Capabilities | Advanced Manufacturing | Design for Manufacturing
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Transform innovative instrument designs into cost-effective products with Ascential’s Design for Manufacturing (DfM) services. We ensure designs can be built repeatedly, compliantly, and at volume, without sacrificing performance or quality. Our ISO 13485-certified quality systems, global manufacturing capacity, and deep regulatory expertise all mean you can reduce risk, accelerate time-to-market, and scale with confidence.
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Services
Focused on manufacturability and viable design
DfM is embedded in Ascential’s product development process and applied throughout the product lifecycle, including post-launch evaluations. This approach ensures products are stable, repeatable, and compliant as they move from early development into manufacturing, and supports continuous cost, reliability, and efficiency improvements.
Manufacturability & Assembly
Designs are evaluated for ease of assembly, tolerance stack-up, and process variation to ensure efficient, repeatable production with higher volumes.
Cost & Yield Optimization
Engineering decisions are assessed against cost targets and yield goals to prevent late-stage changes that disrupt production or increase expenses.
Supply Chain Alignment
Components are selected based on availability, longevity, lead time, and sourcing flexibility to reduce risk and supplier dependency.
Quality & Compliance
Regulatory and quality requirements are integrated early to prevent late discovery of compliance gaps during scale-up.
Capabilities
Optimize product outcomes with Design for Manufacturing expertise
Ascential’s DfM capabilities help teams reduce risk early, make better design decisions, and move toward production with clarity. Our engineers apply DfM thinking throughout development to support consistent performance, controlled costs, and predictable scale-up, ensuring products are not only innovative but also practical to build, test, maintain, and support in the real world.
Design for Supply Chain
Ascential helps design teams evaluate components by considering the entire supply chain: availability, cost, lead times, and sourcing risks beyond just end-of-life. We align design needs with supply chain realities to ensure reliable, cost-effective sourcing throughout the product lifecycle.
Design for Assembly
Ascential optimizes how products go together on the production line. By eliminating unnecessary steps, tools, and complexity, we help improve throughput, consistency, and overall production performance.
Design for Cost
Cost optimization is a core part of DfM. Ascential helps drive cost out of designs without sacrificing performance or reliability. This is especially important for clients using reagent lease or per-test revenue models, where profitability depends on controlling manufacturing and operational expenses.
Why Choose Ascential?
Proven Expertise
A partner with 70+ years of experience in delivering mission-critical solutions, bridging engineering, automation, and manufacturing knowledge from 7 highly specialized firms.
Global Presence
Tap into a network of FDA/ISO-certified facilities for localized support and manufacturing capabilities.
Solution-Oriented Approach
Find flexible, scalable automation solutions for your unique application. Address process and product challenges at every juncture.
Commitment to Quality
Preserve production speed and meet the highest standards of performance and regulatory compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to common questions about our Design for Manufacturing capabilities.
The earlier DfM is applied, the greater the impact on cost, quality, and growth. Engaging Ascential during the concept or early design phases allows potential manufacturability, compliance, and supply chain risks to be identified before they affect timelines or require costly redesigns.
Yes. Ascential can evaluate products already in development or production to identify gaps in manufacturability, assembly efficiency, reliability, cost, or regulatory compliance. Our teams provide actionable recommendations to optimize performance, reduce risk, and improve production outcomes without disrupting ongoing operations.
DfM evaluates assembly efficiency, tolerance variation, process repeatability, and supplier risk before production ramps up. By addressing these factors early, Ascential helps reduce defects, scrap, rework, and production delays during pilot and full-scale manufacturing.
DfM reduces risks related to cost overruns, yield loss, compliance issues, and supply chain disruptions. It also minimizes dependency on tribal knowledge and manual processes by standardizing designs and manufacturing workflows.
Ascential combines deep engineering expertise, global manufacturing capabilities, and ISO 13485-certified quality systems. This integrated approach ensures designs are optimized not only for production but also for compliance, reliability, and long-term performance.
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