Moving from R&D to Manufacture

NSF I/UCRC Annual MeetingJanuary 9, 2014

Clara AsmailSenior Technical Advisor

NIST MEP

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

Technology Acceleration EcosystemInterventions supporting movement of technologies for new products, processes toward market and  supply chain needs

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

• 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 StrategiesIncreasing manufacturers’ competitiveness, profitability is MEP’s overarching strategy.

MEP Centers Across the U.S.

800.MEP.4MFGwww.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.

$3.6 Billion New Sales

$1.9 Billion Capital Investment

$1.3 Billion Cost Savings

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$4.6 Billion Retained Sales

60,497 Jobs Createdand Retained

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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

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:– Finding and refining your strategy– Developing and controlling manufacturing processes

Manufacturing StrategiesRequired 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

LicenseLow Low Low Low

New Product Development Costs

Phase IIPhase I

Characterize maturity and risk

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

ConceptRefine-ment

CBA

Pre-Concept Refinement

TRL 9MissionProven

MRL 3Mfg

Concepts Identified

MRL 4Manufacturing

ProcessesIn lab

Environment

MRL 5ComponentsIn Production

Relevant Environment

MRL 6System orSubsystem

In ProductionRelevant

Environment

MRL 7System orSubsystem

In ProductionRepresentative

Environment

MRL 8Pilot Line

DemonstratedReady for

LRIP

MRL 9LRIP

DemonstratedReady for

FRP

MRL 10FRP

DemonstratedLean 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

ConceptRefine-ment

CBA

Pre-Concept Refinement

TRL 9MissionProven

MRL 3Mfg

Concepts Identified

MRL 4Manufacturing

ProcessesIn lab

Environment

MRL 5ComponentsIn Production

Relevant Environment

MRL 6System orSubsystem

In ProductionRelevant

Environment

MRL 7System orSubsystem

In ProductionRepresentative

Environment

MRL 8Pilot Line

DemonstratedReady for

LRIP

MRL 9LRIP

DemonstratedReady for

FRP

MRL 10FRP

DemonstratedLean 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

ConceptRefine-ment

CBA

Pre-Concept Refinement

TRL 9MissionProven

MRL 3Mfg

Concepts Identified

MRL 4Manufacturing

ProcessesIn lab

Environment

MRL 5ComponentsIn Production

Relevant Environment

MRL 6System orSubsystem

In ProductionRelevant

Environment

MRL 7System orSubsystem

In ProductionRepresentative

Environment

MRL 8Pilot Line

DemonstratedReady for

LRIP

MRL 9LRIP

DemonstratedReady for

FRP

MRL 10FRP

DemonstratedLean Production

Practices in place

Basics for Technology Transition

Productization: Converting the technology into product that will sell. Right features  ManufacturableRight 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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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 marketImprove resource utilizationReduce new product development risk

While … Cutting wasteReducing product costsProduct development expense

Data show a 50% reduction in:launch scheduledramatic improvements in gross marginenhanced customer satisfaction

Design for Manufacture and Assembly

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Parts: modular, standard, multi-use, multi-function

Fastener selection

Streamline assembly

Tolerance optimization

Technology Driven Market Intelligence

Intro new product into 

currentmarkets

Intro new product into new, unfamiliar markets

Increase market share for current product

Intro currentproduct into 

new, unfamiliar markets

Intro newproduct into 

currentmarkets

Intro newproduct into 

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Increase market share for current product

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Working with MEP as a commercialization assistance provider

• 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

growth opportunities

Contact Information

Clara AsmailSenior Technical AdvisorManufacturing Extension PartnershipNational Institute of Standards and Technology

Office: 301 975 2339Cell: 240 316 0096asmail@nist.gov

www.mep.nist.gov