Leonel Leal

The COVID crisis has necessitated creativity on the part of manufacturing companies. How does a design team validate the design of new parts, create new ones, and make sure that they will work when we can't wait for parts to arrive or meet in person? In this Use Case, you will hear how Whirlpool utilized concurrent engineering the partnership of manufacturing and design to manufacture future products; in this case, a future first-of-its kind Air Purifying Respirator You'll hear about:

·        What tools were used to mock up the design virtually - rapid prototyping, physical mockup, digital 3D build

·        How teams were managed and measured on the virtual work - metric driven progress and feedback loops built into the design process