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At Dusty, while we lead the way in developing cutting-edge construction robotics, we partnered with the industry experts at Simplexity to incorporate their decades of specialized knowledge with inkjet printing into a custom solution tailored to our customers' unique requirements

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Production

Design & Engineering

Manufacturing design guidance and ongoing engineering support

Ongoing quality metrics monitoring & optimization

Typical deliverables:

Phase 3: Design Verification And Design Transfer

Design & Engineering

<img class="wp-image-1805 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_software_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Software: Design Complete

<img class=" wp-image-1804 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_hardware_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Hardware: Pre-production units for design verification

Test: Design verification test

NPI

<img class="wp-image-1811 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/siplexity_manufacturing_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />MFG. Readiness: CM schedule and budget, Unit build tracking

Quality: Quality metrics verification process, Process validation support

Typical deliverables:

Gate definition:

Phase 2C: Detailed Design Prototype 2

Design & Engineering

<img class="wp-image-1805 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_software_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Software: Full feature implementation

<img class=" wp-image-1804 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_hardware_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Hardware: Prototype 2 units with production-representative materials and processes

Test: Engineering confidence test, integration test

NPI

MFG. Readiness: CM onboarding Design transfer prep

<img class=" wp-image-1803 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_quality_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Quality: Build Quality Plan

2C. Prototype 2 Design, Build And Test

Typical deliverables:

Gate definition:

Phase 2B: Detailed Design

Design & Engineering

<img class="wp-image-1805 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_software_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Software: Core functionality implementation

<img class=" wp-image-1804 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_hardware_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Hardware: Prototype 1 units with rapid prototyped components

Test: Engineering confidence test, unit test

NPI

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MFG: Readiness: Project build plan CM selection

<img class=" wp-image-1803 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_quality_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" /> Quality: Critical manufacturing process identification

2B. Prototype 1 Design, Build And Test

Typical deliverables:

Gate definition:

Phase 0: Exploration

Exploration

Research

Concept Work

Architecture explorations

Feasibility study

Typical deliverables:

Gate definition:

Phase 1: Requirements & Planing

Design & Engineering

Project Plan Requirements

ID/UX Concepts

Risk Analysis

Manufacturing Strategy Identification

Typical deliverables:

Gate definition:

Phase 2: Detailed Design

Design & Engineering

<img class="wp-image-1805 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_software_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Software: Architecture design: block, sequence and state diagrams

<img class=" wp-image-1804 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_hardware_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Hardware: Major Component definition & Proof of Concept subsystems build

Test: Characterization and qualification of high risk subsystems & components

NPI

<img class=" wp-image-1803 alignleft" src="https://www.simplexitypd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/simplexity_quality_icon-150x150.png" alt="" width="40" height="40" />Quality: Design for Manufacturing tradeoffs evaluation

2A. Architecture and Technology Feasability

Typical deliverables:

Gate definition:

Software: Design Complete

Hardware: Pre-production units for design verification

MFG. Readiness: CM schedule and budget, Unit build tracking

Software: Full feature implementation

Hardware: Prototype 2 units with production-representative materials and processes

Quality: Build Quality Plan

Software: Core functionality implementation

Hardware: Prototype 1 units with rapid prototyped components

Quality: Critical manufacturing process identification

Software: Architecture design: block, sequence and state diagrams

Hardware: Major Component definition & Proof of Concept subsystems build

Quality: Design for Manufacturing tradeoffs evaluation