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The design of contemporary connected devices requires extensive knowledge and vast experience. It starts from complex standards, high-speed signal integrity, and complex RF signal characteristics. When the main assumptions are in place, we develop sophisticated firmware together with embedded software and then move on to the mechanical designs and thermal management.
The first phase of design ends while all required product features are defined and concluded in the Product Requirement Document. Product Owners and engineering artists do not have an easy job: they must take into account temperature ranges, the user interface, electrical parameters, EMC, weather sealing, safety and many other regulations. A complete Product Requirement Document means we can start the second phase: prototype validation and market tests to validate your idea and prepare it for production.
Finally, the New Product Introduction phase starts, which involves cooperation between R&D and manufacturing engineering teams. As a result, a minimum viable product is produced which has sufficient features to satisfy early adopters.
The last stage is manufacturing. Having received the guidelines from the construction department, production managers set up the main standards and resources to start production. Depending on the client’s requirements, we are capable of low- and medium-volume manufacturing.
The whole process of bringing your idea to life is properly supervised in order to eliminate the risk of creating a non-compliant product. That's why we introduced a Stage-Gate Process, each step of which requires specific technical documentation and fulfilment of checklists.
There is no serious design without prototyping and simulations. Everything starts with cost estimations by the Senior Engineer and the Project Manager. At the same time, the Senior Engineer prepares the High-Level Design document, which describes the basic principles of operation, the technologies involved, the proposed architecture and the key components.
This phase, which concludes with a working prototype for Market Tests and Prototype Validation, is quite complex and requires special tools to proceed without losing our flexible approach. Our engineering team has spent many long hours in the thermal chambers of our laboratory working with state-of-the-art analysers and simulating RF signals. They examine thermal flows on powerful computers. They climb poles to perform tests in the field. Why do they do this? Because we firmly believe that today's prototyping process requires our commitment, flexibility and absolute diligence.
Our R&D engineers work hand in hand with other departments. There is an only single wall separating the manufacturing facility from the R&D laboratory. This allows us to play the agility game on the highest level. Close cooperation with manufacturing engineers allows us to do CNC machining of prototypes or short batches, fast PCB assembly on state-of-the-art SMT machines. In case the challenge is bigger than we thought, VECTOR BLUE HUB has strong support from the experts of the Polish Academy of Science and Technical University of Gdańsk in the field of sophisticated thermal analysis.
Once the prototype finally meets your expectations and market tests are successful, it’s time to implement the New Product Introduction phase. Establishing a solid process in line with the Client’s requirements is the foundation for a successful product launch.
Our NPI process involves a lot of cross-functional communication. All our teams work with Agile methodologies as we believe this is the most effective way to work with frequently changing requirements and environments and design a repeatable production process and continuous integration of changes in the Bill of Materials (BOM). No matter the quantity, we are able to optimize production of the most challenging electronic devices in the most cost-effective way – from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of units.
The last stage is manufacturing. Having received the guidelines from the construction department, our engineers define the production process. Production managers set the main standards and identify the necessary resources. The product implementation process is closely monitored by the manufacturing and construction engineers responsible for the project.
Manufacturing processes are adjusted to each individual project to optimize them in line with TQM principles, Kaizen philosophy and Lean Manufacturing. Our Quality Control team makes sure that each stage of the process – the collection of the requirements, design, prototyping, manufacturing, logistics and service – is properly supervised in order to eliminate the risk of creating a non-compliant product – all to achieve 99.999% availability for your electronic device.
… to our laboratory, where we turn our client’s wild ideas into reality. See how we solve complex design problems and watch the crafting of contemporary electronics.
