moving from r&d to manufacturing
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Moving from R&D to
Manufacture
Webinar to SBIR awardees
May 9, 2013
Clara Asmail Senior Technical Advisor
NIST MEP
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Agenda
• Overview of NIST MEP program
• Technology Acceleration and MEP’s role
• Sampling of MEP services
– Lean Product Design and Development
– Design for Manufacture and Assembly
– Tech Driven Market Intelligence
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About MEP
• Provide manufacturers with innovation services as well as
access to public and private resources that enhance growth,
improve productivity, and expand capacity.
• Nationwide “Connect and Deliver” network operating as a
public-private partnership
• 60 MEP Centers with 373 field locations
– System wide, over 1,300 Non-Federal staff
– Contracting with over 2,300 third party service providers
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• Provide framework that capitalizes on
cost-reduction strategies – historically
MEP’s core services – to enhance
productivity, free up capacity for
business growth.
• Business growth is focused on
development of new sales, new
markets, and/or new products with
manufacturers.
MEP Strategies
Increasing manufacturers’ competitiveness, profitability is
MEP’s overarching strategy.
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MEP Centers Across the U.S.
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800.MEP.4MFG www.mep.nist.gov
What MEP Does
• MEP Center areas of innovation strength
Manufacturing Services for products/processes
Growth Services – new and expanded market opportunities
Market Diversification
Environmental Sustainability
Workforce Development
Lean Manufacturing & Quality Systems
• Reach nearly 34,000 manufacturing firms and
complete over 10,000 projects per year*
*Based on FY2011 MEP Center reported performance data. 6
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$3.6 Billion New Sales
$1.9 Billion Capital Investment
$1.3 Billion Cost Savings *Based on FY2010 Client reported data.
$4.6 Billion Retained Sales
60,497 Jobs Created and Retained
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Agenda
• Overview of NIST MEP program
• Technology Acceleration and MEP’s role
• Sampling of MEP services
– Lean Product Design and Development
– Design for Manufacture and Assembly
– Tech Driven Market Intelligence
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MEP supports commercialization by
connecting and assisting
• building manufacturing capability
• technical/engineering support
• partnering with manufacturers
• market intelligence
• supply chain management
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Manufacturing Questions
• Is manufacturing right for your company?
• When do you think about manufacturing?
• How does manufacturing relate to R&D activities?
MEP field engineers can help with:
– developing manufacturing processes
– control of manufacturing processes
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Manufacturing Strategies Required Investment, potential risk & skill levels
Process “Scaling” Skills
Mfg Skill & Expertise
Equipment Capital Investment
Sales & Distribution
Manufacture
“In-House” High High High High
Manufacture & Assemble Med High Med High
Manufacture Outsource Low Low Low High
License Low Low Low Low
New Product Development Costs
Phase II
Phase I
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Characterize maturity and risk
Relationship to Technology Readiness Levels
TRL 8System Qual
TRL 7Prototype
in OpsEnvironment
TRL 6Prototype
in RepEnvironment
TRL 5Breadboard
in RepEnvironment
TRL 4Breadboard
inLab
TRL 3Proof
of Concept
TRL 2Concept
Formulation
TRL 1Basic
PrinciplesObserved
Production &
Deployment
System
Development &
Demonstration
Technology
Development
Concept
Refine-
ment
Relationship to System Acquisition Milestones
CBA
Pre-Concept Refinement
TRL 9MissionProven
MRL 3
Mfg
Concepts
Identified
MRL 4
Manufacturing
Processes
In lab
Environment
MRL 5
Components
In Production
Relevant
Environment
MRL 6
System or
Subsystem
In Production
Relevant
Environment
MRL 7
System or
Subsystem
In Production
Representative
Environment
MRL 8
Pilot Line
Demonstrated
Ready for
LRIP
MRL 9
LRIP
Demonstrated
Ready for
FRP
MRL 10
FRP
Demonstrated
Lean Production
Practices in
place
Relationship to Technology Readiness Levels
TRL 8System Qual
TRL 7Prototype
in OpsEnvironment
TRL 6Prototype
in RepEnvironment
TRL 5Breadboard
in RepEnvironment
TRL 4Breadboard
inLab
TRL 3Proof
of Concept
TRL 2Concept
Formulation
TRL 1Basic
PrinciplesObserved
Production &
Deployment
System
Development &
Demonstration
Technology
Development
Concept
Refine-
ment
Relationship to System Acquisition Milestones
CBA
Pre-Concept Refinement
TRL 9MissionProven
MRL 3
Mfg
Concepts
Identified
MRL 4
Manufacturing
Processes
In lab
Environment
MRL 5
Components
In Production
Relevant
Environment
MRL 6
System or
Subsystem
In Production
Relevant
Environment
MRL 7
System or
Subsystem
In Production
Representative
Environment
MRL 8
Pilot Line
Demonstrated
Ready for
LRIP
MRL 9
LRIP
Demonstrated
Ready for
FRP
MRL 10
FRP
Demonstrated
Lean Production
Practices in
place
TRL 8System Qual
TRL 7Prototype
in OpsEnvironment
TRL 6Prototype
in RepEnvironment
TRL 5Breadboard
in RepEnvironment
TRL 4Breadboard
inLab
TRL 3Proof
of Concept
TRL 2Concept
Formulation
TRL 1Basic
PrinciplesObserved
Production &
Deployment
System
Development &
Demonstration
Technology
Development
Concept
Refine-
ment
Relationship to System Acquisition Milestones
CBA
Pre-Concept Refinement
TRL 9MissionProven
MRL 3
Mfg
Concepts
Identified
MRL 4
Manufacturing
Processes
In lab
Environment
MRL 5
Components
In Production
Relevant
Environment
MRL 6
System or
Subsystem
In Production
Relevant
Environment
MRL 7
System or
Subsystem
In Production
Representative
Environment
MRL 8
Pilot Line
Demonstrated
Ready for
LRIP
MRL 9
LRIP
Demonstrated
Ready for
FRP
MRL 10
FRP
Demonstrated
Lean Production
Practices in
place
Basics for Technology Transition
Productization: Converting the technology into that product that will sell.
Right features Manufacturable Right price/cost On-time to market
Productization assistance from MEP centers includes • Requirements definition and prioritization • Product concept definition • Product concept validation • Guidance on design for manufacturability, cost, quality • Guidance on processes to manufacture • Development of a plan to productize the technology including
guidance on project management and risk management.
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Agenda
• Overview of NIST MEP program
• Technology Acceleration and MEP’s role
• Sampling of MEP services
– Lean Product Design and Development
– Design for Manufacture and Assembly
– Tech Driven Market Intelligence
NAICS Manufacturing Codes: 31xxx-33xxx or R&D 541711 or 541712
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Developing Manufacturing Processes
• Design for: manufacturability, assembly, cost, standardization, logistics
• Voice of customer
• Lean Product Development
• Scale up
• Vertical Integration – supply chain development
• Quality Management Systems -- cGMP, AS9100 etc
• Supplier management
Lean Product Design and Development
Reduce time to market
Improve resource utilization
Reduce new product development risk
While … Cutting waste
Reducing product costs
Product development expense
Data show a 50% reduction in:
launch schedule
dramatic improvements in gross margin
enhanced customer satisfaction
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Design for Manufacture and Assembly
↓ # parts
Parts: modular, standard, multi-use, multi-function
Fastener selection
Streamline assembly
Tolerance optimization
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Technology Driven Market Intelligence
Intro new product
into current markets
Intro new product
into new, unfamiliar markets
Increase market
share for current product
Intro current product into
new, unfamiliar markets
Intro new product into
current markets
Intro new product into
new, unfamiliar markets
Increase market
share for current product
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Keep current market or expand to new ones?
Working with MEP
• Initial contact through referral
• Assessment: informal walk-through, analysis of company
current state & goals
• Identify issues, define proposed project(s) and approach
• Negotiate and sign contract – fee
• Project execution by Center or partner
• After completion, 3rd party follow-up and explore further
opportunities
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Contact Information
Clara Asmail
Senior Technical Advisor
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Office: 301 975 2339
Cell: 240 316 0096
www.mep.nist.gov