Innovation management: strategically developing ideas
Innovation is no coincidence, but the result of an open corporate culture. With clearly defined methods such as design thinking, market and competition analyses, technology monitoring and the creation of business cases, ideas can be planned and implemented. Such systematic approaches help to develop market-ready concepts from sketches - incrementally or disruptively.
An interdisciplinary team, as implemented at Antrimon, integrates technology, patents and market requirements in a targeted manner - creating an innovation pipeline with substance.
Product definition: the start must be right
The product definition phase lays the foundation for later efficiency:
- Project planning
- Team kick-off
- Changeboard
- Risk and quantity definition
- "Make-or-buy decisions and design briefing
This reduces subsequent adjustments and unexpected costs - an effect that is also anchored in Antrimon's standardised procedure in the PEP.
Concept phase: Planning with foresight
The concept phase serves as a blueprint for the project:
- Specification & scope
- Cost framework (FMEA, production & assembly costs)
- UX design & mockups
- Risk analysis and detailed specification characterise the overall picture
Lean structures and close collaboration with customer teams result in reliable, efficient planning in this phase - as can be seen in projects with experienced project and innovation managers at Antrimon.
Development & realisation: quality through milestones
The product development process (PDP) structures development into clearly defined gate phases and milestones. Interdisciplinary teams work in parallel, each phase includes reviews and coordination processes - from prototype creation and usability tests to the design freeze decision.
As a result, quality, schedule and customer specifications remain stable - even if requirements change or specifications are unclear.
Industrialisation & series optimisation
The seamless transfer to series production is an integral part of the development process. Production processes and quality assurance are already included in the early phases - supported by ISO certifications (ISO 9001, 13485).
Typical measures include
- Lean management
- Change management and variant control
- Pilot & pilot series support
- Sustainable lifecycle management until end-of-life
Product management: the market launch is not the end
After the launch, further development begins: continuous optimisation, error lists A-C, change management and technical support are crucial for sustainable market success.
Industry diversity in practice
Projects have been realised using the approach described, e.g. in the field of:
- Eye treatment devices
- Driverless transport systems
- Smart mobility (e-scooter, bicycle lock)
- Railway control panels
- HMI solutions & industrialised machine operating units
These projects demonstrate our ability to orchestrate a wide range of technologies - from mechanics and electronics to software integration.
Conclusion: How innovative strength and project management work together
If you want to realise innovations, you need more than just creative ideas - you need a methodical approach and managers with project experience. A structured product development process, managed project and risk management and consistent industrialisation are basic requirements.
Antrimon offers a complete framework with its PEP, experienced senior project managers and innovation managers. This means that even complex mechatronic systems can be realised efficiently, with high quality and in a market-oriented manner.
Do you have a project or product idea that requires mechatronic project and innovation management?
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