Inventors Services - ACE Inventors Services

Inventors Services:

ACE Inventors Services offers a comprehensive list of new product 
development and manufacturing development services for Inventors that are 
launching their new products to market. The Inventors Services listed below are 
contained and executed within the ACE Inventors Services New Product Launch 
Program.  With ACE Inventors Services turnkey managing these services, the 
Inventors new products can be brought to market with optimum cohesiveness 
and synergy needed in executing a world class new product launch program. 
For additional information regarding the TurnKey Managing of the New Product 
Launch Program, see the TurnKey Managing page. The services 
listed on this page have minimal accompanying information or comments. For 
in-depth information regarding the Phases and the major Inventors Services 
contained within the Phases, see the New Product Launch page. 

Preliminary Phase: 
  - Meet with Inventors marketing staff for product content, functionality and 
     general product parameters (special bells and whistles, instruction sheets, 
     yearly volumes, regional product?, seasonal product?, product market life, etc.)
  - Create new product launch team (determining specific engineer’s contributions)
  - Research similar products on the market for requirements evaluation
  - Research similar products on the market for specifications evaluation
  - Research and identify all test specifications
 
Phase I - Mockup Phase: 
  - Create Inventors new product concept details 
     (engineering brainstorm session and sketches)
  - Develop 1st turn of 3d Model of Inventors new product
  - Develop 1st turn of Inventors new product drawings package 
     (individual components and assembly drawings)
  - Develop 1st turn of Bill of Materials for Inventors new product 
     (BOM - list of components – comprehensive new product content)
  - Develop 1st turn of DFMEA for Inventors new product 
     (Design Failure Mode Effects & Analysis)
  - Fabricate rapid prototyping to mockup the new product concept details
  - Assemble and evaluate the Inventors new product mockups
  - Develop fixtures and test jigs for mockup testing and evaluation
  - Develop 1st turn of test specification schedule to be implemented in Phase III 
     (determines number prototypes to be built in Phase II)
  - Develop 1st turn of PFMEA for the Inventors new product 
     (Process Failure Mode Effects & Analysis)
  - Develop and research initial vendor list for the Inventors new product 
     (eventual production tooling vendors, component vendors and assemblers)
 
Design Review I - Release for Phase II:
  - Execute an engineering evaluation of  the requirements, specifications and 
     product concept for the Inventors new product - release to Phase II
  - Review the DFMEA and PFMEA critical issues
  - Create an action item list of recommendations 

Phase II - Prototype Phase:
  - Develop 2nd turn of 3d Model of Inventors new product 
     (updated from lessons learned)
  - Develop 2nd turn of Inventors new product drawings package 
     (updated from lessons learned)
  - Develop 2nd turn of Bill of Materials for Inventors new product 
     (BOM - updated from lessons learned)
  - Develop 2nd turn of DFMEA for Inventors new product 
     (Design Failure Mode Effects & Analysis - updated from lessons learned)
  - Develop 2nd turn of PFMEA for Inventors new product 
     (Process Failure Mode Effects & Analysis - updated from lessons learned)
  - Audit vendors on Phase I vendor list 
     (eventual production tooling vendors, component vendors and assemblers)
  - Build prototypes of Inventors new product 
     (for Phase III testing, customer evaluation, share holder evaluation, etc.)
  - Develop 2nd turn of test specification schedule to be implemented in Phase III 
     (as a result of the number prototypes built in Phase II)
  - Develop 1st turn of Quality criteria sheets for required vendors’ control plans
 
Phase III - Prototype Testing Phase: 
  - Deliver and monitor testing of prototypes at test labs
  - Evaluate results of tests of Inventors prototyped new product
  - Autopsy tested prototypes of Inventors new product
  - Rebuild prototypes and retest if required
  - Deep Dive Audit vendors on PhaseII vendor list 
     (finalize production tooling vendors, component vendors and assemblers)
  - Develop 3rd turn of 3d Model of Inventors new product 
     (updated from lessons learned)
  - Develop 3rd turn of Inventors new product drawings package 
     (updated from lessons learned)
  - Develop 3rd turn of Bill of Materials for Inventors new product 
     (BOM - updated from lessons learned)
  - Develop 3rd turn of DFMEA for Inventors new product 
     (Design Failure Mode Effects & Analysis - updated from lessons learned)
  - Develop 3rd turn of PFMEA for Inventors new product 
     (Process Failure Mode Effects & Analysis - updated from lessons learned)
 
Design Review II - Release for Phase IV:
  - Execute an engineering evaluation of the product, test results, autopsies and 
     final vendor selections - release for Phase IV 
  - Review the DFMEA and PFMEA critical issues
  - Create an action item list of recommendations 

Phase IV - Validation Phase:
  - Audit vendors according to production part approval process (PPAP)
  - Prepare components for Design and Process Validation (DV - PV) Build
  - Document found noncompliance issues prior to DV - PV Build
  - Execute DV - PV Build
  - Deliver and monitor testing of DV – PV samples at test labs
  - Evaluate test results of DV – PV samples
  - Autopsy tested DV – PV samples
  - Rebuild DV – PV samples and retest if required
  - Develop 4th turn of 3d Model for the Inventors new product 
     (updated from lessons learned)
  - Develop 4th turn of Inventors new product Drawings Package 
     (updated from lessons learned) 
  - Develop 4th turn of Bill of Materials for the Inventors new product	
     (BOM - updated from lessons learned)
  - Develop 4th turn of DFMEA for the Inventors new product 
     (Design Failure Mode Effects & Analysis - updated from lessons learned)
  - Develop 4th turn of PFMEA for the Inventors new product 
     (Process Failure Mode Effects & Analysis - updated from lessons learned)

Release Phase: 
  - Release drawing package and Bill of Materials to Inventor
  - Schedule future audits of component vendors and assembler
  - Release product  	and manufacturing processes (begin production)
  - Launch the Inventors new product

 

ACE Inventors Services are special services offered to Inventors which are 
contained and executed within the Texas Limited Liability Cooperation - 
ACE Manufacturing Services LLC. 



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