Robotic Manufacturing Strategy for Medical Electronics

What is the best way to assemble your product?

Medical device manufacturers average about $200,000 in sales per employee. For a client’s proposed $50M annual production, a workforce of about 250 people would be needed. By optimizing the product design for robotic assembly, this study showed production possible with 2 high-speed bench-top robots and 5 employees.

Micro-Optics Production Partner Evaluation

Who are the best people to produce your new product? 

For the developer of a medical instrument using non-linear optics, I surveyed 400 manufacturers listed in Medical Device Record and DeviceLink, finding none had the desired expertise. Checking the telecom industry, I found a company (Phasebridge) whose capabilities in photonics packaging offered even greater miniaturization than anticipated. 

Technology Licensing Consultant Search

How do you find the right people? 

Asked to evaluate alternatives to hiring staff to license new technology, I surveyed 53 licensing consultants with a focused questionnaire, narrowed the field to 4, and passed the information on to the CEO for final negotiation.

Component & Cost Research

How much will your product cost?  Where do you find the parts?

Researching components and keeping cost estimates current for an evolving design is familiar territory. With a wide technical background, I work easily with others to evaluate cost/performance trade-offs, providing solid documentation to back up business plans.