Adrian and Andrew Amirnovin, Sofeast’s reliability expert and our head of New Product Development, return and explore component selection (especially for electronics). This is just one piece of the manufacturing puzzle, but if you get it wrong it will come back to bite you! Luckily, Andrew is here to walk you through 18 steps that will help you choose components that fit the bill.
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Episode sections
- 00:00 – Greetings and introducing today’s topic.
- 01:17 – What is the component selection process and where does it occur during New Product Introduction?
- 04:20 – The component selection steps:
- 1. Define your Requirements
- 2. Select the Key Components
- 06:02 – 3. Analyze the Operating Environment/s
- 06:34 – 4. Identify Critical Parameters per component
- 10:04 – 5. Source the Components
- 15:26 – 6. Consider the Supply Chain
- 16:53 – 7. Check for Obsolescence
- 17:34 – 8. Analyze costs
- 21:01 – 9. Selecting Components of the right Reliability and Quality
- 24:53 – 10. Purchase Second-Source Components
- 26:28 – 11. Component Database
- 29:08 – 12. Design for Excellence, especially DFM
- 30:54 – 13. Compliance and Standards
- 33:49 – 14. Simulating and Prototyping the Product
- 35:14 – 15. Documentation and Record-Keeping
- 38:12 – 16. Design Reviews
- 41:13 – 17. Lock the Bill of Materials (BOM)
- 44:45 – 18. Pilot Run
- 45:59 – Wrapping up.
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- Get help to develop your new product and bring it to mass production from our experienced engineers who work with you to guide you and provide expertise where you need it: New Product Introduction support from Sofeast
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