SERVICES

LIGHTING
TESTING
E/E

Our specialists all share the same mindset: Thinking the automotive way. We love what we are doing – no matter if it’s on automotive lighting systems, in the Electronics systems area or regarding testing systems.  We strongly believe that being prepared for the future does require system level understanding, system level technical engineering know-how, utilization of appropriate tools and processes as well as system level testing capabilities.

SERVICES

LIGHTING
TESTING
E/E

Our specialists all share the same mindset: Thinking the automotive way. We love what we are doing – no matter if it’s on automotive lighting systems, in the Electronics systems area or regarding testing systems.  We strongly believe that being prepared for the future does require system level understanding, system level technical engineering know-how, utilization of appropriate tools and processes as well as system level testing capabilities.

KNOW HOW

We are the the engineering services team to give our customers the cutting edge. Utilizing our creativity and expertise at all stages of the product development process. Be swift, be cost-effective and deliver value-add.

Design & Styling

  • Sketching
  • Visualisation (PHOTOSHOP)
  • Renderings (VRED, MAXWELL)
  • Class A surface modelling (ICEM, ALIAS)
  • Trendscouting

Mechanical Engineering

  • 2D/3D modelling (CATIA)
  • Tolerance analysis
  • Design to cost
  • Design for manufacturability/assembly
  • BOM

Optical Design

  • Non-Imaging systems
    • Facetted reflector design (LUCIDSHAPE)
    • Lightguides (SPEOS + in-house software)
    • Refractive optical elements / Fresnel lenses
  • Imaging systems
    • Single-function / multi-function systems
    • Miniaturized projector systems
    • Micro-lens-array systems
    • High-resolution Imaging
  • Tolerancing

Electronics Hardware

  • Schematics
  • PCB Layout (MCPCB/FR4/FLEX)
  • Simulation
  • Bus systems (LIN/CAN/LAN)
  • Microcontrollers
  • Driver topologies (buck/boost/buck-boost)
  • Failure detection
  • EMC/EMI optimization

Electronics Software

  • Firmware
  • Integration of standard components (bootloader, LIN/CAN, ..)
  • Diagnosis functionality
  • Functional safety
  • ASIL Levels A+B
  • Algorithm development

Thermal Design

  • PCB / Component level design
  • System level optimization
  • Condensation / De-Fogging
  • Solar radiation calculation
  • Static and transient simulation (Flo-EFD)

Project Management

  • Component and system level description
  • Requirements management
  • Timing/Cost/Quality tracking
  • Change management

Validation / Testing

  • Prototyping: Dummies, aesthetical samples, functional samplesPrepare test samples and equipment
  • Optics lab: spectrometer, Ev/Iv/Lv-meter, Goniometer
  • Electronics lab: Function generator, Oszi, Micro-Auto-Box, automated test system, VECTOR VT-System, EMC
  • Thermal lab: Thermo-couples with recorder system, IR-camera
  • Environmental: Climate chamber, corrosion, vibration

SERVICES

Research & Technology

Activities at the very beginning of the product creation process to identify styling and technology trends and how to utilize it in upcoming vehicles.

  • Styling and technology trend scounting
  • „Idea“ Workshops
  • Functional samples
  • Vehicle integration
  • Benchmarking
  • Support product definition and product roadmap activities

Pre-Development

Setting the basis for a specific product by defining the aesthetical and technical boundary conditions and interfaces.

  • Class-A modelling and visualization/renderings
  • Verify technical feasibility and feedback to styling
  • Legal checks / Homologability
  • Component and System level descriptions
  • Prepare technical specification documents

RFQ Phase

Key activitiy is technical concept work and it’s feasibility  from engineering, manufacturing and commercial point of view.

On OEM side:

  • Technical clarification with potential suppliers

On TIER 1/2 side:

  • Specification evaluation / Requirements management
  • Technical concept and feasibility
  • Assembly/Manufacturing concept
  • BOM

Product Development

Product development work is typically following the v-model approach for specifying, developing and testing to allow a smooth handover  to the industrialisation team.

  • On OEM side:
  • Project management / component responsibility
  • Interface between Tier 1 and OEM technical departments
  • On TIER 1/2 side (partly or in full project responsibility):
  • Design to cost / Design for manufacturability / Tolerancing
  • Prototyping in various qualities as needed in the actual project phase
  • Component and system level testing and verification

Tooling & Equipmnent

Setting up and optimizing production equipment and related processes according to the products needs.

  • On OEM side:
  • Project management / component responsibility
  • Interface between Tier 1 and OEM technical departments
  • On TIER 1/2 side:
  • Equipment tracking and tool optimization support
  • Engineering support during tool optimization

Qualification & Homologation

Product verification tests and related activities to pave the way for production release.

  • On OEM side:
  • Project management / component responsibility
  • Interface between Tier 1 and OEM technical departments
  • On TIER 1/2 side:
  • Tracking and troubleshooting
  • Support production processes optimization
  • Set-up, supervise and evaluate qualification and homologation

Production Ramp-Up

Overcoming unexpected situations during ramp-up to finally end up with a high yield production situation.

  • On OEM side:
  • Project management / component responsibility
  • Tracking and troubleshooting of quality issues and supply shortages
  • Interface between Tier 1 and OEM technical departments
  • On TIER 1/2 side:
  • Support failure root cause analysis and supervise corrective actions

Get in touch!

+49 841 93164650

info@creat.de