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MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES

Select the right process around the real engineering constraint.

Geometry, material, tolerance, surface, quantity, inspection and destination determine the route — not a generic process label.

ENGINEERING / PROJECT STAGES

Choose the next engineering decision.

A research result, a prototype and a production release answer different questions. Agree the evidence needed before moving to the next stage.

Research & feasibility

Prepare

Start with the function, operating conditions, constraints and unknowns. A finished drawing is not required to describe the problem.

Agree the result

Define the hypothesis, options and test plan. Record assumptions and a decision to continue, revise or stop.

Describe a research task

Prototype & testing

Prepare

Identify the version, material, quantity and what the sample must prove: fit, motion, strength or process suitability.

Agree the result

Agree measurable acceptance criteria before the build. Record test conditions, results, deviations and the next revision.

Describe a prototype

Pilot & production

Prepare

Use an identified drawing revision, agreed BOM, critical dimensions, inspection plan and target batch size.

Agree the result

Review first-article evidence and deviations before batch release. Confirm scope, lead time and commercial terms separately.

Describe a production task

A concept or simulation supports a decision. Production requires the applicable engineering review and an explicit release of the agreed revision.

ENGINEERING GATES

Speed without hiding manufacturing risk.

Agree technical, quality and commercial checkpoints before moving into execution.

01

Input quality

Confirm files, revision, application and unresolved assumptions.

02

Manufacturability

Review geometry, material, tooling and process-specific limits.

03

Quality plan

Define inspections, records, acceptance and exception handling.

04

Commercial release

Confirm scope, quantity, terms and schedule before commitment.