Value Engineering is ingrained into Trans-Matic's ongoing quest to help our customers reduce cost, improve quality, and increase performance. In the late 90's, we realized that many of the components we produce were being used in long-standing product lines with only incremental change. It was at that point where we began to focus on our customers’ end product to ensure that the designs were streamlined for cost efficiency, with improved performance. In 1999, we instituted a separate VA-VE department to focus specifically on our customers’ products. Since that time, we have become very product development savvy by engaging our technical team to dissect the functional elements of those products. The result, and continuing objective, is the creation of solutions that optimize the design intent of the product and the development of new products.
Reverse Engineering
Trans-Matic APD activities have focused on the redesign of costly screw machine parts into lower cost deep drawn stampings. Trans-Matic VA/VE activities have redesigned multiple piece assemblies into complex, one-piece deep drawn stampings. Our reverse engineering efforts have reduced or eliminated components within an assembly many times creating a more reliable metal structure.