System Re-Engineering: Replacing Legacy Test and Automation Systems
How legacy test, DAQ, inspection and automation systems are re-engineered when designs and source code are missing, and how to duplicate them.
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Feasibility, proof of concept, prototyping and scale-up: how new machines and instruments get from an idea to production.
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Prototype to Production: Scaling Machines, Test Systems and Instruments
How to take machines, test systems and scientific instruments from prototype to production: what changes, common obstacles, NPI steps and 3D CAD.
Engineering Feasibility Studies: What a Technical Feasibility Study Answers
What an engineering feasibility study answers before you build: technical, performance and cost questions, real-sample testing and what it should produce.
Technology Readiness Levels (TRL): The 9 Levels Explained for Industrial Systems
The nine technology readiness levels (TRL) explained, how they map to prototype stages, why TRL 6 to 7 is hard, and how TRL relates to MRL.
Prototype Development: From Proof of Concept to Production
The stages of prototype development for industrial and scientific systems, what each proves, and how 3D CAD and testing get a design to production.
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