Product Design – The Design-To-Cost Aspect

Product Design – The Design-To-Cost Aspect

When it comes to product development, most inventors fail to recognize or overlook the importance of product design. While every phase of the new product development is important, the product design phase is something that requires a little bit more consideration. After all, the outcome of the conceived product predominantly depends upon its product design. Product design also affects the manufacturing costs, and eventually the final price, of the product. For that reason, new product design is one very important stage that every inventor should heed to without fail.

New product design has many aspects, but in this blog, we will shed some light on Design-To-Cost aspect. Design-to-cost or DTC is a methodical approach to designing a product in such a way that the cost of product development and manufacturing is minimum. DTC has many components, but we will list only the main ones and explain how to deal with them during the new product design phase.

Materials

Overuse of material has three severe penalties – increase in material cost, increase in production cost, and increase in ecological footprint. Using the wrong type of material also has the same penalties. For that reason, one has to be very cautious with choosing and using the material. One also needs to be cautious with over-engineering – designing a product to be more complicated than necessary. Over-engineering leads to the overuse of material. Smart product design, computer analysis, and performance tests help choose the right type of material and eliminate the overuse of material, minimizing the overall cost of manufacturing.

Manufacturability

Designing a product by adhering to the principle of “Design for Manufacturability” can drastically reduce the cost of the final product. Design for Manufacturability or DFM in simple terms is designing a product in such a way that it is easy to mass-manufacture. In order to design a product that is easy to manufacture, inventors should involve the manufacturer in the product design phase itself. A product manufacturer’s advice during the product design stage can save drastic design changes as well as money later on.

Labor

For certain products, usually the ones requiring manual assembly, testing, packaging, etc., the cost of labor can be a major overhead. Inventors should not overlook this labor cost. The number of laborers, as well as the labor-time, should be clearly defined and calculated during the product design phase, and the product design should focus to minimize both the number of laborers and labor time required.

Maintenance

Certain products demand regular maintenance, and it costs a lot. A product design company can reduce such a maintenance cost in two ways:

  1. Create a robust product design – the one that demands less maintenance.
  2. Create a maintenance-friendly product design – the one that is easier and faster to maintain.

Quantities

Production quantities have a drastic impact on both the production efficiency and cost. Designing a new product without considering the required quantities might adversely affect the production efficiency, and it also increases the costs. Estimating the product quantities beforehand during the initial research and product design stages can factor towards the reduced final cost of the new product.

Accessories

Most new products have some accessories, like packaging, components, spare parts, user manuals, and so on. All these accessories add costs to the final product’s cost. Inventors should not overlook these accessories and their costs. Some of these accessories directly complement the final product; hence, accessories should be the part of the main product design.

Logistics

If the new product is targeted for the global market, the product’s logistics costs can be significant. The new product’s size, dimension, weight, fragility, storage, and so on could increase the logistics costs. This logistics aspect needs to be considered during the product design phase so that a definitive design and the proper arrangements can be made beforehand.

New product development is challenging, and one of its stages, the new product design, requires considerable consideration. Numerous aspects are involved in new product design, and it is radically tough for inventors to tackle them all on their own. Fortunately for inventors, there are some new product design companies, like GID Development Corporation, that can help address all the product design challenges and assist in launching a new product into the market.

GID Development Corporation is one of the experienced and leading product design companies in California, USA. Utilizing advanced technologies, like Dassault Systèmes’ 3D EXPERIENCE Platform, which includes SIMULIA, SOLIDWORKS, CATIA V6, and other product design and engineering apps, and their in-depth knowledge accumulated over the years, the veterans at GID Development Corporation help inventors with definitive product designs for their conceived products.

Along with new product design, GID Development Corporation also provides a complete product development service, which includes product prototype development, product prototype testing, production tooling development, production setup, manufacturing setup, and everything in between and beyond. Whether it is product design and development of products with imbedded software, products with electronics, medical device products, electromechanical products, generic products, or special-purpose products, GID Development Corporation will definitely “GET IT DONE!”

To learn more about the leading product design company in California, GID Development Corporation, just visit https://www.gidcompany.com/.

GID Development Corporation is currently also offering a free telephonic conference to help answer various product design and development-related questions. Any inventor who is interested can just call Jim Grimes, one of the veterans at GID, at 714-323-1052 between 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST.

Engineers who can Help Bring your Product Concept to Reality

Engineers who can Help Bring your Product Concept to Reality

Product development, especially for a budding inventor, can certainly be a daunting task. It is very important that you, as an inventor, get in touch with the right engineers in order to breathe life to your product. However, oftentimes, it can be very confusing what kind of engineers you require in order to develop your revolutionary product.

Normally, it will be in your best interest to approach a good product development company that has multiple engineers with different skill sets on board. The reason for this is that your breakthrough product could be anything – an electromechanical product, a product with electronics, medical device product, or a product with imbedded software. Now, developing such products will require different engineers and not just one kind of engineers.

Here are some of the common engineers whom you should be able to find in a good product development company that you may decide to hire.

Industrial Engineer

If your potential product needs a custom plastic case, then industrial engineers are the ones who will help. Most inventors delay taking the assistance of an industrial engineer because they somehow work out with a stock, off-the-shelf case for their products. Unfortunately, such products, in most cases, fail to make an impact because they lack aesthetics and ergonomics. Off-the-shelf cases neither provide aesthetics, nor ergonomics. They are just plain old cases.

Industrial engineers can help with the ideal product design. Whether your product is too complex mechanically or too elaborate electronically, they can help create a suitable case for your product, which has excellent aesthetics and ergonomics.

If your product is too simple, mechanically or electronically, then you can get the case designed by a 3D modeler. Using a computer-aided industrial design software application, like Dassault Systèmes’ CATIA, a 3D modeler can help create detailed designs of a case, for your product. You can then take these detailed designs to a good plastic product manufacturer who can help bulk manufacture the product cases.

Electrical Engineer

If you are developing a product with electronics, electromechanical product, or a product with imbedded software, you will need the assistance of good electrical engineers. Electrical engineering is a broad field; hence, it will be a good idea to go to a product development company that has several electrical engineers with different skill sets. An electrical engineer, who can work on a high-voltage system cannot work on portable devices! Similarly, an electrical engineer, who can design schematics and PCB layouts for products with imbedded software will have difficulty programming a microcontroller for those products; it actually requires a software engineer with specialization in electronics to program a microcontroller for products with imbedded software.

Some electrical engineers specialize in analog design while others specialize in digital design. You might be able to find engineers specializing in multiple disciplines, but such professionals are very rare! Therefore, get in touch with a good product development company that has on board a handful of electrical engineers with specialization in different electrical engineering disciplines.

Mechanical Engineer

If your product has moving parts, mechanical engineers can help you design and develop that product. Similar to electrical engineering, mechanical engineering is a broad field. In fact, it is the broadest field of engineering. Mechanical engineering involves the application of mechanics, material science, kinematics, structural analysis, and thermodynamics to name a few. No single mechanical engineer has the skills to apply all these core concepts. For that reason, hire a product development company that has several mechanical engineers on board.

Aside from these, there are biomedical engineers who help with the design and development of medical device products, biomechanics engineers who help with the design and development of sports products, manufacturing engineers who help with the design and development of machines, tools and equipment, power engineers who help with the design and development of high-voltage power systems, and many more.

With it comes to new product development, it is always a good idea to go to an eminent product development company that has on board a good team of engineers having specialization in different engineering fields.

If you are in search of such a product development company, then look no further than GID Development Corporation. A leading product development company in California, USA, GID Development Corporation provides A – Z services, from new product design to taking the new product to the consumers and everything in between. They have an experienced in-house team of engineers, product designers, and other professionals that can help bring any product concept to reality.

Learn more about GID Development Corporation by heading over to their website https://www.gidcompany.com/.

Currently, the leading product development company in the US, GID Development Corporation is offering a free 15-minute telephonic consultation with one of the veteran industrial engineers, Jim Grimes. You can call Jim at 714-323-1052 between 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST.

8 Steps to Take your New Product Idea from Concept to Consumers

8 Steps to Take your New Product Idea from Concept to Consumers

steps involved to bring a simple product idea to life and take it to the market, i.e. to the intended consumers. If you are an innovator with a solid new product idea, wanting to materialize your brilliant product concept, then here are 8 steps that you need to heed and follow.

Step 1: New Product Concept

This step usually consists of rough sketches of your new product idea. If you have not put your product idea or thought, on the papers yet, then you should immediately do so. Doodle rough sketches of your concept. Along with sketches, it will be very helpful to furnish some information about your product. Write down what your product is, what features it will have, how the consumers will use it and so on. If you have knowledge of computer, then prepare the rough sketches and note down the info about your product in a good computer application.

Step 2: Extensive Research

After drawing rough sketches and writing down info about your intended product, you might now have a good overall idea about the new product. Now perform a market research: is there any demand for your new product? Whether any similar product or products exist in the market? If similar products exist, how is your new product going to be better? What region will be profitable? You need to answer such questions in order to create and launch a successful new product.

Step 3: New Product Design Development

After gathering valuable info from an extensive market research, you can proceed to develop feasible product designs for your new product. New product design can be complicated; you need to answer several questions in order to create a viable product design for your new product:

  • What are the functions of my products?
  • Will it withstand rough use?
  • Will it be re-usable?
  • Can the product be developed at a reasonable price?
  • For mass manufacturing, will the manufacturing process be easy? Does the product contain multiple parts?
  • What will be the quality of the product?
  • From which materials can the new product be made?

All these questions and more need to be answered while creating new product designs for your product.

Step 4: New Product Prototype Development

When you get a viable product design, you can then proceed to create prototypes based on the design. A prototype is the first tangible form of your new product idea. You can see it, touch it and actually feel it. A product prototype can be as simple or as complex as you want. With a product prototype, you can actually get a complete picture of your new product. It also helps attract potential stakeholders, and eventually, the capital that is needed for mass manufacturing. Product prototype development in the past was expensive; however, with the advent of new technologies, for instance, Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform, New product prototype development is now cost-effective.

Step 5: Testing & Feedback

This is a very important step. Once you have a solid product prototype, you can perform various tests on it. Test it to see whether it works the way it is intended to work. You can also test its sturdiness. After testing the prototype, give it to a group of potential consumers and see how the consumers react. The group of potential consumers will also give valuable feedback, which you can implement before developing and launching the final product. If certain tests fail, or if there are certain features that need to be added, you can go back to Step 3 and Step 4. Thereafter, you again need to perform Step 5. You need to keep on doing this until you achieve a well-accepted product prototype.

Step 6: Mass Manufacturing

Once you have a well-accepted product prototype, which has passed tests and has all the features that the potential consumers had suggested, you can proceed to mass manufacturing. For mass manufacturing, you can go to an already established manufacturer, or you can set up your own production facility; it all depends on the capital you have.

Step 7: Quality Test, Packaging, and Branding

The final product needs to pass through various quality tests. The final product should be flawless in terms of quality, design, and functionality. While the final product is going through quality tests, you need to come up with suitable packaging for the product. You cannot simply give a bare product to the consumers. You need to have a proper package for your product. Along with the packaging, you also need to develop a brand name of your product. You need to come up with unique, enticing logos for your product. Further, you also need to develop certain promotional items for your new product. Advertising and publicity are also necessary in order to let the consumers know about your new product.

Step 8: Launch

Finally, it is time to launch the product in the market. By now, you will already have enough stock of your product. Arrange for the proper channels for your product distribution. You will also need to arrange or set up proper outlets where you can sell your product.

Well, that is it. These are the steps that you need to heed and follow to bring a new product of your own into the market. Mind well, these steps may look simple, but they are not. It requires considerable time, effort and resource. While you can do these all on your own, there are certain product design and product development companies that can help you out. For instance, GID Company can help you materialize your idea, and also help take your new product to the potential consumers.

GID Company is a product design and product development company based in California, USA. They have numerous years of experience in new product design and product development. Whether it is new electromechanical products, medical device products, products with electronics, products with imbedded software, or any other types of products, GID Company can design, develop, and deliver it to the market.

GID Company is also offering a free 15-minute telephone conference with one of the product design and development veterans, Jim Grimes. You can call Jim at 714-323-1052 between 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST.

Industrial Product Design and Development Services, USA

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So, you just had your eureka moment? Do you believe your concept can really stir the market in your favor? Are you really planning to design and develop the new product? Are you in search of an American product design and development company? If your answer to all these questions is “Yes”, then congratulations, you have landed on the right place.

We are the GID Development Corporation, an American Product Design and Development Company, helping small, mid-sized and large companies create new products that can escalate their profit margin as well as enhance their brand presence, globally. We know that the process of new product development starts as an idea or an improvement in the concept of an existing product (in terms of features and appearance). However, manufacturing a new product is a complicated job and not everyone’s cup of tea. To come up with the new product that can stir the market in your favor, you need a comprehensive analysis report of your targeted market and a potent product development strategy.

Flawless Product Design Service

Based in California, the GID Development Corporation is an established product design and manufacturing company with more than four decades of industry experience. During our journey, we have worked with businesses belonging to different industries such as healthcare, automotive, lifestyle, plastic products, and sporting goods to name a few. A sound team of qualified and experienced product designers and engineers make us stand above the ordinary service providers in the market. We have a team of highly qualified, experienced, and creative product designers who strive for nothing but the best.

Our product designers continuously explore the product development industry to offer solutions that are far superior to ordinary solutions available in the market. Our team of product designers can carry out a wide variety of functions, based on the existing industry trend, competition and research.

Product Development Services

At the GID Development Corporation, we have a strong team of product engineers and project managers that include electronic and software engineers, mechanical engineers, researchers, prototyping experts, and industry specialists, who lead our product development projects from the front. Our thorough, statistics-based development services are designed to deliver products that are customers centric, without exceeding the timeframe and defined budget.

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When designing and manufacturing a new product, it is necessary that we stay focused and proactive so that our efforts result in a rewarding new product. A proactive approach from the very beginning can save time and money.

If you had that eureka moment, and if you wish to bring your concept to life, then we welcome you to share your ideas with us. For product design and development services Call Jim at 714-323-1052

Need Help in Automotive Product Design in the USA? Industrial Product Designers are Just a Call Away

Automotive Product Design USA

Rapid globalization can be tagged as one of the reasons behind the unmatched and unstoppable success of the automotive industry. Other reasons that can be held responsible for the growth of the automotive industry are the availability of strong communication mediums and powerful interconnectivity between the continents. All these and many other factors have united in making the automotive industry as one of the most rewarding one in the 21st century. But, what this growth has to do with the product design and development industry?

Well, it has to. Due to flourishing automotive industry, the department of product design and development of an automotive organization is under immense pressure to deliver new product design to reduce the overall development cost, improve margins and reduce time-to-market for new products. Mounting product complexity forces OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) to strive for more flexible and modular platforms. Eventually, this has encouraged OEMs, suppliers, as well as product manufacturing companies to concentrate on innovative ways of engineering their products.

Being an entrepreneur belonging to the automotive industry, you might be aware that product design is at the core of the new product development and the level of challenges that lie within the industry. Interestingly, in the era of new connected technologies, product design is redefining itself, turning into multi-dimensional while adhering to ever stringent regulatory guidelines. Because of the complex nature of the products required by the customers, the field of product design has become more challenging and demanding than ever. The revolutionary trend is being witnessed across the entire automotive industry, and as a result of which, many automotive organizations find it arduous to handle the entire product design process on their own.

Sometimes due to work overload or sometimes due to lack of skilled resources and equipment, automotive organizations are forced to either pause or stop their new product development process. In such a critical scenario, a product design and manufacturing company, such as the GID Development Corporation, comes to the rescue. An automotive organization can easily find and hire the services of a product design company to do the needful. However, while hiring a product design company, the experience of a company and the ability of its automotive product design team to handle essential product development cycles, including product strategy and portfolio planning, concept design and in-depth engineering, product benchmarking, design simulations, telematics, infotainment and much more, should be the matter of concern.

At the GID Development Corporation, we believe that the growing automobile industry presents significant growth opportunities that can benefit both – a product design company and an automotive organization. Being a market leader in innovation and technology, the GID Development Corporation has facilitated many organizations in achieving significant breakthroughs in product engineering. Whether it is aerospace, healthcare or lifestyle industry, GID has worked with many OEMs. Automotive product design and development is at the core of GID; hence, we passionately offer high-value automotive designing and engineering solutions at competitive costs. With our skills, we help organizations reduce their overall engineering costs as well as product development time.

Here is how we can help you with our exclusive automotive product design services.

  1. We can help you in developing a lean product manufacturing process
  2. We can help you with our product engineering design services
  3. We have skilled resources for automotive electronics engineering services
  4. We have experienced resources for automotive product testing & validation services
  5. When stuck, we can help you formulate a product strategy and also help with product planning (Advisory Services)
  6. We have experience in material applications and engineering technology and process development.

Our automotive product design services for our clients are not limited to the above-mentioned services. When it comes to customer satisfaction, we leave no stone unturned and go beyond every boundary. We offer end-to-end services in automotive engineering product development life-cycles, such as concept development, design development, product verification, manufacturing verification, and value engineering.

If you are looking for a product design company in the USA, then feel free contact us with your concepts or queries. With GID’s world-class Automotive Product Design and Engineering Solutions, together, we can take your product to the next level. For more information, give us a call at 714-323-1052 or contact us https://www.gidcompany.com/contact-us/.

Best Product Design and Manufacturing Company in the USA You Can Count on

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As an entrepreneur, do you feel that you are losing your business ground, your customers, and eventually your profit to your competitors just because you are not able to manufacture products that meet your customers’ requirements? If “YES”, don’t Sweat It; come to the GID Development Corporation, as we can help.

We are an American Product Manufacturing Company based in California with a deep core of knowledge and experience with hundreds of custom product development solutions designed, prototyped, tested, and developed for our clients based in the USA and even beyond the international boundaries. What makes us special is our sustained experience working with different business entities and a solid understanding of their requirements that have allowed our company to continually evolve for the last four decades. If you have any questions related to new product development, design, or prototype, then talk to our experts at 714-323-1052 or drop us your queries at https://www.gidcompany.com/contact-us.

As a product design and development company based in California, GID’s expertise stems from an system of continuous learning blended with a dedication to excellence. We keep on evolving and continuously explore new technologies and opportunities so that we don’t let our clients down in any aspects of engineering. We are a friendly bunch of product designers, product engineers, and product analysts, passionately working together to make our clients successful and wealthy by manufacturing customer-centric products for them. We are one of the most reliable, technically upgraded, and affordable product development companies based in the United States you can count on.

When it comes to custom product design and development, we are always unique with our approaches owning to the fact that every concept is unique by itself. At GID, we have an amazing in-house capability to go from idea to product specification, to design, to manufacturing and assembly. Skilled and qualified professionals, most advanced designing software and manufacturing tools, and more than four decades of industry experience are some of the aspects that make us stand apart and above the ordinary product manufacturing companies in the market. Additionally, we have a habit of keeping our clients engaged during the entire product development lifecycle to ensure that the final product is precise, as per the requirements, and at the same time obeying all the industry standards.

Our product design and manufacturing services are highly flexible and tangible in their nature; hence, they can be easily personalized to develop new products that your customers will love and buy. Moreover, our time–proven design and development process can be tailored to our clients’ specific project’s requirements and uniqueness. GID ensures delivery of custom products designed to meet our client expectations each and every time. Our product design, prototype development, and manufacturing processes ensure a series of checks and balances with validation and verification of design and performance.

The GID Development Corporation delivers sophisticated solutions while cutting costs, reducing risk, and driving growth. Until today, GID has experience of working with hundreds of businesses around the world, including automotive, industrial equipment, aerospace and defense, high tech and electronics, retail, consumer, and healthcare devices. With GID, you can exploit and cultivate your best product ideas in an increasingly smart and connected world. If you believe that your business is stagnant or its growth is blocked, contact GID at https://www.gidcompany.com/, as we guarantee you to deliver practical solutions that will help you achieve and sustain a long-term success.