{"id":8359,"date":"2026-03-20T10:22:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartfactory.lt\/?p=8359"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:22:41","slug":"prototype-validation-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartfactory.lt\/lt\/prototype-validation-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineers Don\u2019t Fear Prototypes, They Fear Being Wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In many discussions with engineering colleagues, a design already exists in a CAD model and the issue has already been identified. \ud83d\udcbb\ud83d\udcd0 However, the first prototype has not yet been created.<\/p>\n<p>Why? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<p>Two concerns appear simultaneously.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First, there is the concern over spending money on a part that does not work. \ud83d\udcb8\u2699\ufe0f<\/li>\n<li>Secondly, there is concern over how the prototype will negatively reflect on the team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Consequently, teams continue to have discussions, run simulations, conduct internal reviews, and iterate in CAD \u2013 however, the answer to their question is what would have been discovered the fastest with the creation of a prototype.<\/p>\n<p>The actual validation of a design happens when the team can physically touch the prototype, conduct physical tests, and integrate the prototype into the assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Once they can do this, their uncertainty disappears. The design becomes tangible, and thus all design problems become apparent \u2013 and ultimately, the solutions become obvious.<\/p>\n<p>After the first prototype, teams typically experience no hesitation, and their level of confidence increases exponentially. \ud83d\udcc8\ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n<p>The greatest impediment to innovation is rarely a byproduct of technology, but rather simply taking the first step.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In many discussions with engineering colleagues, a design already exists in a CAD model and the issue has already been identified. \ud83d\udcbb\ud83d\udcd0 However, the first prototype has not yet been created. Why? \ud83e\udd14 Two concerns appear simultaneously. First, there is the concern over spending money on a part that does not work. \ud83d\udcb8\u2699\ufe0f Secondly, there [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Prototype Validation in Engineering | Brand<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover how prototype validation in engineering turns ideas into real solutions, increases confidence, and accelerates innovation.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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