product development Archives - Dr. Gerhard Pramhas F&E KG

Design to cost – cost management in product development

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 7. February 2023

In my previous blog post, I reported on the withdrawal of iPhone production from China. As I have often mentioned in my blogs, companies that not only produce but also have development sovereignty are not as affected by such relocations. This also raises the question for Austrian companies how to keep development AND production in […]

New welding technologies provide cost efficiency in production

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 25. February 2022

Right now, I am working on a pretty exciting project: New welding technologies for more cost efficiency in medium-sized production facilities. What is so special about these new welding technologies? Not that much, it is only about overcoming innovation resistance, which as one knows, is a natural thing to do. You can read now how […]

Product development during the crisis – investment for the time after

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 26. September 2020

A lot has been written about the Covid-19 crisis so far. We probably acknowledge every day that the crisis is not over yet. You are going to read what will be important for enterprises in the time after the crisis and how product development and process adjustment will be influenced. What does the crisis mean […]

Cost-saving measures in product development – assuring you of rapid success

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 15. May 2018

The highest expenditure items in technology companies tend to be personnel costs (as in every other company), but a large proportion of budget needs to be invested in product development. On this subject, my customers often put this question to me: How can you save money in development work? Does it make any sense to […]