9. PRODUCT
Step 1 – has it been done?
Step 2 – can it be done?
Step 3 – can I do it?
Step 4 – what do people want?
Step 5 – getting it on paper
Step 6 – show me the money !
Step 7 – is my idea worth protecting ?
Step 8 – who will make my prototype ?
Step 9 – do I sell direct ?
Step 10 – testing times
Step 11 – the final product ?
Step 12 – Show me the money ! ( Investors )
Step 13 – Marketing Strategy ?
Step 14 – Organization setup
10. Development Cycle
Concept Research Circuit Design
Packaging & Printed Circuit Design
Prototyping or Trial Production
Design Review
Manufacturing Setup including test Setup
Documentation
Agency Compliance
Follow up Sizing up the task
11. Concept
Idea for a new product,
A variation on an existing product,
The identification of a need for an undefined product
12. Research
Research is to drive realisation of Concept by Identifying
Technology
Finding Methods
People/Company Producing
13. Circuit Design
Creation of Schematic Diagram
BOM generation
Prototyping the functional blocks
Final Integration
14. Packaging &
Printed Circuit Design
Selection of Suitable shape
and size, Mechanical drawing
to be designed using CAD/CAM
Material for Housing based
on application requirement.
PCB is finalised accordingly.
This is final PCB which is easy
to assemble.
15. Prototyping or Trial Production
3D plotting / Hand made prototyping
Post mould production for design and function finalisation
16. Design Review
Evaluation of Prototype for
Function
Appearance
Built- cost reduction / optimisation
possible enhancements to exceed the original goals even marginally
17. Manufacturing Setup including test Setup
Production line for manufacturing
Testing on Line, Calibration and Final Testing of finished product.
Long term testing of each lot of produce.
18. Documentation
Concept
HLDD ( High Level Design Documentation)
Circuit diagrams with functional explanation
Schematics and PCB designs
Parts List / BOM with pricing
Sources of procurement
Mechanical Drawings of the Enclosure
Mould usage documentation
Assembly line documentation
Assembly process and Time Lines
Product Packaging ( Cushions etc.. )
Goal is to Document complete Life cycle and
Production process for enabling any EMS
provider to manufacture the product.
19. Agency Compliance
Agency compliance may be
required by law.
For product liability insurance
coverage.
Agency compliance can cost
several thousand dollars per
agency
Can add months of time to
accomplish.
It is not to be taken lightly or left
as an afterthought.
20. Follow up
The manufacturing facility experience,
The product support data,
The user responses,
Review for the purpose of steering future designs and marketing.
Don't forget this crucial step on the road to improved quality, value, and often lower cost.
21. Sizing up the task
There is
Good, Cheap, and Fast.
You can only have two
of the three at any one time.
If you can buy something, do not build it or anything similar
without some truly overwhelming justification.
Always make a mock up or model, even if it is cardboard with
hand drawn features. It will pay for itself again and again, and
you will learn something crucial each time you build one.