Product Development Engineering:

Product development engineering consists of accounting of constraint specifications in the design of equipment that carries out required functions. Few variables that are considered in the design of equipment: Magnitude of function Power input Operational durations Material properties Economic viability Environment of usage Quality certification

The marketing team specifies the requirements of the function.

Initiation Data collection Product specification Project plan Requirement analysis

Project plan consists of the following:

Deadline Cost Environment Certification Logistics

In any design process a prototype of the device is made prior to initiation of lot production. A prototype is useful in the following ways:

Dimensional characteristics are checked and validated Aesthetic appeal of the design is noted. Assembling and disassembling procedures are checked. Serviceability of the device is assayed. Functional characteristics are tested for approval.
The production department conducts the production feasibility which is based upon the manufacturing capabilities of the industry and the accuracy of the quality determination procedures the organization follows.

Redesign is iterated till the function , production, and quality measurement capabilities of the organization is in tune with the design.

Validation:
Validation is an important process in a design procedure. If the intended functions are carried out the product is validated. The warranty is issued accordingly based on the results of the validation process carried out on lots and sometimes individual products.

Tooling:
Tooling is done by the manufacturing engineering department. The economic viability of a tool to produce the design that has been validated is considered as a factor that is taken into account in the redesigning of a device.

Pilot lot:
Job orders are given to various companies and further orders to a company are assured by the quality of the first lot dispatched. The first lot dispatched which is generally small in number is known as the pilot lot. A verification followed by validation process is then employed by the company which has placed an order. The result of this process decides the awarding of

contract of production to the company that has produced the pilot lot.

Field testing:
The prior process to introduction of the product is field testing. Results of this testing are used to redesign the device. Innovation is carried out by understanding the causes of failure of previous variants.