Engineering
Product Design— Did
You Think of Everything?
Improve Your Competitive Edge
Our Design Makes It Possible. Early involvement
of Wren Manufacturing Group's engineering department in your product
design may yield both quality and cost improvements, as well as
enhance the functionality of your components.
Your product benefits from a:
- Reduction of unnecessary operations
- Improvement in manufacturability
- Reduction in manufacturing costs
- Optimization of materials
Our insights into design improvement are often enough for you to
gain a competitive edge on your competition. Let us help you find
those opportunities.
Faster Delivery Schedules, Higher Quality, Lower Prices
Our Technology Makes It Possible. Our design engineers
assist you and your engineering group with your design requirements.
Utilizing VISI-Series integrated CAD/CAM system from Vero International
(see complete list of CAD/CAM
software we support), the Wren Manufacturing Group can effectively
communicate with your designers. Contact
us by emailing your
drawings or models for review or quotation and one of our design
engineers will contact you.
We never lose sight of your real-world concerns:
- Lower Prices.
- Faster Quotes. Faster Die Design. Using One
Step Finite Analysis allows
us to develop accurate flat blanks from 3D CAD data in a matter
of minutes. This speeds the development of your quote in our
estimating department and the design of dies in our engineering
department.
Dynaform, from ETA, allows us to analyze our die designs to ensure
that our tooling will work before we cut steel, so our design
is validated from the get-go. Thus we have virtually eliminated
the costs and time delays associated with unnecessary re-work due to
late discovery in the project life.
Improved Quality, Performance, Reliability & Product Safety
Our Processes Make It Possible. It's all about
delivering what you ordered. The challenge comes when those specifications
change over time. And they will change as technology,
improved ergonomics, or user feedback changes.
Through configuration
management in our day-to-day activities, you'll get the product
you expect and your product's quality, performance, reliability
and safety will remain high.
We never lose sight of your real-world concerns:
- Product safety. Safety is
never compromised.
We ensure that the product that was tested is the
same product that is delivered, providing traceability throughout
the production cycle.
- Production Schedules. The real world may
require concurrent production of your first generation and second
generation products. Your component details, subassemblies
and systems will be properly configuration managed to have the
appropriate interface, interchangeability and performance necessary
to meet your production schedules.
 Request a Quote
Let
our capabilities at Wren
Manufacturing Group's family of companies provide you the production manufacturing
support you need.
Contact
us with questions or request a quote.
Our In-House Technologies
Computer Aided Design & Simulation Technologies
CAD/CAM
The design and manufacturing departments within the Wren Manufacturing
Group, specifically at Jena Tool, utilize the VISI-Series integrated
CAD/CAM system from Vero International.
Designed for tool and die applications, the VISI-Series are our key
to providing customers with faster delivery schedules, higher quality,
and lower prices. For example, with VISI-Progress for progressive
die design, we are able to order material when only 10% of our die design
is complete and begin machining shoes and die blocks when only 20% of
a design is compete. Other benefits include overall engineering
design time reductions of as much as 25% compared to our previous system
and the elimination of CAD file translations between our design and manufacturing
departments. All these benefits impact the bottom-line for our
customers with faster delivery times and higher quality – as well
as lower value-driven pricing.
Translators
The Wren Manufacturing Group is committed to maintaining the highest
level of quality and accuracy for your translations. We provide
the translation that speaks to your project as it was drawn.
We offer high quality translation of:
- VERO VISI SERIES - .WKF
- UNIGRAPHICS - .PRT
- PARASOLID - .X_T OR .X_B
- AUTODESK FILES - .DWG, .DXF, .IAM, .IDW, .IMP, IGES - .IGS
- STEP - .STP
- CATIAV4 – MODEL
- CATIA V5 - .CATPART
- SOLID EDGE - .PAR, .ASM, AND .PSM.
One Step Finite Analysis
The Wren Manufacturing Group uses finite analysis tools from both
Forming Technologies Inc. (FTI) and Engineering Technology Associates
(ETA) in the design and development of our processes and tooling. The
Forming Suite from FTI allows us to develop accurate flat blanks
from 3D CAD data in a matter of minutes speeding the development
of quotes in our estimating department and the design of dies in
our engineering department. Dynaform, from ETA, allows us
to analyze our die designs to ensure that our tooling will work
before we cut steel, so our design is validated from the get-go. Thus
we have virtually eliminated the costs and time delays associated
with unnecessary re-work due to late discovery in the project life.
Simulation and Animation
Our strategic affiliate, The Die Cad Group, Inc. extends the Wren
Manufacturing Group’s capability in today’s competitive
market, with increasingly difficult parts to manufacture; early
planning can be the difference between profit and loss. Poor process
planning can result in dramatic increases in both build and tryout
time.
Forming simulation with PAM-STAMP 2G provides an effective way
to verify that the best processing is being used to form your part.
Verifying the forming process prior to starting the design also
provides our customers with freedom to explore innovative ideas
that will further reduce cost.
The tooling surfaces created for use in simulation are delivered
with the simulation results. Providing these surfaces to both the
designer and the machinist early in the project will insure accuracy
in tool construction and reduce lead time.
The history developed during simulation can tell the die maker
what does not work as well as what does work. With this added knowledge,
the die maker can make an informed choice about the best course
to follow.
Product Design & Development
Prototyping
Our design team employees the latest modeling and simulation techniques,
making rapid prototype delivery for evaluation early in the design process,
allowing you more time for a thorough analysis. Hard prototypes can be
produced quickly and efficiently, supporting your program’s launch
objectives. Without delay, you can refine your design to debug and enhance
your product’s performance.
Process Design & Development
Equally important is the design and development of the supporting production
processes that are necessary to turn your product design into reality.
While our product design efforts focus on meeting your product objectives,
our Manufacturing Engineers responsible for process design and development
activities ensure you can meet your production goals with reliable, high
yield results. Production Efficiency, High Quality and Personal Safety
are paramount considerations when we set out to establish any manufacturing
process.
Tooling Design & Development
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge
is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
– Albert Einstein
Do you have an idea for a part or final product? We
have the technology, experience & imagination
to make it possible. We can:
The core areas for tooling design and development include the following:
- 3-D model / design
- Dies and Tooling
- Fixtures and Gaging
- Automation and Special Machines
- PLC Design, Integration and Support
Conceptual Design. The
Wren Manufacturing Group’s
engineers realize there are many stages in a product’s development
cycle; the design of that product is arguably one of the most important
and earliest aspects. It doesn’t
happen all by itself and it’s not always easy. You have to do your
homework up front to ensure a reasonable chance of success.
It's All About Trade-Offs. So,
the Wren Manufacturing Group begins by assigning the product’s
laundry list of requirements, by necessity, into “must have” and “would
be nice” categories. Once this is complete, we can launch into
one of the most interesting phases of your project — Conceptual
Design.
The
first step in designing any product is a thorough evaluation of
its functional requirements. The goal is to find a balanced combination
of design characteristics at a reasonable cost.
Result Is Economical, Efficient, Tangible Design. The part itself, processing,
tooling, and machine-tool availability may all affect the extent
of planning needed. Preliminary analysis may take a few hours for
robust designs. We provide a rigorous evaluation of all these factors
to ensure your concept can be turned into a tangible design in
the most economical and efficient way.
Value Engineering / Value Analysis
Let our professionals evaluate your
product to take advantage of both state-of-the-art and emerging
manufacturing technologies to find a “better way” to design and build your
product. Advances in composite materials and alloys as well as manufacturing
equipment, tooling and software applications provide many opportunities
to apply a “different point of view” to your product needs.
Our personnel stay current with today’s technological pace and
are always learning, adapting, innovating and applying the latest and
greatest methods available to ensure the best results for you.
Reverse Engineering
For that one-of-a-kind or hard-to-find replacement
part. Send us your unique physical component. Our
skilled technicians will develop a lay-out and a working design,
enabling us to manufacture that specialty part, when you need it.
Expertise
Program Management
Whether you have a large multi-faceted program to manage or simply a
one-off project, our diversified team provides the confidence you need
to be sure the work effort goes smoothly and that communication lines
are open at all times.
One Person Responsible. From the onset, we assign “one person
responsible” to
coordinate all aspects of your project. That person is in constant
communication with all parties and tracks and reports progress
to plan. Our Project Managers manage your program and are customer
advocates and ensure your concerns have a voice in the process.
There will be no last minute surprises – every
effort is made to be proactive, alerting you to any situation that
could impact performance; as soon as the situation arises and is
clearly understood you can expect clear and concise reporting and
consultation should a remedy be required.
We’ll see you cradle-to-grave,
when your project is just a concept, through complete design and
launch, to support and service beyond the production requirements.
Our commitment is to stand with you to underscore your success.
Advanced Product Quality Planning
Each Wren Manufacturing Group company uses a planning process suitable
to support its customers’ requirements; ensuring the quality of
products and services is thoroughly addressed.
Work Planning is not done
in a vacuum – we involve cross-functional, multi-disciplinary input
from all affected areas of the organization, utilizing the wealth of
expertise available within the organization. We draw from any one of
the organizations in the Wren Manufacturing group and also involve our
key suppliers and customers according to the merits of the program or
project.
The planning process is scalable to the rigors of the specific
project; some utilizing a rigid, prescriptive approach such as
APQP, while others may be more flexible. But all planning is assuredly
robust to be certain your project is a success from day one!
Risk Management
Each and every project has a certain element of risk.
The Wren Manufacturing Group circumvents that risk by ensuring
a thorough analysis is performed and the project’s feasibility
is confirmed by all affected parties.
We may use a structured Failure
Modes and Effects Analysis or use a straight-forward Risk Analysis
Form, whichever is most suitable, but the result of this evaluation ensures
all risks are recognized and are minimized through active and effective
management involvement and the systemic use of countermeasures
to ensure error-proofing and appropriate preventive actions are
employed.
Request a Quote
Let
our capabilities at Wren
Manufacturing Group's family of companies provide you the production manufacturing
support you need.
Contact
us with questions or request a quote.
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