Manufacturing Transfer & Product Life Cycle Management
Integer leverages extensive experience from over 20 successful manufacturing transfers to deliver seamless, high-quality production transitions and lifecycle management solutions. Our proven, quality-focused transfer playbook ensures efficient manufacturing transfers, optimized production resources, minimized risk, and lower overall cost of ownership. By expertly managing manufacturing transfer programs, we enable our customers to focus their valuable resources on innovation and future growth.
Key objectives of our manufacturing transfer programs:
- Optimize total cost of ownership
- Enhance supply chain stability and reduce production risks
- Free customer resources to focus on innovation
Expert Manufacturing Transfer Services:
Product Line Transfer:
- Feasibility and risk assessment
- Project planning and scheduling
- Process and tooling development
- Continuous process improvement
- Supply chain integration
- Component insourcing
- Product equivalency assurance
Prototype-to-Production Migration:
- Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
- Design for Assembly (DFA)
- Bill of materials management (insourcing/outsourcing)
- Custom tooling and fixturing solutions
- Process scale-up and development
- Transition to cost-effective manufacturing
- Quality system oversight
Line Duplication:
- Feasibility and risk assessment
- Project planning and scheduling
- Process and tooling duplication
- Expansion-to-scale manufacturing production
- Continuous process improvement
- Product equivalency assurance
Dedicated Transfer Project Management:
Integer's centralized transfer project management team oversees manufacturing transfer execution, supported by dedicated project teams at both sending and receiving sites. Our structured approach assigns clear roles and responsibilities tailored to the unique organizational structures and work breakdown groups of each customer.
Key functional areas managed include:
- Product Planning
- Optimization and Ramp-Up
- Commercial & Legal
- HR & Communication
- Quality Systems & Regulatory Compliance
- Supply Chain & Procurement
- Operations & Manufacturing
- Information Technology
- Engineering
Four Phases to Successful Manufacturing Transfers
Manufacturing transfers – whether to scale operations, lower costs, or optimize location – can introduce serious risks to timelines, budgets, and compliance. Yet these risks can be mitigated by following a transfer process that is proven to lead to successful results.
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Comprehensive Product Lifecycle Management:
Integer's product lifecycle management solutions address critical customer challenges by optimizing manufacturing resources, reducing production risks, and lowering the total cost of ownership throughout the entire product lifecycle.
Optimized Manufacturing Resources:
We leverage established outsourced manufacturing partners with existing infrastructure, equipment, and robust supply chains, enabling rapid transition from product design to full-scale manufacturing. This approach accelerates product launches and reduces costly duplication of manufacturing resources.
Reduced Risk & Improved Continuity:
Complex products require meticulous oversight of components, materials, and regulatory standards. Our robust supply chain management includes proactive qualification, ongoing monitoring, and compliance with environmental regulations for sustainable materials management and product disposal. Utilizing vertically integrated manufacturing partners allows OEMs to streamline production and significantly lower risks, achieving economies of scale and substantial cost savings.
Lowered Total Cost of Ownership:
Transferring production lines to outsourced manufacturing seamlessly expands your internal capabilities while effectively managing direct and indirect manufacturing costs. This strategic approach enhances operational flexibility, reducing the need for frequent fluctuations in staffing and facility expansions, thus enabling better resource allocation and priority balancing.
Integer integrates expert management of manufacturing transfers and comprehensive lifecycle services to deliver optimal efficiency, minimized risks, and sustained competitive advantage.