The Keys of Time Compression Technologies
The use of well defined 3D CAD data is the pre-requisite requirement of TCT. The necessary operational and technology cultural changes driven and supported from the top management is the spirit of the TCT. While the use of Rapid Prototyping, Tooling & Manaufacturing in viewing ,proofing, making of the product is the tools of TCT.
According to a number of large manufacturer's research, between 70% to 80% od the final production costs is determined in the design stage. Later changes in the manufacturing process or after sales product call back stage will incur increasingly cost impact in the later stages as shown in the following diagram.