Hand Tool - Failure Analysis & Solutions
Professional Product Engineering and Design services providing unique, often Patentable, and cost effective Design Solutions.



Market:  Premium Consumer Products / Commercial & Industrial Hand Tools


Objective:

Evaluate failure modes of a modular tool handle during handle assembly, recommending the most cost effective process and design alternatives for eliminating the resulting handle cracking defects.
           Tool Engineering Services 
 
 Deliverables:
  • Manufacturing process review.
  • Process experimentation and defect analysis.
  • Product stress analysis & design review.
  • Material review.
  • Equipment and fixture design.


Results
  • Eliminated 23% production scrap rate.
  • Established robust process and test parameters going forward.
  • Improved manufacturing assembly equipment and fixture design.