Design Services

MEPL follows a proven product development process that is based on ISO 9001 standards. This state-of-the-art process has been designed to incorporate concurrent design methodologies, experienced program-management and leading-edge development tools.

MEPL design services form a critical first step in supporting customers throughout the entire product lifecycle. Leveraging expertise in electronic products manufacturing, MEPL works with its customers to strengthen product design and shorten time-to-market. Our designers bring significant expertise to the development of a wide range of custom design solutions. Such areas of expertise extend beyond the core design skills to include software, process control and automation and test engineering.

The Design Center is a critical component of our customer value proposition. In the product design phase, the Design Center partners with OEMs by offering an array of engineering and software services, that assures them of one of the world's fastest times to volume production, while identifying cost reduction measures along the way.

Our design services focus on flexibility, providing a solution that is the right fit for customer requirements. Members of our design staff can augment a customer's in-house design efforts or a completed outsourced / offshore development plan can be implemented.

MEPL has developed a comprehensive skill sets to serve customer needs in this critical stage of Electronic Manufacturing Services:

Manufacturing

• Design for manufacturability ("DFM")
• Design for production ("DFP")
• Manufacturing process instructions ("MPI")
• Process management plans ("PMP")
• Tooling development and automation of the assembly line process

Quality Control

• Design for quality ("DFQ")
• Critical parameters control plan ("CPCP")
• Statistical quality controls ("SQC")

Test and Diagnostics

• Design and use of test equipment, test processes, and test software
• Development of testers for manufacturing and new product development
• Use of functional testers
• Development and fabrication of repeatable, semi automated assembly jigs and fixtures

Mechanical Hardware

• Precision component and assembly design (spindles, actuators, optics, etc.)
• Electromagnetic design
• Electronic systems packaging design (plastic, sheet metal, etc
• Environnemental design (EMI, vibration, température, etc.
• CAD, 3D solid modeling (ProE, AutoCAD)
• Design analysis (FEA, structural, thermal, vibration)

Electrical Hardware

• Flex and PCB design (PADS)
• Analog, digital, radio frequency circuit design
• Power supply design
• High-speed digital expertise
• Design for electromagnetic compliance (EMC)
• Virtual prototyping, design simulation

Software

• System level software (UNIX, Windows NT, etc)
• Application software design (C, C++, Visual Basic, Lab view, JAVA, etc)
• Network-based applications Integration skills
• Electro-mechanical integration
• System level integration
• Manufacturing process and test integration
• Technology integration (LCD's, optics, conductive adhesives, coatings, etc)
• Complete environmental and agency testing (FCC, UL, CSA, CE, etc)

Additional offerings

• Core engineering sciences (physics, chemical, materials, optical)
• Program management (key focal point for cost, schedule and performance
• balance)
• Product management (product cost, technology and risk management, etc)
• Manufacturing readiness reviews and product assessments
• Supplier selection and management
• Engineering change control