In an increasingly competitive world, product design and customer service have become the ultimate way to distinguish a company's capabilities. Effective product development must therefore go beyond the traditional steps of acquiring and implementing product and process design technology. It must address management practices, consider customer needs, design those requirements into the product, and then ensure effective production of the product.

Research has shown that decisions made during the initial phase of product design could determine the vast majority of the product's cost, quality and manufacturability characteristics. The growing importance of product design has made the concept of Design for Manufacturability a critical one for a company's success and profitability.

Design for Manufacturability (DFM) is a proven design methodology that encompasses the design techniques for producing high quality products and components at the lowest possible cost. Early consideration of manufacturing issues shortens product development time, minimizes development cost, and ensures a smooth transition into production for quick time to market.

The product design team at Mistral has extensive expertise in DFM (Design for Manufacturability). The team follows a number of design guidelines established to achieve high quality, low cost, improved application of automation and better maintainability.

These guidelines include:

Mistral has a well defined sourcing process in place, which ensures on-time availability of components during the design life cycle. This is backed by a mature process cycle adhering to the quality norms of CMMi Level 3 and ISO 9001 making our services highly reliable and cost-effective, offering faster turnaround.