Development - Details

An essential point is the systematic proceeding of development projects which can be described schematically as follows:

Stage 1: Pre Development Stage

• Listing factors influencing the project;
• Preparation and release of the list of requirements for the subassembly (i.e. technical, economic, strategic and logistic requirements);
• Preparation of solution concepts by the means of methodic design;
• Evaluation of solution concepts in FEM-calculations, process-simulations or pilot tests;
• Assessment of technical and economic feasibility of the solution concepts with regard to their compliance with the requirements;
• Preparation of a feasibility study with an estimation of the probability of success.

If the component part / process is estimated as feasable the main development stage follows.

Stage 2: Realization of series production

After the pre development stage the main developments stage starts. The following activities are done:

• Preparation of the action sequence plan;
• Drawing up and release of a list of requirements together with proper test criteria for the product;
• Building of prototypes by rapid-prototyping procedures;
• Definition of specific test procedures;
• Testing of parts;
• Use of numeric simulations in order to improve function of components or the process reliability;
• Definition of purchase specifications.

Closer information on the mentioned points is given here!