Discover how these steel storage containers provide secure, durable, and versatile storage solutions for various industries.
Read More3 Essential Phases for Product Engineering
What is Product Engineering?
Product engineering is the full process of developing a product from the initial design to the final manufacturing stage. In addition, there are other important factors involved in the process of product engineering like dealing with issues of cost, quality, performance, and user features.
There are quite a few steps to cover for product engineering, but in this article we will focus on the 3 most important phases for a successful project build.
1. Product Design & Development
Initially, when commencing a new project you typically have requirement specifications to fulfill from the customer. For this reason, the product engineering team must develop feasible solutions for the problems that occur on this project.
Once the solution is confirmed and agreed by the customer, a design is produced to visually prove and show how the product will work and how it will benefit them. After, a fully detailed concept print is created to provide the manufacturing team with all the details and instructions for efficiently building this product.
2. Product Testing
In order confirm that the product is fully functional prior to a mass production, a prototype is built for trial and inspection. In the case of returnable packaging, a sample is made to confirm the part fit size along with the overall build structure size. If any errors are found in prototype stage, then changes will be noted and made by the product engineering team (known as a ‘revision’).
A lead time (start to finish timeframe) is provided to the customer so they will get a better understanding of when they will receive the final product. Therefore, the customer can anticipate the product arrival and can schedule their own production with the assumption that the product you provide is essential to their work flow structure.
3. Product Manufacturing
After the prototype is confirmed to be correct and the customer is fully satisfied with the sample, then a mass production takes place to fulfill the order. As the production takes place, updates are provided to the customer in a weekly manner to enable them to keep track of the production schedule.
In conclusion, the process began with the solution, followed by the design and prototype, and finished with the full production run being shipped to the customer in a timely manner.
RECENT ARTICLES
Custom Racks: Tailored Space Saving Solutions
Explore the limitless design possibilities, innovative features, and practical applications of custom racks.
Read More
Material Handling Carts: Navigate Workflow & Maximize Production
Explore the various styles and benefits of material handling carts in optimizing material flow and reducing manual labor.
Read More
PRODUCT ENGINEERING
DESIGN | MANAGE | BUILD
Plexform specializes in returnable packaging and material handling solutions such as custom steel racks and interior bulk container/tote dunnage. Our mission is to reduce transportation costs and product damage by producing custom packaging specifically tailored to each unique part.
Need A Quote?
Contact Us Now For A Free Quote On Any Custom Packaging Product
PRODUCT ENGINEERING
Design engineer cost effective and robust products
CUSTOM FABRICATION
Produce custom designed builds specific to each part
PLEXFORM PACKAGING INC.
