Contract manufacturer selection process
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Map manufacturing requirements to company and product needs, establishment of ranked selection criteria, objective assessment of manufacturer’s abilities, facility tour, recommendations and client executive level presentation.
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Development collaboration
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Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Design for Test (DFT), Design for Reliability (DFR), design of fixtures and methods - including in-process QC, PCBA test (flying probe, ICT, functional), IQ/OQ/PQ, risk management and pFMEA input.
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Design transfer and New Product Introduction (NPI)
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Device Master Record (DMR) – Specifications, instructions and Bill of Materials (BOM), controlled items, engineering change notifications (ECR, ECN, ECO), fixtures, Manufacturing Process Instructions (MPI), pilot builds and scale-up.
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Product safety certification
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Work directly with certification agencies like UL, Intertek, critical components list, specifications, risk management, filling and filing forms, factory inspection.
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Product support
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Support client’s manufacturing for either/both Aproio or client designs, design updates, failure and root cause analysis, engineering changes, and monitor for End-of-life (EOL) components.
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