Concept development of an integrated coffee brewer

The project was carried out for the Bachelor Degree of Science in Innovation and Design Engineering, performed at Karlstad's university. The contractor 3TEMP develops high-quality equipment for the professional coffee market. They now want to develop a home product and take a step into the consumer market. 3TEMP has its own patented process and accompanying technical units that need to be complimented with a concrete concept. The project has followed an engineering approach and started with a project plan containing timetable, organization, risk assessment and file management. The project consisted of the phases: planning, preliminary study, product specification, concept generation and evaluationas well as layout design. A product specification was created, based on the results of the preliminary study, which satisfies the user's wishes and needs as well as the client's requirements. According to the preliminary study, the user wants a product that is stylish, fast as well as easy to understand with smart solutions for everyday life. A trend analysis was carried out concerning kitchens and kitchen appliances, showing that multitoned kitchens in varying colors, materials and motifs are the new ones that are sought after. Installation possibilities have been investigatedand used as a starting point in the concept generating process were the product specification was used as a check list to screen invalid ideas. The resulting concepts were further screenedby two different methods, first an elimination matrix and then a relative decision matrix. The contractor made the final decision. The concept was further developed through sketching where it was given a form, a set of buttons and a display. The sketches was concretized in CAD and rendered as high resolution images