Although every contract is different, the major milestones associated with designing a new
electronic product are about the same. This page was created to familiarize potential customers
with the outsourcing process, and to give some insight into the various phases of product development.
Product Development Phases
Requirements Definition Phase
Proposal Generation
Contract Award
Prototype Phase
Customer Acceptance Testing
Regulatory Certification (FCC, UL, etc., if required)
Manufacturing Phase
For a more detailed description of each of the phases outlined above, we encourage
you to download and review the following document...
If you are considering doing business with HED and are concerned about the protection of
your proprietary information, be assured that HED takes your intellectual property seriously
and routinely operates under a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). A standard NDA can be
viewed here...
