Opportunity:
The customer, a privately funded startup medical device manufacturer, had limited resources to get their product from the design stage into production. The product was a set of home use healthcare products that had to be produced in an FDA Registered factory, have an attractive ergonomic look and feel, be durably manufactured, and also cost effective. Sanbor Medical was sought out for our close to market front end service and support tied to our company owned Asia factory. The tooling investment for the 24 individual plastic components was limited to $100,000.
Solution:
Result:
The total tooling outlay was reduced to just over $98,000, allowing the customer to meet their capital investment target. Additionally, Sanbor Medical's engineering review of the supplied documentation resulted in the proposal, and subsequent approval, of significant changes in the design that resulted in both reduced raw material costs and increased manufacturability. This netted the customer a lower acquisition price for their products.