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Development steps<\/h2>\n

Design review<\/h3>\n

In conjunction with the customer, review the product development or improvement designs (materials, shapes, processes).<\/p>\n

Choice of materials and processes<\/h3>\n

Choice of materials and processes based on intended environment, required performance level, budgets, and any other elements identified during the design review.<\/p>\n

Materials testing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Validation of material specifications for the required use and performance.<\/p>\n

Prototyping (Levels 1, 2, 3)<\/h3>\n

Manufacture of Level 1 prototype, preliminary function test (shape, adhesion, etc.).<\/p>\n

Manufacture of Level 2 prototype, prototype mould, or by hand using different materials, physical tests (in actual use conditions).<\/p>\n

Manufacture of Level 3 prototype, mould production, final material selected, production assembly testing.<\/p>\n

Lab tests<\/h3>\n

Lab tests performed in-house and\/or by approved external laboratories, according to customer specifications.<\/p>\n

Physical tests<\/h3>\n

Physical tests in actual use conditions by the customer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We work jointly with our customers, throughout the entire R&D process, to develop and improve the parts used for sealing, insulation, soundproofing, and other related needs. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":2999,"parent":2423,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1510","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.protac.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.protac.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.protac.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.protac.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.protac.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1510"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.protac.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3163,"href":"https:\/\/www.protac.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1510\/revisions\/3163"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.protac.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2423"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.protac.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.protac.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}