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Method

A distinguishing feature of the DEMCON working method is the combination of a structured, proven project approach and a high level of analytical capacity, creativity and pragmatism. DEMCON has all the necessary disciplines in-house to offer total solutions. Through the integration of disciplines and a strong focus on manageability, it is able to make complex projects successful. With a typical DEMCON project, the feasibility is not self-evident. Before the development phase begins, such projects therefore start with (applied) research.



1. Functional specifications/system concept/technical specifications
  • Developing the definition of the problem, together with the client.
  • Translating the functional requirements (what) into technical requirements (how) and a system concept.
  • Dividing the system concept into hardware and software working packages.
  • Dividing the hardware into a mechanical and an electrical working package.
  • Providing each working package with the accompanying technical requirements and conditions on the basis of the system concept.
2. Hardware concept/software system architecture
  • Selecting construction principles for parts of the mechanical concept.
  • Setting up the mechanical model, general dimensioning of the parts and, where necessary, performing concept calculations, analyses, simulations and tests.
  • Setting up the electrical block diagram and selecting the principles and main components.
  • Selecting a programming method for the software working package.
  • Setting up the system architecture and defining the modules, inputs and outputs.
  • Drafting the Concept Design Description (CDD) document.
3. Engineering/module design
  • Modelling the mechanical model in 3D CAD.
  • Determining the electrical layout down to the component level.
  • Producing the software module design (algorithms).
4.  Technical Product Documentation/module implementation
  • Developing the documentation for each working package, consisting of the Technical Product Documentation (TPD) and the Technical Construction Documentation (TCD).
  • Implementing the software modules (code).
  • If necessary, producing the first draft of the user manual.
Assemblage_klein5. Part manufacturing/hardware assembly/module testing and integration
  • Manufacturing or procuring all parts.
  • Assembling the different mechanical, electrical and electronic modules of the system.
  • Testing the integrated software modules.
6. Systeem integration
  • Combining the hardware and software and optimising the parameters in the operational and servo regulations.
FEI_klein7. Testing & de-bugging
  • Performing functional tests in order to verify the specified requirements regarding e.g. accuracies, motion scopes, speeds and safety provisions.

Depending on the client’s needs (proof of principle, prototype/system, pre-production or pre-production), this V model is therefore followed once, twice or three times, with a broader scope on each occasion. From proof of principle via prototype to pre-production; the proven formula for a sound project approach.

About DEMCON

DEMCON is a high-end technology supplier of products and systems, with high-tech, industrial systems & vision, optomechatronic, unmanned, embedded and medical systems as focus areas. DEMCON is a business that supports clients with a wide range of competencies. As a system supplier, DEMCON can meet the entire needs of its clients, from proof of principle, prototype and pre-production to serial production. DEMCON is certified for ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016.