Building a prototype for a new product
New product development includes several processes, one of the main ones is the stage of building a first prototype for the product in order to examine its actual function, obtaining appropriate standards, making decisions regarding the design and planning of the product and confirming the readiness of the product for mass production.
In other words, a prototype is used as a kind of evidence of the practicality and technological feasibility of the product and is used for the purposes of presenting the product to potential buyers, investors or partners.
Prototype production for new products
The type of product or technology, including the extent of the entrepreneur's investment in the project, dictates the nature of the development of new products, patents and technologies.
In some cases, the entrepreneurs are helped by workshops, independent engineers or artists to build the initial model, while sometimes it is necessary to work in collaboration with several engineering companies and long and complex research and development work.
In general, there is a similar methodology in a wide variety of development processes. Defining the need for the product or the problem it is required to solve is the most basic step in the development process.
key steps
At this stage it is important to take into account the size of the product, its weight, costs and the desired level of comfort. It is possible that some of the aforementioned basic requirements will change after an initial round of development.
The place where "creative engineering" can be incorporated into the process is in the initial content phase where the engineer offers a variety of solutions, concept ideas and various design options, efficiency, mechanical and electronic components and more.
The realization of the idea by the engineers will be done after an optimal engineering solution has been chosen according to the data that came up at the stage the content.
Building a prototype of a new product
In the final stage of development, we approach the construction of a prototype or several prototypes depending on the selected content. It is possible that the first prototypes will be able to pass all the required tests, while in some cases it is necessary to make modifications to individual content even after the construction of the initial prototype has been completed.
Only when the prototype construction phase with the help of the engineering company is finished, the product can be designated for series production and the various market tests.
Prototype construction costs
The costs of building a prototype vary between the different companies specializing in this subject and depend directly on the type of prototype the customer wishes to produce. For example, a complex prototype with several sophisticated and advanced mechanisms will cost more than a simple prototype.
The design also affects the costs and the final price quote that will be given to you by the company. As in any other field, it is also important to take into account that building an initial quality model will naturally involve higher payments.
GizmoMaker company
GizmoMaker is a joint engineering office of two companies: GizmoEngineering LTD andMecBit LTD. Specializing in the development of patentable products, including building a prototype.
In our company, we usually perform several internal tests for each prototype produced by us, and only after these tests are completed, the prototype is delivered to the customer to conduct the other necessary tests.
The GizmoMaker company allows its customers to benefit from significant cost savings thanks to the operation of in-house production machinesIn an advanced modeling laboratory, FDM 3D printing machines, machining machinery and PCB soldering and inspection equipment.