PDA has significant experience in solving production and field/in-service related problems. We have been involved in Lean Six Sigma, Value Stream Engineering, and other cost reduction efforts that have saved our customers millions of dollars. We also have significant experience with the USN standards program and their legacy equipment. We can provide support for products that are in production or have completed production that must be maintained. The following are examples of the types of areas for industrial and defense systems where PDA can help:
- Solve manufacturing and field usage problems
- Process improvement
- Tooling design or improvement
- Production test support
- Cost reduction and Value Stream Engineering
– Alternate fabrication methods – Injection molding, Vacuum forming, Die Casting, etc.
– Part count and inventory reduction - Drawing / Document conversion
– Paper to Solid CAD (ProE or SolidWorks) - Configuration and Data Management services
- RMA analysis for determining sparing
- Qualification to Standards – Military/Commercial
- Material Obsolescence Management
