The Forward Way – learning and growing from challenges.
The industry is undergoing a structural change that requires new products. We want to accompany you on this exciting path and are an experienced partner in mastering the challenges of the future. We help to shape the challenges with new materials, disruptive design approaches and production approaches. An excerpt of our standardised service offers gives an insight into our way of working. Our goal is to work with you to reduce uncertainty and learn quickly to bring successful products to market.
Forward Insights Benchmarking
Challenges
- Objectivity: Transition from subjective estimates to objective, data-driven facts.
- Gap Analysis: Identifying weaknesses against global "best practices" and leading competitors.
- Data Validity: Ensuring rapid relevance in fast-paced technological environments.
Forward Engineering Approach
- Global Insights: Access to real-time data from key innovation hubs (e.g., China, Silicon Valley).
- Strategic Support: Analysis from engineering perspektive, individual performance test date generation for confident future technology selection.
- Deep Understanding: , Key take aways for next gen Product design, including expert workshop with the global FE Team.
Currently available benchmarking reports cover the following topics:
- Fire behavior of materials in a thermal battery event (Building on our work developing the BOX TRA HVBE Material Screening Program (codified as UL2596)
- Barrier materials between cells for fire retardation and prevention of thermal events
- Performance and integration of aluminum Gigacasting in vehicle structures
- Humanoid Robotics – Material and Component Trend Analysis Report
Prototyping Management
Challenges
- Hypothesis Validation: Prototyping must answer specific developmental questions for series production readiness.
- Simulation Gap: Physical validation needed for complex real-world interactions.
- Supply Chain: Finding the right global partner for quality, cost, and timing to transfer prototyping insights into series production.
Forward Engineering Approach
- Partner Network: Access to a vast, qualified global network (e.g., the best global and local partner for each technological task).
- Project Management: Single point of contact managing all requirements, guaranteeing quality and timing ("Everything from one source" service).
- Optimized Value: Strategic supplier selection ensuring balanced quality, cost, speed, and later series production.
TESTING
Challenges
- Reality Representation: Ensuring test conditions reflect complex operational environments (automotive, aerospace, robotics).
- Data Translation: Bridging plaque-level results to meaningful system-level predictions.
- Compliance: Meeting stringent industry standards and regulatory requirements.
Forward Engineering Approach
- Comprehensive Capabilities: Detailed mechanical, electrical, thermal safety, and environmental conditioning, in our own test and test benches.
- Custom Protocols: Development of bespoke test protocols balancing standards with application-specific needs.
- Actionable Insights: Guidance on standards and analytics for confident, data-driven decisions.
MATERIAL IMPLEMENTATION
Challenges
- Application Gap: Underutilization of innovative materials due to unclear commercial applications.
- Integration Risks: Uncertainty in processing, stability, and value chain adoption barriers.
- Market Complexity: Identifying optimal markets requires deep, cross-industry intelligence.
Forward Engineering Approach
- Application Scouting: Systematic identification of high-value use cases across diverse industries.
- Global Validation: Fast access to performance data from global markets validates real-world performance.
- Accelerated Time-to-Market: Efficient management of the integration path reduces time from lab to profit.
