Avoid the Costly Production Surprise With DFM & Product Validation
A working prototype proves an idea. It does not prove that hundreds of units can be assembled consistently, tested efficiently, and supported in the field. SDI helps review product designs for manufacturing, assembly, testability, and verification before production commitments become expensive.
Manufacturing-Ready Engineering
Can a supplier build your product repeatedly—not just once?
A design may work in the lab but require awkward assembly, custom handwork, fragile tolerances, or hard-to-source parts. SDI helps identify design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-assembly (DFA) risks involving mechanical parts, electronics, cables, materials, and test access.
The objective is to reduce unnecessary variation, rework, and production uncertainty before ordering tools or a larger build.
Product engineering and design reviews are available at $35/hour for defined work.
Verification Before Scaling
Which failures will the first production units reveal?
Validation planning can include a requirements-to-test matrix, tolerance and fit checks, electrical and thermal measurements, vibration or environmental testing, firmware stress tests, and pre-compliance EMC review where relevant. Product-specific certification or laboratory testing is planned separately.
Engineering validation (EVT), design validation (DVT), and production validation (PVT) checkpoints can help establish what evidence is needed before a product moves forward.
Built and Tested With Intent
Where do manufacturing-readiness reviews create value?
Solve the production bottlenecks that prototypes usually hide.
DFM & DFA Reviews
MAKE ASSEMBLY PRACTICAL
Assess part count, tolerances, material choices, assembly steps, serviceability, and likely production constraints.
Design for Test
FIND DEFECTS EARLIER
Plan test points, fixtures, measurement procedures, acceptance limits, and traceable results where appropriate.
Validation Evidence
MAKE GATES CLEAR
Map requirements to tests, document issues and revisions, and define criteria for the next product stage.
From Design Review to Factory Handoff
How do you hand a product to a manufacturer without losing control?
SDI can organize revision-controlled CAD, drawings, PCB fabrication data, firmware versions, BOMs, assembly instructions, and test expectations for manufacturing partner review. For connected devices, security provisioning, update strategy, and diagnostic data can be part of product-release planning.
We support engineering and readiness coordination; independent test laboratories, certification bodies, and manufacturing partners complete activities appropriate to their roles.