Sensor Development Process
Our well tried, structured process ensures that our best available skills are brought to bear on your opportunity, that you are fully involved at all times and that management control is applied to ensure that cost and time targets are met.
The 5-stage ‘Design Factory’ approach has proved highly successful at meeting the complex and changing needs of the many industries that we serve. World class product developers rely on our timely and cost-effective excellence to help maintain their competitive edge.
The Design Factory Process is a team-based approach modeled after the automotive Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) system developed by Ford, Chrysler, and GM. The Design Factory process is broken into phases. Each phase is completed with a successful Tollgate Review:
- Phase Zero – Project Kick Off
- Phase One – Design
- Phase Two – Prototype Build & Design Validation
- Phase Three – Production Launch
- Phase Four – Stable Production
The goal of the Design Factory’s methodical approach is to manage design efforts to minimize cost and lead-time and meet or exceed the required quality levels.
The Design Factory methodology emphasizes the importance of choosing the appropriate organization structure, ensuring that the customer’s needs are understood, appreciating the economics of the project, using the correct tools, and employing the right controls. It is very much a team process, dividing the project into manageable tasks and learning from past mistakes and successes.
Click on the links below to see each stage of the sensor development process at Hamlin.