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Robust Design Foundation

Master Robust Design with RD8 Academy.

The Robust Design Foundation Course is the second step in a three-step learning process for mastering Robust Design. The Foundation course is aimed at experienced product engineers and focuses on analysis of mechanical designs to ensure robustness and achieve predictability in your designs.

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Robust Design Foundation

Course Information

This intermediate course equips learners with the necessary tools and techniques to enhance design robustness, focusing on analysis of mechanical designs including kinematics, constraints and system complexities.

Prerequisites: 
Robust Design Introduction

Location: The course can be delivered effectively online, on-site or hybrid.

Duration: 2 training days

People: This course is targeted at key developmental personel and engineers working with mechanical design and dimensioning of products, modules and parts.

Pricing and further practical info can be seen in the pricing table on our RD8 Academy front page.

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Learning Objectives

Conduct a thorough Robust Design analysis, from defining the ideal design to detailed verification.
Learn to manage advanced system complexities in product development.
Gain expertise in handling special kinematic elements to enhance mechanical performance.
Understand the importance of evaluating different product states to improve robustness.
Utilize the RD8 Product Development Platform to analyze and optimize designs.
Identify and address the four types of potential issues, prioritizing critical factors.
Advance to detailed design analysis, refining product robustness at a higher level.
Apply flexibility in functional feature design to increase predictability and adaptability.

Continue Your Learning

The Robust Design Foundation course is the second in a three step learning process to mastering Robust Design. Further courses are offered for engineers to get a deeper understanding and increase robustness in mechanical designs.
The next step in the learning process is a range of different specialization courses for engineers.

The RD8 Software

The RD8 Tolerance Analysis Software is the perfect tool for implementing the Robust Design principles and methods acquired in the Robust Design courses. The software makes complex assemblies easy and manages complicated calculations for you.
RD8 Academy also offers a thorough onboarding course to the use of our software platform.

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