Design Validation
Ensure Product Integrity | Comprehensive Design & Manufacturing Test Solutions
In today's competitive landscape, the journey from a brilliant concept to a market-ready product is fraught with challenges. The most critical phase is Research & Development (R&D), where ideas are tested, refined, and proven. How can you be certain your design will meet its intended purpose? How can you accelerate this cycle of innovation without compromising on quality?
The key lies in Design Validation (DV).
At Makkal, we provide robust Design Validation solutions that bridge the gap between your design and a successful product, transforming your R&D process from a sequence of steps into a dynamic, feedback-driven engine for innovation.
What is Design Validation? The Foundation of Product Success
Design Validation is the rigorous process of proving that a product design will fulfill the end-user's needs and its fundamental requirements. It's not just about checking if a component works; it’s about confirming that the entire system works together to solve the intended problem effectively and reliably.
While a design is still a concept in the R&D lab, continuous testing provides immediate, actionable feedback. This allows your engineers to:
Confirm Design Achievability: Get early proof that the design is viable and can meet performance targets.
Identify Flaws Early: Catch and correct design issues before they become expensive problems in later stages.
Iterate with Confidence: Make informed decisions to refine and improve the design based on real-world data.
Accelerate Time-to-Market: Drastically reduce the development lifecycle by replacing slow, manual testing with rapid, automated feedback.
Once a design is validated, the same test framework can often be adapted for Product Validation and Manufacturing Process Validation, ensuring that the final manufactured product consistently meets the standards established during R&D.
The Power of Automation: National Instruments (NI) and Makkal
To achieve the speed and precision required for modern Design Validation, we build our test systems on the industry-leading platform from National Instruments (NI). NI's modular hardware (like PXI and CompactRIO) and intuitive graphical programming software (LabVIEW) are the global standards for automated test and measurement.
Why do we trust NI?
Speed: Rapidly develop and deploy custom test applications.
Modularity: Create flexible systems that can scale and adapt as your requirements change.
Precision: Acquire high-fidelity data from a vast range of sensors and signals.
Integration: Seamlessly integrate hardware and software for a complete, turn-key solution.
As a trusted partner with certified expertise in NI platforms, Makkal possesses the deep knowledge required to harness the full potential of these tools for your specific validation needs. Our certified architects and developers don't just build test systems; we build a competitive advantage for your R&D team.
In Action: Validating a Medical Fluid Delivery System
A leading medical device company approached us with a critical challenge: they needed to validate a new, high-precision fluid delivery device. The performance of the device depended on the complex interplay between the stepper motor driving the mechanism, the resulting fluid pressure, and the flow rate.
Our Solution: Makkal engineered a fully automated design validation test rig powered by NI LabVIEW and PXI hardware.
The system precisely controlled the device's stepper motor.
It simultaneously measured critical parameters in real-time, including drive voltage and current, mechanical responses, fluid pressure, and flow rate.
Our software automatically captured this data and performed advanced analysis to establish the crucial correlation between the electrical inputs and the physical outputs.
The Outcome: The client received immediate, clear feedback on their design's performance. They could instantly see how a small change in the motor drive affected the fluid delivery, allowing them to optimize their design in days instead of months. This accelerated feedback loop was instrumental in getting their life-saving product to the next stage of development.
From Design Validation to Production Testing
Our engagement doesn't have to end with R&D. The robust and scalable systems we build for Design Validation are designed with the future in mind. With strategic modifications, your DV testbed can be transitioned into an automated End-of-Line (EOL) tester for Product Validation, ensuring every unit that leaves your production line meets the highest quality standards.
Partner with Makkal to De-Risk and Accelerate Your Vision
Your R&D team is focused on innovation. Let our team provide the tools and expertise to validate that innovation with speed and certainty.
Contact Makkal today for a consultation on how our Design Validation services, powered by National Instruments, can help you turn your next great idea into a proven, successful product.