InfoLog has implemented a new product introduction (NPI) process to meet customers’ needs. The process has been developed over years of working with new product prototypes and scaling them to production volumes.
Great ideas take their first step towards realization when they are put on paper. Customers may or may not submit their design schematics to the InfoLog NPI team. If the customer does submit schematics, they will be reviewed for potential issues early in the process, before the customer spends valuable time and money for the new product idea.
If the customer needs assistance with the design schematics of the new product concept, InfoLog's design engineers will collaborate with the customer’s engineers. They can then generate designs and PCB board layouts based on the client’s specifications. Our engineers will use state-of-the-art design tools to generate final design files in industry-standard formats.
Bill of Materials and Documentation
A new concept, no matter how promising, will go nowhere if the components cannot be procured in a timely and cost-effective manner. Part of the NPI process is a review of the bill of materials for completeness and accuracy. The process will also check parts’ obsolescence and eliminate long lead times while identifying the most suitable components of the customer’s approved vendor list.
The NPI process includes an analysis of the supply chain. If components can be sourced at a lower cost, the analysis will put forth recommendations for alternate components that will meet, if not exceed, the required specifications. Finally, the NPI process will attempt to identify equipment or production processes that could pose challenges to the completion of the project and make recommendations for workarounds.
Product designers do not perform this task alone. While the idea of a new product may come from a single mind, it takes the cooperation of multiple players to bring these ideas to fruition. This is why EMS Solutions has such a deep commitment to the collaborative process. EMS Solutions builds on the vision and expertise of its customers as well as its own team to produce the most innovative and cutting-edge products available. This burnishes their customers’ brands and allows them to stay highly competitive.
Another key player in the new product design process is the procurement team, which is tasked to deliver all the raw materials and components for production in a timely manner.
The product design team at EMS Solutions works hand-in-hand with the manufacturing experts to develop new product prototypes. The design team also collaborates with the engineering, manufacturing and quality-control team members, as well as the customer’s representatives, to conduct process and equipment validation and seamlessly scale up the prototype to production volume.
Components sourcing
Our purchasing specialists will ensure that components and raw materials are sourced in a timely, cost-efficient manner to guarantee on-schedule production without delays from supply disruptions.
Project Kick-off
InfoLog will manage the various aspects of the project, mobilizing the appropriate expertise and resources to drive the new project from start to finish.
