
• Tolerances & GPS
Course details
Target Group
Relevant stakeholders & managers involved in development and manufacturing of products or production equipment.
Core engineering & development teams designing and dimensioning products, modules, and parts.
Specialist engineers and key development staff tackling advanced product design issues.

Want to benefit from Robust Design?

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