Product Design Acronyms
As with any industry there are a lot of technical terms used on a daily basis in the world of product design and innovation development. So we thought it would be a handy resource to produce a list of the most common acronyms we use here at LUMA.
DESIGN PROCESS
CAD (computer aided design / drafting)
CAM ( computer aided manufacturing)
IP (intellectual property)
MVP (minimum viable product)
PD (product development)
PDS (Product design specification)
POC (proof of concept)
POS (point of sale)
R&D (research & development)
AI (Artificial intelligence)
AR (Augmented reality)
XR (External reality)
UI (user interface)
UX (user experience)
GA (Generally Assembly)
CMF (Colour material finish)
FEA (Finite element analysis)
3D PRINTING
FDM (fused deposition modeling)
SLA (stereo lithography)
SLS (selective laser sintering)
RP (rapid prototype)
MJF (Multi jet fusion
JOB IDENTIFICATION
ID (industrial design)
ME (mechanical engineering)
PM (project / program management)
CEO (Chief executive officer)
CTO (Chief technology officer)
PR (Public relations)
HR (Human resources)
DESIGN PROCESS
CAD (computer aided design / drafting)
CAM ( computer aided manufacturing)
IP (intellectual property)
MVP (minimum viable product)
PD (product development)
PDS (Product design specification)
POC (proof of concept)
POS (point of sale)
R&D (research & development)
AI (Artificial intelligence)
AR (Augmented reality)
XR (External reality)
UI (user interface)
UX (user experience)
GA (Generally Assembly)
CMF (Colour material finish)
FEA (Finite element analysis)
MATERIALS
ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer)
HDPE (high-density poly-ethylene)
LDPE (low-density poly-ethylene)
PA (poly-amide)
PE (poly-ethylene)
PET/PETE (poly-ethylene terephthalate)
PLA (poly-lactic acid), a starch based, compostable plastic
PP (poly-propylene)
PS (poly-styrene)
PVC (poly-vinyl chloride)
FOT (First off the tool)
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
BLE (BlueTooth low energy)
GPS (global positioning system)
IoT (internet of things)
LCD (liquid crystal display)
LED (light e-emitting diode)
LiPo (lithium polymer) battery
NiCd (nickel cadmium) battery
NiMH (nickel metal hydride)
OLED (organic LED)
USB (universal serial bus)
GENERAL STUDIO
COP (Close of Play)
ETA (Estimated time of Arrival)
IMO (In my opinion)
KISS (Keep it simple stupid)
TLDR (Too long, didnt read)
WFH (Work from home)
DM (Direct message)
PM (Private message)
BD (Business development)
DOE (Dependent on experience)
SEO (Search engine optimisation)
YTD (Year to date)