When you work with us to help develop and manufacture your new product in China we follow our own 6-phase NPI process that we’ve developed over the years to be flexible enough to work with many kinds of electro-mechanical products.
Watch this video to learn about the process from our Executive VP, Renaud Anjoran:
Our own 6-phase process has the same principles as the EVT-DVT-PVT steps which are commonly used in electronics manufacturing, for instance, but it is more generic allowing us to cater to a greater number of product types more easily.
The NPI process timeline is outlined here, and you can also see when key product validation testing, such as HALT and Life tests, occur, too.
Agilian’s 6 NPI phases
1. Defining the specifications (high level)
2. Feasibility / Proof of Concept
3. Prototyping
4. Tooling
5. Pre-Production Preparation
6. Production
Why have 6 phases instead of just EVT-DVT-PVT?
We felt the “Product Development” block needed to be broken down (it is split into phases 1-3 in our NPI process).
“Engineering Validation Testing”, “Design Validation Testing”, and “Production Validation Testing” corresponds to our Tooling and Pre-Production phases (4 & 5). The number and size of the builds vary a lot with the expected production volumes, and we have to adjust to that.
“Mass Production” is simply what we call “Production” in phase 6.
Does Agilian do all of the work in every phase when we work together?
When working with us we don’t do all of the work in every phase, it’s a collaborative effort as we’re your contract manufacturer. We are at our best providing feedback and suggestions in phases 1, 2, and 3, and then handling the work in phases 4, 5, and 6. To summarize, typically, most of the work in phases 1 and 2 is done by you. Sometimes we handle phase 3, but it depends on the project.
Next steps…
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