Issue: A mid-sized manufacturer who supplies component parts to large OEMs was looking to expand its markets to medical devices. In need of a specific manufacturing fabrication technology, this company engaged InvenGen to survey available processes to enable the technology for them. Compounding the challenge was the need for this company to demonstrate their capability to make parts with this technology within three months.

Solution: InvenGen drew on its extensive manufacturing process expertise, surveyed equipment manufacturers and prepared recommendations which included business as well as the technical aspects surrounding the assimilation of this technology.

Result: InvenGen was able to identify several candidate technologies and quickly make suggestions for the best process. During the discussions about acceptable solutions, it was discovered that the manufacturer already had a piece of equipment that could be modified to meet the short term prototyping needs and help them move rapidly towards this market.