PartTec, Ltd., the leader in outsource manufacturing for scientific laboratories, serves its customers with Design for Manufacturability, Concurrent Engingeering and Quality Improvement and Control methods.  These methods give Researchers high precision tools which are continuously improved in function and cost throughout the design, manufacturing, and quality control processes. PartTec is committed to meeting the specific needs of its laboratory partners.

Design for Manufacturability
A clear, concise listing of the standards to be followed by any company adopting the method of Design for Manufacturability are those created by Ken Crow, President of DRM Associates and Principal of PD-Trak Solutions.  They're reprinted here, with permission:

 1. Simplify the design and reduce the number of parts
 2. Standardize and use common parts and materials
 3. Design for ease of fabrication
 4. Design within process capabilities and avoid unneeded surface finish requirements
 5. Mistake-proof product design and assembly
 6. Design for parts orientation and handling
 7. Minimize flexible parts and interconnections
 8. Design for ease of assembly
 9. Design for efficient joining and fastening
10. Design modular products
11. Design for automated production
12. Design printed circuit boards for assembly

PartTec's professionals are familiar with these principles and apply them throughout the product design, prototyping and process design phases.  Recommendations are made to the Laboratory's scientists and technicians as a part of PartTec's Open Partnering business model.  The outcomes are 1) a prototype that satisfies the Laboratory and 2) manufactured units that meet or exceed all the Laboratory's performance and cost goals.

Concurrent Engineering
This method requires multi-department cooperation throughout the product life cycle, even in the design phase, in order to create better and less expensive products at a faster rate than traditional methods.  This method, supported by PartTec's Executive Management, requires insourcing innovations, improvements and controls from all viewpoints, PartTec adminstrative, marketing and technical as well as the Customer's own technical and administrative departments.  The shared focus is to always satisfy the customer by exceeding expecations in all aspects of the product lifecycle.

Quality Improvement and Control
Quality Improvement and Control are methods that are integrated into PartTec's core processes.  All internal departments and Customer departments are solicited constantly to improve product performance, cost, speed of delivery, reliability and overall satisfaction to the Customer.  This set of processes are proactive and anticipate all the processes of design, prototyping, and manufacturing while also anticipating issues of failures, re-work, in-situ repair and maintenance, worker safety and worker training.  One of PartTec's fundamental policies is that every major project will be supported by a Quality Circle, allowing all PartTec's staff unimpeded access to express their thoughts and concerns regarding that project.  PartTec's procedures are documented for every project with a complete Quality Control Manual prior to start of work and every delivered product or service is accompanied by a completed Conformance Document. 

Result: The Fiber Neutron Detector