Design for Manufacture & Assembly (DFMA)
Our Approach
Design for Manufacture is a critical part of how Invetech turns complex product concepts into commercially viable manufacturing solutions. By involving manufacturing engineers from the earliest stages of development, we help shape product architectures, component choices and assembly methods that are practical to build, test and scale. This early collaboration reduces the risk of costly redesigns later in the program and supports a smoother path into production.
For customers in diagnostics and regulated technology markets, this approach is especially valuable because product performance depends not only on good design, but on whether that design can be manufactured consistently and efficiently. We apply practical manufacturing insight to improve assembly flow, reduce variation, optimise part count and support yield, while also considering supply chain resilience, serviceability and lifecycle cost.
The outcome is a product that is better prepared for transfer into production and better positioned for long term commercial success. By designing with manufacture in mind from the start, we help customers accelerate readiness, strengthen quality and build products that can meet volume, cost and performance expectations with greater confidence.
Why Invetech
Research, design, and validation in the same room.
Our UX team designs alongside the industrial design, software, and human-factors engineering teams that have to deliver on the experience. The design we research and prototype in week one is buildable, validatable, and submittable. Not a deliverable that gets quietly redesigned during integration. And because IEC 62366 alignment is the default, summative validation is something we plan for, not retrofit to.
Areas of Expertise
Reveal user needs and opportunity spaces through contextual and usability research
Imagine and design complete product visions, physical architectures and intuitive user interfaces that are styled according to existing or newly created brand design language, ready for manufacture
Design intuitive, branded digital experiences that seamlessly support the user and manage the broader system
Mitigate use‑related risks and generate documentation that adheres to FDA guidance and IEC 62366‑1 requirements
How the instrument’s tasks, screens, and physical interactions are organized into a workflow the user can hold in their head.
Client Outcomes
Explore strategic possibilities, define a purposeful vision and a path to realization
- Worfklow Transformation
- Co-creation Workshops
- Product & Feature Roadmapping
We partnered with Hologic to reimagine cervical cancer diagnosis user experience with an Al assisted digital cytology workflow
Image courtesy of HOLOGIC, Inc. and affiliates
Uncover unmet user needs and assess usability within healthcare environments
- Discovery Research
- Usability Evaluations
- Human Factors Engineering
Global molecular diagnostics client
We helped a health-tech business to iteratively design and test usability of a Point of Care device for use in multiple US healthcare settings.
Visualize ideas to inspire and align your stakeholders
- Digital Design
- Industrial Design
- Virtual Reality Experiences
Design Challenge
We imagined the future vision of a 2030 sepsis diagnosis laboratory
Design and deliver physical and digital offerings to your customers
- Interaction Design
- UI/UX (User Experience)
- Styling
We worked together with Leica Biosystems to desian, develop and realize the physical interactions and styling of the BOND-PRIME
Related Capabilities
Device Master Record Management
Continuous Improvement & Lean Manufacturing
Value Analysis & Value Engineering
Regulatory Ready
Electronics
Experience Design
Software
Strategic Program Management
Temperature Control
Systems Engineering
Product Lifecycle Management
Consumable Design
Fluidics
Robotics & Motion
Optics
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From uncovering user needs to shaping product strategy, we create experiences that are human-centered, intuitive, and built to last.
