Project management & engineering
At the beginning, we take note of your needs and requirements in a joint workshop and create a common understanding of your problem. We set goals and interim goals and define in a plan how and when we will achieve them. We communicate our project plan regularly and transparently with you. During this time, the ongoing development documentation grows into a complete and comprehensive final report.
Product development
Creativity techniques for innovative ideas, physical and digital mock-ups to evaluate the resulting solutions and an agile stage-gate process. This enables us to achieve a product design ready for series production as quickly as possible in short, verifiable steps. Simulations and tests verify and validate the development result. With our experience, we create the best product for you, both technically and economically!
Mould design
We create designs for
- Injection moulding tools and
- stamping and complex progressive tools.
As a key factor for the quality and cost of the series component, we pay a great deal of attention to mould design. By integrating toolmaking and series production in the design phase and focussing on the properties of the subsequent series component as early as the tool design stage, we produce the best tools.
Metal 3D printing
For mould inserts and more - best performance through the combination of near-contour tempering and hot-work tool steel.
Development of plastic-metal components
Product development in close collaboration with our experts in plastics technology and stamping technology. Plus a wealth of experience from our own series production. This enables us to develop plastic-metal components tailored to your needs - whether delicate lead frames and metal pins or solid busbars combined with plastic. To optimise cost-effectiveness, we tailor the component design to the most suitable manufacturing process for your quantity - whether 10 or one million.
System development
In product development, we take a holistic view of systems by considering all components and processes in an integrated manner. This includes close co-operation between mechanics, electronics and software as well as taking into account manufacturing and assembly processes in order to create optimal solutions.
Electronics & software with a network of external partners
We work closely with trusted partners in the development of electronics and software. This co-operation takes place in close coordination to ensure seamless integration of the mechanical components with the electronic and software-based systems. This enables efficient and targeted product development.
Materials consulting
The requirements for technical components and devices are complex and multi-layered. Added to this are the requirements for sustainability and product carbon footprint. On the other hand, there is an almost infinite range of materials. Our specialised engineers maintain an overview and advise on the use of plastics, contact materials and surfaces.
Injection moulding simulations
The quality, costs and sustainability of a plastic component depend on the component design, mould construction and injection moulding process. The best result can only be achieved if all three factors are optimised. Our experts simulate consistently in every phase of the development process, from the customer enquiry to the determination of the series parameters. This enables us to set the course for a fast and stable start of series production at an early stage.
Structural-mechanical simulations
Structural-mechanical and thermal simulations carried out by our calculation specialists during development help us to design electrical contact systems, plastic components and assemblies. In this way, we verify development results at an early stage and save time-consuming testing on real components. If necessary, we take anisotropies and non-linearities into account. Parameter studies and DOE ensure robust systems.
