Contents
1. Summary
Transforming your idea into a product and bringing it to life for the first time as a prototype is an exciting part of the new product development process. This guide highlights the importance of compliance, design and manufacture in this process
2. What is Compliance, Design and Manufacture?
Transforming your idea into a product and bringing it to life for the first time as a prototype is an exciting part of the new product development process. It can also be the most costly stage of getting a product to market. Compliance, design and manufacturing are key to producing a robust, cost-effective and successful result.
First of all, it is critical that your product complies with the relevant industry standards and legislation.
Secondly, the design of your product is important to make sure the product is safe and “fit for purpose”.
And finally, the design should also make the product as simple and cost-effective as possible to manufacture.
Compliance, design and manufacture work hand in hand.
And it’s not only when developing a new product – compliance design and manufacture should be re-visited throughout a product’s lifetime, particularly when enhancements, rebranding and other improvements are made to the product.
Even when no changes to a product are being considered, it is still important to keep compliance in mind as any change in regulations can necessitate a change in the product labelling.