Product development
We support you in developing your plastic products
Our expertise in the fields of materials technology, plastics processing and simulation techniques makes us a strong partner for industry along the entire product development chain. At IKV, we have all the required know-how and experience to make the development of a plastic component successful, from the initial idea to prototype production and the start-up of the manufacturing process.
Our experts support and advise you in the following matters:
- Definition of requirements, drawing up of a customer specification and performance specification
- Feasibility assessment
- Database-assisted selection of the right plastic according to the demands made on the part and the material
- Designing and dimensioning in line with the particular plastic
- FE-based process and structural simulation
- Topology optimisation
- Evaluation of external simulations
- Selection of material models and material data determination
- Drawing up of manufacturing concepts (different materials and processes)
- Mould design, selection of machine and plant technology
- Selection and evaluation of suppliers
- Evaluation of process chains
- Economic viability calculations
- Sampling and prototype production
- Pilot run and production of small series
- Part testing
- FMEA, quality assurance in production
We support you in product development
