Design for Manufacturing & Test (DFM/DFT)
Make your device easy and cheap to build at volume before the first production run.
Defect rate in volume production
Volume production experience
Design Award 2016 for LaMetric TIME
Countries our devices ship to
The problem
Designs that work on the bench can be slow, fragile or expensive to assemble. Late DFM changes mean new tooling and new certification.
Bench design, factory problems
Designs that work in the lab are slow or fragile to assemble.
Late changes are expensive
DFM issues found at pilot run mean new tooling and delays.
Hidden yield loss
Small design choices cost yield on every unit.
What we do
DFM report with prioritised changes and EMS feedback.
DFM review of PCB, mechanics and assembly
Component and footprint checks
Assembly process and yield risk review
Collaboration with your EMS partner
Cost-down opportunities
Design for Test (DFT)
Design boards and firmware so every unit can be tested quickly and completely on the production line.
Our Engineering Process
From design review to a stable production line, together with your EMS.
1. Design review
2. Process design
3. Station build
4. Pilot run
5. Volume support
Related accelerators
Service Category
Our production test framework: SMT tests for PCBs, FATP tests for finished devices, aging, and a report for every unit. Built for our own LaMetric production and adapted to your product.
Planning something similar?
Tell us where you are. A senior engineer replies within one business day.
Related services
Schematics, PCB layout and bring-up for connected devices, designed together with the firmware and software that run on them.
Check every critical part for lifecycle, availability, second sources and cost before it locks you in.
Take your product from prototype to the first production runs with your EMS, without surprises.
FAQ
When should DFM happen?
Do you work with our EMS?
Do you also do Design for Test (DFT)?
Talk to an engineer, not a salesperson
Idea, prototype, production or a fleet in the field: tell us where you are. A senior engineer replies within one business day.
Your benefits:
- Senior embedded engineers
- Hardware, firmware and cloud
- From prototype to fleet
- Clear scope and next steps
- Direct technical answers
- No sales pitch
What happens next?
A free 30-minute call with a senior engineer
A short technical discovery
A proposal with scope, timeline and cost
