The engineering profession has been one of the most important professions for human beings for centuries. Many of the possibilities we have today are the result of technical studies. But sometimes engineers missing the end of the rope They can take their work to a whole new level.

Translated into Turkish as ‘over-engineering’over-engineeringthe term ‘in its simplest form’over-engineering We can also say.

So what is over-engineering?

While it is possible to realize a product or service with much simpler methods, make it unnecessarily complicated and thus the situation that results in an increase in the price, maintenance costs of the product or service and making it more difficult to use.

of a technical product whether it involves too much engineering We can decide by looking at many factors together, such as purpose of use, shape and duration.

The term overengineering is actually a qualification, not a technical assessment.

So it can differ per situation. A product or service normally has: of the expected features to much more If so, we can say that it is overdeveloped.

Basically over-engineering, which at first glance seems to have both positive and negative results. often stands for negative situations. Because everything that we can call a technical marvel and all kinds of luxury consumer goods has in fact gone through very intensive technical processes.

Today, various and complex buildings, aircraft, ships, computers and similar advanced devices are produced.

Therefore, using over-engineering in positive situations can cause this term to lose its meaning. However, in some sources there are promotions of advanced products a lot of effort has gone into It can be seen that this term is used to show:

One of the industries that uses over-engineering in a negative way is one of the most software industry. When writing the programs that are asked of the programmers, sometimes they can go beyond the scope of the project, take the initiative and think it will bring positive results, and sometimes they go over-engineering. In fact, although the basis of thought is to achieve the best, sometimes added extra Since many features are not needed at all, this can complicate project costs and terms of use.

Now let’s move on to some real examples:

In 2020 British luxury car maker Rolls Royce introduced its ‘Ghost’ model with a new design.

The ‘Ghost’ model was already one of the most luxurious cars of all time and this time it had an extraordinary design element. Extreme silence. The steel chassis in the old generations is made of aluminum that allows less sound through, the use of insulating materials on the doors and windows, the 220 lb (99-100 kg) soundproofing material used on the roof, trunk and especially around the engine of the vehicle, completely in this vehicle. she had made abstract of the external environment.

In this situation, users caused discomfort rather than comfort. Not being able to hear the sounds that can come from outside the cabin in a moving vehicle and hearing even the smallest noises very clearly caused nausea in many users.

The engineers realize the situation as a result of the feedback and will balance the sounds entering the interior. They went for design changes. As a result, Ghost has come to send enough sound to its users to eliminate the harmful factors as opposed to the beneficial ones.

In addition, the famous German tank during the Second World War Tiger 1 It is also described as over-engineering.

It is suggested that the reason for this is that it is very expensive and difficult to manufacture, as well as very difficult to repair in the field when it malfunctions during the war. Although this tank is a very powerful tank that can do great damage to the enemy, the army that has the tank will destroy it if it is not possible to reuse it in a short time when it breaks down during the war. can leave anytime.

In addition, it is possible to see many further developed bottle openers, clothes hangers, juicers, cup holders and similar designs.

An engineer, whether commercially or as a hobby, may attempt to optimize a product for one or more purposes, regardless of the time and effort it takes. Although the resulting product does the desired job very efficiently, much less time, effort and money wasted We can say that this product is overdeveloped because it can do the same job in other products produced.

In summary, overengineering can be used in a positive way to indicate that a lot of effort is put into a product or service, but it can also be used in a negative way. contain properties that are unnecessary and sometimes even harmful used in the meaning.