Product Development

Farm delivers comprehensive services for all stages of product development. We create successful products using a proven process to infuse technological innovation with user needs and market opportunities. Farm's experienced teams of researchers, designers and engineers collaborate through every aspect of a development program, leveraging the specific creative teamwork required to solve our clients' complex needs.

Our approach is simple: comprehensive development services, proven process, diverse teams of professionals - combined with 40 years of experience - produces success for our clients. We invite you to take a tour of our facilities and learn more about our product development services.

Product Development Services

Development Specifications

• Product requirements definition
• Hazard analysis assessment and mitigation planning
• User interface specification
• Subsystem specification
• Requirements tracing

System Architecture

• System critical performance analysis
• Performance specifications
• Component selection
• Cost analysis

Industrial Design

• Innovation brainstorms
• Visual identity
• Human factors and ergonomic design
• Color strategy
• Architecture definition
• Design for material and processes
• Model development

Interaction Design

• Menu structure and navigation development
• Icon creation
• Graphic interface design
• Interaction prototyping

User Testing

Methods

• Product-environment simulation
• Preference testing
• Ergonomic assessment
• Simulated use testing
• Focus groups
• Web based testing
• Qualitative and quantitative methods

Outputs of User Testing:

• Design direction verification
• Usability verification
• Feature/cost confirmation

Engineering

Mechanical

• Mechanism development
• Component, part design and engineering
• Packaging and enclosure design
• Design for manufacturing and assembly
• Reliability engineering
• CAD surface and solid modeling using Pro/ENGINEER and SolidWorks
• Engineering analysis (FEA/thermal/shock & vibration, etc.)
• Rapid prototyping
• Production documentation

Electrical

• Analog
• Digital
• Communications
• Signal processing
• ASIC
• Power systems
• Sensors and signal conditioning
• Closed loop control
• Design for EMI/RFI compliance

Software

• Embedded systems
• Real time operating systems
• Multi-tasking functionality
• Algorithms
• C/C++
• Machine language
• Protocols
• Multiple CPUs
• Diagnostics

Functional Testing

• Performance
• Formal verification
• Compliance to standards
• Transit
• Reliability
• Life

Production Support

• Production documentation
• International vendor selection
• Incoming inspection documentation
• Test procedures
• Test equipment and fixtures
• Assembly procedures and work instructions

Regulatory Compliance

• Creation and maintenance of Design History Files (DHF) and Device Master Records (DMR)
• Coordination and review of solutions with notified bodies and testing labs
• Verification testing to essential requirements and medical safety standards
• Compliance to design control requirements
• FMEA