As soon as you have a drawing or at least a general idea of the product you need, we can help with the product design. Especially if the product can be produced using pressing technology, a few things should be considered in the product design from the very start.
Choosing the right material is important to success, as the material affects, among other things, the formability, durability, and price of the product. In addition, it is important to know the intended use of the product and the operating environment. You should also remember that the material properties vary with thickness and weight.
Choosing the manufacturing technology is a key design step
Volumes and post-processing stages affect the methods which can be used to manufacture the product. For our customers, choosing the most reliable and cost-effective manufacturing technology is very important.
We sometimes suggest structural changes to products before production. If a press tool cannot be used or is unnecessarily expensive because of some design solution, we will propose alternatives to the customer. This way, the customer can save significantly on tool and manufacturing costs.
Prototyping is a design stage which we use to test the hypotheses. If prototyping identifies issues that should be rectified before mass production, time and money will be saved in tool design and manufacture.