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Mechanical Engineering and Design Services
Design/Engineering Services
We have experience with product design and development including UL qualification, DFSS, thermal management of electrical components and manufacturing drawings.
We can help with designing for the appropriate manufacturing method, including:
Sheet metal
Injection Mold, MIM
Extruding (plastic and metal)
Machining
Casting
Prototyping Capabilities
Current prototyping capabilities include:
3D Printing (FDM, SLA, TPU)
Limited textile prototyping
Limited laser cutting (plastics, textiles, some wood types)
Process development and improvement
Process Development
When you are launching a new process in your business, it is important to ensure it is documented correctly and that we have a good understanding of upstream and downstream implications. We can help ensure the process you implement yields the results you want and minimizes the ones you don’t. We utilize a variety of techniques from Lean/Six Sigma and other methodologies to develop your process and give you the tools to maintain and track it.
Process Improvement
Do you have a process that is inefficient, costing you money or causing quality issues? These are just a few reasons we need to improve processes. Using Lean/Six Sigma techniques, we can help characterize your process, root cause your challenges and come up with a comprehensive plan to improve.
Product Manufacturing Support
New Product Introduction (NPI)
Whether its upstream support through design for manufacturing (DFM) activities, helping with pilot production or even make versus buy decisions, we have the skills and tools to help. We can also help with identifying the appropriate manufacturing methods for your production volume, maximizing your capital.
Lean Manufacturing
If you are dealing with any of the 7 wastes (or 8 if you include underutilized talent) and need support with lean manufacturing projects or Kaizens, we would love to partner with you. If you are not sure what those wastes are but know you need help, we can teach you about it and help you make improvements.
Manufacturing facility layout/design
Determining where, how and with whom to manufacture is a complicated problem. Setting up a new facility layout or warehouse can feel overwhelming! Let us support your new manufacturing facility development and setup.
Project Management
Implement Project Management Process
If you are looking to streamline or implement project management processes into your new product introduction, sustaining or continuous improvement activities, we can help identify the right tools for your business maturity level. We want to help you strike a balance between process rigor without becoming bureaucratic.
Project management Support
Need help executing on your process improvement plan? We can do that too! Its not just about discovering the challenges and defining the improvements, its about executing on those improvements. We can provide guidance or full project management on your implementations to ensure you and your team yield the best results.
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