This article and the subsequent white paper link was written by Mike Keer and the Product Realization Group team. New Product Introduction consists of people, processes and technology, which together provide a formal methodology for a product's transition from engineering design to volume manufacturing. A subset of the product lifecycle process, which covers the entire lifecycle of a product from concept to end of life, NPI's primary focus is on a product's beta, pilot, and general availability (GA) stages. Here are seven best practices for deploying a strong NPI strategy: Use Concurrent Engineering Mitigate Risks Employ Design for Excellence (DFX) Leverage Rapid Prototyping and Accelerated Life Testing Adhere to Agency and Environmental Compliance Requirements Learn from …
Managing Design Risks
Successful new product development (NPD) involves the art of balancing schedules, resources, and costs to enable products that launch on-time, with desired performance and at the right cost. Inevitably, trade-offs and risks must be made along the way. Companies that manage these trade-offs and risks consistently outperform their competitors. On May 17, we created a panel of industry experts to look at how to identify all the risks in development, and shares their knowledge of the latest emerging risks. The panelists offer a variety of perspectives – ranging from Mechanical and Electrical Design, Product Reliability and Parts Fabrication. Practical issues of how upstream design decisions impact downstream performance, quality and costs will be explored. You can download a copy of the …
SMTA Conference on Soldering and Reliability
SMTA Conference on Soldering and Reliability - May 15-18, 2012, Toronto Ops A La Carte's Peter Arrowsmith will be giving a presentation at this conference on "Improving Product Reliability Using Accelerated Stress Testing". For more info, please Contact Us …
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IPC Conference on Test & Inspection
IPC Conference on Test & Inspection - May 15-17, 2012, Costa Mesa, CA Ops A La Carte will be giving a presentation at this conference on "New Techniques for More Effective ESS". Contact Us …
2012 Reliability Symposium
May 7-11, 2012 in Santa Clara, California and via webinar TRACK ONE - DFX TOOLS • Design for Reliability (DfR): May 7-8 • Design for 6 Sigma (DfSS): May 9 • Design for Mechanical Reliability (DfMR): May 10 • Design for Warranty (DfW): May 11 morning • Design for Software Reliability (DfS): May 11 afternoon TRACK TWO - REL TOOLS: ALT/DOE/RCA • Design of Experiments (DOE): May 7-8 • Best Accelerated Reliability Tests (BART): May 9-10 • Root Cause Analysis (RCA): May 11 Each attendee will receive a copy of Mike's book "How Reliability Is Your Product: 50 Ways to Improve Product Reliability" Location: 990 Richard Ave, Suite 101, Santa Clara, CA 95050 and via webinar Price: $1195 for each 2 day course, $695 for each 1 day …