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We engineer it, our partners build it, and one loop solves the whole problem
Solve the whole problem, not one piece. Free assessment and roadmap.
The Problem
Integrated engineering solutions from PPS solve the whole problem, not one slice of it. Most product problems cross lines. A part that fails in the field is a design, test, supplier, and cost problem at once. When each piece goes to a different vendor, nobody owns the result. Handoffs lose information, a fix in one area breaks another, and the schedule absorbs every gap. The cost shows up as rework, repeat prototypes, and launches that slip while each vendor finishes its part.
The PPS Approach
Our product development solutions fall into three groups. Product development covers R&D, prototyping, reverse engineering, and HALT testing. Manufacturing optimization covers value engineering, machine design, and DFMA for lean production. Strategic solutions cover engineering project management and sustainable product design. Most problems need two or three of these at once, and they share one plan. One team runs them all. Each card below opens the page for one problem.
R&D · Root cause and concepts
Prototyping · Builds that prove
HALT Testing · Find weak points
Value Engineering · Lower unit cost
Why one team instead of a vendor for each step? Because the steps depend on each other. A prototype is only worth building if the design was checked first. A test result only helps if someone feeds it back into the design. Each step uses what the last one learned. A cost change only holds if the loads and tests still check out. We engineer it. Our partners build it. You run it. Every solution is delivered as engineering, with partner shops and labs for build and test.
The goal is not a report or a stack of test data. It is a solution that works, at the lowest total cost. Our integrated engineering solutions team works beside our FEA, CFD, and design engineers. So analysis, builds, testing, and cost all point at the same answer. Nothing is handed off without the data behind it. You approve the data at each gate. You own the IP by default, set in your contract.
The 34% less rework, 51% fewer prototypes, and 37% shorter test phase figures are from the PPS Innovation Edge white paper.
Product Development
Failures nobody can explain and ideas nobody has tested. Find the root cause and prove which idea works.
Fix it at the source.
Applications
Root Cause
Concepts
Analysis
Testing
Prototype loops that drain budgets. We design the prototype, partner shops build it, and we test it.
Test the real thing.
Applications
Design Check
Partner Builds
Testing
Design Check
Legacy parts with no drawings or supplier. Rebuild the CAD, fix old failures, and widen your supply.
Parts back in supply.
Applications
Legacy Parts
Measuring
CAD
Supply
Designs that pass spec tests, then fail in the field. We plan HALT, a partner lab runs it, we redesign.
Find weak points early.
Applications
Thermal
Vibration
Root Cause
Retest
Manufacturing Optimization
Unit costs that climb every year. Take cost out of the parts while keeping every function they serve.
Lower cost per unit.
Applications
DFMA
FEA
Sourcing
Unit Cost
Machines that stop too often and take too long to fix. Design uptime and service in from the first sketch.
Design it right, once.
Applications
Machines
Fixtures
Uptime
Service
Slow lines and too many parts. Redesign the parts, tooling, and fixtures so your production line can flow.
Parts that let you flow.
Applications
Part Count
Tooling
Fixtures
Flow
Strategic Solutions
Programs that slip between vendors. We run the programs we engineer as one loop, from design to release.
Hold the launch date.
Applications
Stage-Gate
Partners
Testing
Schedule
Customers asking about carbon while costs rise. Engineer energy, emissions, and waste out of your design.
Less waste, real data.
Applications
Material
Energy
Waste
Repair
01
A solution that works at the lowest total cost, with the evidence shown for every decision along the way.
02
Design data, builds, and test results you review and approve at each gate, before the next step starts.
03
The design, drawings, and models belong to you.
04
If we missed it in our QC, we fix it. If your supplier can't make the part within three years, or supply dries up, we fix that too.
You send
What we need to start
The problem: what fails, costs, or slips
CAD, drawings, or the parts themselves
Material specs or test data
Targets for cost, life, schedule, or launch
History: failures or earlier test results
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You get
What you hold at the end
Free assessment of your project scope and data
Roadmap with scope, targets, and gates
Prototypes and tests managed through partners, when in scope
Design changes, drawings, and native CAD
Support after delivery
We price to the value we deliver, not the hours we log. If the value isn't there for you, we'll say so in the assessment.
We review your project scope, data, and targets, and set who builds and tests.
Scope, gates, targets, and the decisions each gate settles.
Analysis, partner builds, and tests, checked before each gate.
Design changes, drawings, native CAD, and model files.
Questions, test correlation, and supplier issues.
You approve the data at every gate, so nothing surprises you. Our R&D, design, test, and program engineers work as one team on your problem. If we missed something in our QC, we fix it. If a supplier can’t make the part within three years, we fix that too.
Flight hardware that must be light, documented, and proven, from first concept to tested production.
Margin you can prove.
Applications
Prototypes
Testing
Documents
Programs
Machines and wear parts that fail far from any shop. Design, rebuild, and test them for the real duty.
Stop costly downtime.
Applications
Machines
Wear Parts
Legacy Parts
Uptime
Kilns, mills, and conveyors that run hot and dusty. Cut the downtime, energy, and waste across the plant.
More output, less fuel.
Applications
Kilns
Mills
Energy
Uptime
Plant equipment and parts that must survive outages and age. Rebuild, redesign, and test them early.
Fewer forced outages.
Applications
Legacy Parts
Testing
Outages
Machines
Fixed scope for one project. A lower-risk place to start when you want to see our work on your data.
Start with one project.
Fits When
One Project
Fixed Scope
From $35K
Scheduled monthly engineering for recurring needs: drawing updates, ASME calcs, or FEA for each sale.
Work on a set schedule.
Fits When
Monthly
Recurring
From $15K/mo
A dedicated PPS team working your program daily, built for long, multi-year development and testing.
Your program, every day.
Fits When
Daily Work
Multi-Year
From $800K/yr
FEA, CFD, CAD, DFMA, and testing under one roof. Engineering is a team sport, and you get the whole team.
One team, every skill.
Under One Roof
FEA
CFD
CAD
DFMA
Testing
Veteran-owned SDVOSB status gives defense and federal buyers a set-aside path to proven engineering.
Verify our SDVOSB status.
Credentials
SDVOSB
VOSB
CAGE 8ZK73
NAICS 541330
Missed something in our QC? We fix it. Supplier can't make the part within three years? We fix that too.
Support for the long run.
We Fix
Our QC Misses
Supplier Gaps
Supply Chain
We price to the value we deliver, not hours logged. You buy a design that works, not more iterations.
Pay for the result only.
Collections
Gold
Platinum
Diamond
Which integrated engineering solution does my problem need?
Integrated engineering solutions should be chosen by the problem you see, not by a list of services. Start with the symptom. A failure keeps coming back. Prototypes keep failing. A part has no drawings or supplier. Products pass spec tests, then fail in the field. Or cost climbs. Picking the wrong fix costs twice: once for the work, and again for the delay it causes. A new prototype alone will not find a root cause, and a cost-down will not fix a field failure. The GAO's review of knowledge-based practices ties recurring cost increases and delays to programs that move ahead before they know enough.
Each symptom points to a solution. Research and development finds root causes. Prototype development checks the design before each build. Reverse engineering brings legacy parts back. Reliability engineering services find weak points with HALT. Value engineering and machine design cut cost and downtime. Engineering project management keeps your programs in one loop. One team runs them together, and the free assessment tells you where to start.
Too many engineering vendors on one program? Why use one team?
Integrated engineering solutions put one team on the whole problem. Separate vendors each own one piece, so nobody owns the result. Each vendor did its job. The design firm hands off to the prototype shop. The test lab reports a failure. Then a cost-down changes a part nobody retested. Each handoff loses information, and each fix can break something another vendor already finished. Your team ends up managing the gaps on its own, and the schedule pays for every one. The Defense Department's IPPD Handbook organizes programs around integrated product teams to close these gaps, with design, build, and test working to one plan.
With our team, one engineer carries the problem from the first review to the final fix. The engineer who checked the design plans the prototype, reads the test results, and makes the change. Cost changes are checked against loads and test data before you approve them. You get one plan, one set of gates, and one point of contact. Problems get fixed while they are still cheap.
Can PPS work with our manufacturer or test lab?
Yes. Our integrated engineering solutions work with the shops and test labs you already know and trust, or with our partner network. Many programs use both kinds. What matters is that one engineering team ties them together, so every party works from the latest design and the latest data.
When each vendor reports to you on its own, you become the integrator. Changes travel by email, parts get cut to old drawings, and test results arrive with nobody tasked to act on them. NASA splits its project life cycle into phases with a decision point at each boundary. Our gates work the same way.
We manage your builders and test labs inside one engineering loop. We release the design, track each prototype and test, read the results, and make the fix ourselves. NDAs cover every party from the start of the program. You decide how far we take the design, up to the start of production. We never run production, and you own the IP by default, set in your contract.
What do you need from us to start?
To start a project with our integrated engineering solutions, send what you have, in any format. That usually means a clear statement of the problem, CAD or drawings, and the parts themselves if the problem is a legacy part. Add test results, failure or service history, and your targets for cost, life, schedule, or launch. Missing data is the most common reason engineering projects stall, because a model built on guessed inputs gives a guessed answer. That is why we don't start the work until every data set is in.
Once it is, the first step is a free assessment of your project scope. We confirm what the work can and can't answer, and tell you what is still missing. Then we send a roadmap proposal with scope, targets, and approval gates. Every project is scoped on its own, so the roadmap sets the schedule, not a stock promise. NDAs are available before you share any files. For gaps in material data, NIST material measurement data is a good first stop.
Who owns the design and the models?
You own the design, the drawings, and the models from your integrated engineering solutions project by default, as set in the contract. When an OEM or partner manufacturer is involved, the contract spells out who owns what. Some firms keep the models, or license them back to you, so every later change sends you back to them. That locks your product to one vendor and makes design reviews harder, because your team can't open the evidence behind the decisions. You receive the native CAD, the drawings, the simulation model files, and the documented results. Your engineers can then check the work, rerun a load case, or hand the package to a supplier or customer.
We sign mutual NDAs before any of your data is shared, and your files stay in our controlled project folders while we work. If your program has export-control or customer data rules, tell us at the start and we will set up the data handling to match them. For defense programs, the State Department ITAR guidance sets the rules we follow.
What happens if a prototype fails in test?
If a prototype fails in test, we find out why and fix the design. Hard engineering carries unknowns on any project: real loads, material lots, and assembly effects never match a model perfectly. With integrated engineering solutions from PPS, you approve the data at each gate. A test result is then checked against predictions you have already seen, not a black box. A failure in test is data. It shows which assumption was wrong: a load, a material property, or a boundary condition. That data improves the model and the design.
When testing is in scope, we plan the test to confirm the margins that matter most. Then we correlate the model to the results, following ASME verification and validation practice. If the miss was ours, because something slipped through our QC review, we fix it. If the test uncovers a condition nobody knew about, we scope the change with you and update the roadmap. Either way, you get a clear answer and a path to a design that holds.
How are integrated engineering solutions priced?
We price integrated engineering solutions to the value they deliver, not the hours we log. Hourly billing rewards extra iterations, so the cheapest quote often becomes the most expensive project once tooling, rework, and field failures show up. Our incentive is to get the design right the first time. We engage by fit, not as a ladder. Gold (from $35K): you have one project and need help with it. Platinum (from $15K/mo): you have recurring work at a steady rhythm. Diamond (from $800K/yr): you have a long development program, often multi-year.
Gold is never required, and some clients start at Platinum or Diamond. These are starting points, not quotes; your roadmap sets the price. We price to the value we deliver, not the hours we log. If the value isn't there for you, we'll say so in the assessment. Our engineering consultant pricing page explains how each collection works in more detail.
Not sure which solution fits? Send the problem. Free roadmap.
Send your problem, data, and targets. We review your project scope in a free assessment and reply within one business day with next steps.
On-site assessments that require travel are quoted separately.