In the world of product engineering, designing for manufacturability means understanding the needs of each individual project and adapting models, designs, and methods to best suit those needs.
Like many aspects of the product development process, designing for manufacturability requires the collaborative expertise of several engineering disciplines.
Designing for Manufacturability
Aligning Teams
Design and manufacturing engineers must work together in order to maintain the desired aesthetics while simultaneously guaranteeing functionality. Materials experts are then tasked with planning for cost-efficient materials that will get products in the hands of consumers as quickly and easily as possible.
Because of its multidisciplinary nature, designing for manufacturability is as complex a process as it is vital. If any step of the process is not cohesive with the others it can lead to delays, overspending, or in some cases, product failure.
Technology + Expertise
Designing for manufacturability is practically an exact science. Aligning your teams is the first step, but the next is choosing the right machines for production. At ICP, our materials expertise matched with our advanced 3 and 5-axis machines mean that designing for manufacturability is an easier problem to solve than it once was. Even complex product designs can be managed with relative ease thanks to the power of careful programming.
While technology carries a lot of the load during product development, it’s impossible to overstate the necessity of skillful engineers and material experts.
Design for Manufacturability with ICP
At Industrial Custom Products, our designing for manufacturing methods are perfectly catered to save you time, materials, and money during your product development. With our design expertise we can provide the manufacturability feedback your project needs to get off the ground.
Design and Engineering Support
Our professionals can provide expert support and feedback for the design and engineering of your product. As award-winning custom manufacturers, our teams have a deep understanding of how designs on a screen translate to the real-world demands of manufacturing and the market.
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Materials Options and Selection
Select the right materials for your product with help from our materials experts. Through years of real-world experience, we know the unique properties of many materials and how these materials interact over the life of a product. Don’t miss out on the long-view perspective that our materials experts can give you!
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ICP Manufacturability Feedback and Selection
Boost the efficiency of your manufacturing process with feedback from ICP’s manufacturing professionals. Whether you need a current manufacturing process revised or a new process entirely, count on ICP to help you manufacture parts efficiently. Leave as little on the table as possible: grab onto every gram of material and second of time with ICP’s award-winning manufacturing pros!
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peak with an engineer about your project at (612) 781-2255, or request a quote online. You will receive a prompt response.
Industrial Custom Products is a one-stop-shop for custom manufacturing and plastic fabrication, including: prototyping and product development, die cutting and dieless knife cutting, thermoforming and vacuum forming, large part thermoforming, CNC plastic routing, fabrication and assembly and drape forming.
