Steps in Equipment Development
Typical steps during the development and manufacturing of equipment for materials are:
- preparation of the specification (tender and performance specification)
- conception of the equipment, i.e. a crystal growing furnace
- layout and design of the equipment (mechanics, electrics, automation)
- choice of sub-contractors for parts, components and sub-systems
- assembly of the components and sub-systems
- assembly of the equipment
- preparation of the software, documentation and manuals
- putting the system into service (from functional tests to process capability)
- acceptance tests of the system at the supplier
- disassembly and shipment of the equipment
- assembly and putting into service at the customers facility
- final acceptance tests
- CE and / or other certifications
