INDUSTRIALISATION SUPPORT
INDUSTRIALISATION SUPPORT TO TAKE YOUR PROTOTYPE INTO SERIES PRODUCTION WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE DESIGN.
Tamim DaoudiIndustrial designer · Strasbourg
HOW DOES INDUSTRIALISATION SUPPORT WORK?
Our network of qualified partners allows us to take your product through to industrialisation with confidence. The industrial partner is involved from the concept stage: the designs we propose to you are developed with the design office so that they can be industrialised. Adopting this industrial approach from the outset avoids having to redesign the product when the time comes to manufacture it.
Once a design direction has been selected in the research phase, your project is handed over to our partner engineering and industrialisation design office, which optimises the design for producing the prototypes and then the series. This optimisation takes into account mechanical strength, IP and IK protection ratings, and how well each part suits the future production tools.
The prototypes then undergo user tests, which we follow closely. The improvements identified are incorporated into the design under the supervision of the design office, which guarantees technical and economic viability. Several loops are often needed to reach the final prototype, which opens the way to the pre-series and then series production.
WHY CHOOSE INDUSTRIALISATION SUPPORT FOR YOUR PRODUCT?
We safeguard the design you selected in the research phase. Without support, there is a risk of this design being degraded to fit the design office’s processes, not out of ill will, but because design is not its core business. The dialogue between design and engineering is therefore decisive in successfully industrialising a product.
From this stage onwards, the designer anticipates:
- manufacturing processes: plastic injection moulding, extrusion, thermoforming, sheet metalwork…;
- series production constraints: costs, repeatability and production rate;
- the simplification of parts and assemblies, at the heart of design for manufacturing (DFM).
By working in partnership with manufacturers, we secure design changes after the prototypes have been tested with users and certification bodies, and quickly find solutions with the design office.
The result: a secure transition from concept to series production, optimised costs and lead times, a preserved user experience and a product that retains its value and identity.
INDUSTRIALISATION SUPPORT EXAMPLE: THE FOOTING VERTICAL BY MBS INDUSTRY
Our support during the industrialisation phase of the Footing Vertical™ reel, developed by MBS Industry, made it possible to reduce and optimise the number of parts. This approach kept production costs under control while preserving the product’s perceived quality and its value in use.
This motorised winch, made of thermoformed ABS and aluminium with mechatronic components, dynamically takes some of the climber’s weight so that they can return to climbing in complete safety. See the MBS Industry project
OUR INDUSTRIALISATION SUPPORT METHODOLOGY
- Design review: analysis of the chosen design with the design office (feasibility, processes, target cost, applicable standards).
- Optimisation for manufacturing: simplification of parts and assemblies, choice of materials and processes, without compromising the design.
- Prototypes and tests: functional prototypes, user tests and the trials required for certification, followed by adjustments.
- Tooling and pre-series: monitoring of the tooling and validation of the first parts at the manufacturer’s premises, safeguarding perceived quality.
- Series production: support through to the launch of series production, with a single point of contact for design.
Our industrial support offer is priced at €8,000 excl. VAT. See the details of our packages on the Offers page, and find out how we combine design and engineering from the design stage onwards on the Design engineering page.
Where does Tamim Daoudi offer industrialisation support?
Based in Strasbourg, the studio is not tied to one region: Tamim Daoudi works with companies all over France on their industrialisation support projects. He comes to your premises for the key stages (scoping workshops, design reviews, user testing, follow-up at the manufacturer’s) and runs the rest of the project remotely, just as responsively.
He works throughout France, including in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Nice, Nantes, Montpellier, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Lille, Rennes, Reims, Toulon, Saint-Étienne, Le Havre, Grenoble, Dijon, Angers, Nîmes, Clermont-Ferrand, Aix-en-Provence, Brest, Tours, Amiens, Limoges, Metz, Besançon, Perpignan, Orléans, Rouen, Mulhouse, Caen and Nancy.
Wherever you are, a first video call is enough to scope your needs.
Contact meFAQ: your questions about industrialisation support
What is product industrialisation?
Industrialisation means turning a validated prototype into a product manufactured in series, in a repeatable, reliable and profitable way. It covers the choice of processes and materials, tooling design, the pre-series, compliance with standards and the launch of production.
Why bring in a designer during industrialisation?
Because this is the stage at which the design is at risk of being degraded to simplify manufacturing. The designer remains the guardian of the product’s use, ergonomics and identity: they make trade-offs with the design office and the manufacturer to optimise costs without sacrificing what gives the product its value.
When should you start thinking about industrialisation?
At the design stage. Most of a product’s manufacturing cost is determined by the choices made during design: architecture, number of parts, materials, processes. That is why we involve a design office and a manufacturer from the research phase onwards.
What is design for manufacturing (DFM)?
Design for manufacturing means designing each part according to the process that will produce it: plastic injection moulding, sheet metalwork, thermoforming, machining. The aim is to reduce the number of parts and assembly operations, and therefore the cost and the risk of quality defects in series production.
What are the stages between the prototype and series production?
Once the design has been validated, the product is optimised for manufacturing, then functional prototypes are made and tested by users and, where necessary, by certification bodies. Next come the tooling, the pre-series that validates the first parts, and finally the ramp-up of series production.
How much does industrialisation support cost?
Our industrial support package is priced at €8,000 excl. VAT, adjusted by quotation according to the complexity of the product. For an SME, the Bpifrance Design Diagnosis (Diag Design, €4,000 excl. VAT, 50% funded) can also be a way to take stock of a project before launching industrialisation.
How long does it take to industrialise a product?
It depends on the number of parts, the processes and the certifications required. As a guide, a complete project with the studio, from design to series production, generally takes 4 to 6 months, and up to a year for the most complex products.
Do you work with design offices and manufacturers?
Yes. The studio relies on a network of engineering and mechatronics design offices and partner manufacturers. We can also work with your own design office or subcontractor, while remaining the point of contact who safeguards the design through to production.
