Strategic Product Planning
We generate a detailed analysis of your company's current products and/or services, pricing and product mix, product development practices, competitive advantages, and proprietary technology.

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Project Management
• Be the Team Leader and Coordinate Activities
• Establish Goals and Specifications
• Foundation Document / Project Plan
• Outlines Nexgen and Customer Responsibilities
• Scheduling / Timeline / Task Analysis
• Identify and Monitor Costs, Budgets and Invoicing
• Define Lines of Communications / Responsibilities / Chain of Command
• Conduct Design Reviews
• Program Tracking and Reporting
• Review Intellectual Property Issues / Patents Application Preparation
• Early Supplier Involvement
• Summarize Findings and Document Results

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Investigative Design Research
• Understanding the Problem – Identify New Ways of Solving the Problem
• Define End User Needs Analysis – Prepare Questions
• Do Background Research / Review Market Data
• Make Field Observations, Conduct Interviews

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Human Factors / Ergonomics
• User Interface Development
• Button Shapes
• 5th – 95th percentile user analysis

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Industrial Design / Styling
• Identify Users, Environments, and Modes of Operation
• Prepare a Functional Requirements Document or Roadmap (Product Definition)
• Creative Brainstorming – “Blue Sky” Thinking (in-house and/or with customer)
• Concept Generation / Solution Generation
  - Define Intended Use
  - Create Functional Description of Design Alternatives
  - Select Alternative for further development
• Concept Styling / Aesthetics and Photo-Realistic CAD Renderings
• Concept Refinement, Mockups and Study Models
• Prepare Color Studies and Create Product Graphics
• Identify Potential Problems / Opportunities
• Identify Possible Manufacturing Processes

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Models and Prototypes
• Appearance Models - Foam Mockups and Form Studies
• Generate Proof-of Concept / Working Prototypes using CNC, SLA, SLS, and / or FDM processes
• Procure Prototype Tooling

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3D CAD Solid Modeling (SolidWorks and Pro/E)
• Reverse Engineering
• Complex Surfacing
• Inspection and Assembly Fixture Design

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Product Cost Analysis
• Cost Analysis of Material, Components, and Processes

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Manufacturing Liaison
• Tooling and Molding Review
• 1st Article Inspection and review (Approve or Reject)
• Supplier Management

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Product Design Engineering
• Project Task Analysis – Flow Charting if necessary
• Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)
• Identify Areas for Cost Reduction
• Manufacturing Process Evaluation and Selection
• Materials Research, Evaluation, and Selection
• Component Specification, Costing, and Sourcing
• Generate Tolerance Analysis
• Regulatory Compliance (UL, CSA, CE etc..)
• Generate 3D CAD Model Layouts (SolidWorks and Pro/E)
• Create Part Design and Assembly Documentation
• BOM’s (Bill of Materials)
• FEA (Cosmos)
• Mold Flow Analysis
•Transfer to Manufacturing

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Electro-Mechanical Packaging
•Component Sourcing
• PCB Mechanical Layouts / Component Placement
• PCB / Electronics Development thru partners

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Additional Services thru Partners
Embedded systems design
Automated fixture design and development
Motion control applications
Custom board design

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