The Sofeast Group's head of New Product Development, Andrew Amirnovin, is back on the pod with Adrian from the team and are discussing what happens if mistakes are made during the DVT and PVT phases of NPI process.
Electronics giant Philips has been in the news due to a huge recall of ventilators and sleep apnea machines that have, unfortunately, caused deaths and injuries. This got us to thinking: What could have caused such a problem to make it into the production of such sensitive medical devices, and what can we learn from this example?
Andrew explains that issues like this likely originate in the DVT stage of the NPI process, talks about what activities and testing are included, why they're necessary for your new product launch project and talks about how DVT issues spill over into PVT and then into mass production, too.
If you're bringing a new product to market, this story demonstrates why following a detailed new product introduction process that leaves no stone unturned when trying to find potential risks is crucial for manufacturing safe, high-quality, and reliable products.
Show Sections
00:00 - Greetings, introducing the topic: DVT & PVT, and activities during each NPI phase that are important to bring a successful product to market.
01:44 - What do the acronyms EVT/DVT/PVT mean?
04:42 - The risks of rushing into production without completing DVT thoroughly.
07:43 - The huge Philips medical device recall happening in Summer '22.
11:58 - What happens during DVT to help us avoid product risks and recalls?
16:39 - The need for a solid reliability growth plan.
19:44 - The temptation to rush into production and miss DVT steps.
27:25 - What a reliability engineer looks out for when devising the reliability test plan and use cases.
31:42 - What is PVT and why can it also cause a lot of product issues after production if steps are missed?
40:19 - Wrap up.
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