3. A comprehensive approach tailored to the specific needs of very small businesses

In addition to the general rules of design, such as the right assessment of the requirements to be met, successful use of TPEs requires that each problem be considered in its entirety, in order to take full advantage of their qualities and obviate their drawbacks.

The final design (figure 5 ) must be the result of iterations that take into account :

• how the TPE can be integrated into the production chain of the final device...