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APEX Electrical Interconnection Consultants, LLC

We provide help on all connector and connector related issues: design, failure analysis, manufacturing, expert witnessing, etc.

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Apex: Connector Concept Review

Connector Concept Review

Concept reviews, when conducted at an early critical stage, identify design concept shortcomings in conjunction with the business plan before committing additional resources to development and manufacturing. A concept review is the first step in a formal “stage-gated” process. Subsequent reviews should occur with prototypes, proof testing, tooling build, and production release, to maximize program success.

APEX has extensive multidiscipline experience in concept reviews for a wide range of products and industries.

WHY APEX:

  • Identify problem areas at an early stage
  • Gain independent and impartial feedback
  • Obtain a multidiscipline review – design, materials, manufacturing
  • Reduce product development time
  • Avoid common design pitfalls
  • Proceed with confidence that knowledgeable industry professionals reviewed the design concept

APEX CONCEPT REVIEWS INCLUDE:

  • Verification of design to market requirements
  • Review of sketches, 2-D drawings, and 3-D solid models
  • On-site meetings to provide immediate feedback
  • Conference calls, on-site presentations, and written reports
  • Brainstorming to stimulate additional product ideas, features, and concepts

EXAMPLES OF APEX CONCEPT REVIEWS:

  • Eliminated four of six modular jack design concepts
  • Proposed an alternative joining of three switch components
  • Reduced a chip carrier component count by redesign, for insert molding
  • Critiqued six card edge contacts
  • Suggested a design modification to reduce the cost of a sensor connector
  • Suggested improvements for the ergonomics of mating features
  • Apex: Areas of Expertise
    • Apex: Connector Business Development
      • Apex: Connector Agency Experience
      • Apex: Connector Patent Assessment
      • Apex: Connector Market Evaluation
      • Apex: Connector Related Litigation Assistance
      • Apex: ISO 9001 Assistance
      • Apex: Connector Industry Standards
      • Apex: Due Diligence for Connectors
      • Apex: Connector Concept Review
      • Apex: Connector Business Plan Analysis
      • Apex: Connector Project Administration
    • Apex: Connector Engineering & Design
    • Apex: Connector Manufacturing Engineering
    • Apex: Connector Technology

Contact Information
2408C Park Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Phone: 717-540-4330
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