Back in the 1970s, we were content enough to sit in front of our black and white televisions where we had to physically leave our seats to approach the set in order to switch channels. Nowadays, that concept is so far removed from the current youth of today, who are used to watching everything in colour, at break-neck speed and on every digital device they can get their hands on. Those bygone days did seem simpler for those children growing up in that era, who, at that time, only had the choice of three stations.
But technology and engineering have, quite rightly, moved forward with new innovations and consumer demands which do not stand still. But does that mean that things are more clearly cut or black and white? We believe that pretty much everything in engineering is most definitely not straightforward. It is merely the result of good solid engineering practices which make complex situations more simplistic. Thus it is the role of the design engineer, to produce a design which not only makes sense to those who are responsible for the assembly of the product, but additionally the end user who has to find it perfectly operational when performing a function or task.
So, just like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz when she leaves behind the black and white of Kansas and arrives in the Technicolor land of Oz, with her dazzling ruby slippers, we too appreciate that, in engineering, not everything is all black and white.
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