Product definition & requirements
Translate an idea, sample, drawing package or field issue into use conditions, interfaces, constraints and acceptance priorities. Typical output: a controlled brief and open-decision register.
SERVICES
Resolve the next decision
before the project advances.
Bring the current input and blocker. CiTech defines the questions, working output, supplier response and approval needed before additional cost, tooling or production is committed.
PROJECT EVIDENCEProduct interfaces are resolved before supplier release.Anonymized CAD review · interfaces · access · DFM
[ SERVICE AREAS ]
Industrial design, engineering & DFM
Develop or refine form, structure, materials, tolerances, assembly logic, finish and packaging. Typical output: review notes, CAD or drawing decisions and a manufacturing-release basis.
Process route & supplier qualification
Define the required manufacturing disciplines, issue comparable supplier briefs and assess technical, commercial and execution fit. Typical output: route assumptions, quotation comparison and supplier questions.
Prototype, tooling & pilot validation
Coordinate prototypes, tooling reviews, sample revisions, first-article decisions and pilot feedback. Typical output: sample status, deviations, corrections and approval records.
Managed production & delivery
Maintain milestones, defined inspection points, corrective-action follow-up, pack-out and commercial or export documentation. Typical output: production status and release file.
[ INDUSTRIAL DESIGN + DFM ]
Four questions before supplier release.
DFM is useful only when it closes a product or production decision.
- Use and interfaces
- What must the user handle, access, connect, mount or service?
- Architecture
- Where should parts split, fasten, clear and assemble?
- Material and process
- Which material, geometry, tooling and finish assumptions need supplier confirmation?
- Release basis
- Which drawing, sample and inspection points define approval?
[ ENGAGEMENT WORKFLOW ]
Six concrete handoffs from intake to shipment records.
Each stage closes a decision set before the next level of cost, tooling or production commitment is made.
Intake & requirements
Confirm the product input, intended use, interfaces, constraints, timing and decision owner.
Client owns priorities and approval; CiTech structures the brief.Product definition & DFM
Resolve product architecture, materials, tolerances, finish, assembly access and packaging assumptions.
Client approves the product basis; CiTech coordinates design and DFM review.Supplier route & quotation
Set the process route, issue comparable supplier briefs and record scope, assumptions, tooling and exclusions.
CiTech coordinates the comparison; specialist suppliers quote the defined scope.Prototype, tooling & first article
Coordinate prototypes, tooling review, sample revisions and first-article approval against the current revision.
Suppliers execute samples and tooling; client approves the reference condition.Quality & corrective action
Record agreed inspection points, deviations, supplier response and corrective-action closure where required.
CiTech coordinates records; suppliers correct; third parties verify when assigned.Production, pack-out & shipment records
Track production status, pack-out, labels, quantities and applicable commercial or logistics records.
Suppliers execute and report; client releases; CiTech maintains the trail.