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The term “design” has many connotations. Essentially it is the process of devising a product that fulfills as completely as possible the total requirements of the user, while satisfying the needs of the fabricator in terms of cost effectiveness (return on investment). Basically design is the mechanism whereby a requirement is converted to a meaningful plan such as summarized in Fig. 5-1.
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Rosato, D.V., Rosato, D.V., Rosato, M.G. (2000). Fundamentals of Designing Products. In: Rosato, D.V., Rosato, D.V., Rosato, M.G. (eds) Injection Molding Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4597-2_5
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