Products in every domain needs to be cost competitive in the market. End users need more features at low cost in products they are buying. Most of our customers have their products in market since long but in current scenario they are losing market because their products are not cost effective though they are reliable. NNTS help customers in reducing product cost through proper analytical methodology maintaining the reliability of the product while enhancing the features.
- Understand Product:
- Functionality and Features
- Design – electronics and mechanical parts, interfaces, etc.
- Compliance
- Manufacturing process
- Competitors products
- List out design areas for cost improvements
- BOM Analysis:
- Perform part level analysis of complete product
- Analyse necessity of each part
- Analyse material of each part
- Identify parts for elimination or searching low cost alternates
- Function Vs Cost Analysis:
- Identify all functions of the product
- Sort out functions unnecessary/unused for the product
- Prepare list of parts getting eliminated due to removal of any functionality
- Design Alternatives:
- Identify design sections for replacing with low cost option
- List out design sections possible for replacement with low cost OTS items
- Evaluation:
- Evaluate selected design options for meeting existing functionality
- Analyse any effect on performance / reliability of the product
- Redesign:
- Update existing electronics design – schematics & PCB Layout
- Update Firmware if any
- Update existing mechanical design – CAD models and drawings
- Prototyping:
- Create prototypes for updated electronics PCB and mechanical parts
- Assembly the complete product with new parts
- Testing:
- Functional and Integration testing of the redesigned product
- Compliance testing
- Reliability testing
- Production:
- Transfer updated manufacturing files to manufacturing house
- Updated Firmware if any
- Updated test fixture designs