Manufacturing & Process
What is NPI?
New Product Introduction
New product introduction (NPI) is the process of taking a validated design into volume manufacturing, covering design transfer, pilot builds, test development, and the ramp to production.
A structured NPI process de-risks the jump from a working prototype to reliable, repeatable production — the stage where many hardware projects stumble without manufacturing support.
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