Success Stories - New Product Introduction (NPI)

Dell Innovation Services helps Leading Handgun Manufacturer develop an Intrusive Locking System (ILS)

The Challenge

Hangun ILSWith the importance of handgun safety making national headlines, a leading handgun manufacture set out to develop an Intrusive Locking System (ILS) - A simple mechanism that would render a popular handgun model inoperable. Not only was the system to be featured on newly manufactured handguns, but a version of the ILS was designed to be retrofit-able for existing handgun owners. With the concept identified, the manufacturer needed the locking device designed for production. Performance problems addressed by Dell Services Engineering Solutions included:

  • Lack of 3-D models of the existing handgun assembly which were required for a parts manufacturing study
  • No product prototypes or photos were available for pre-sale marketing needs
  • Old methods for determining manufacturability were time consuming and costly

Hangun ILSThe Solution

A 3-D model was developed to showcase both handgun locking mechanisms. Key advantages in producing this visual rather than physical pre-production prototype include cost avoidance, enhanced time to market, data for downstream applications, and expedited product marketing efforts.

The following engineering processes were deployed on this project:

  • Design
  • Advanced Surface Development
  • Industrial Design
  • Tolerance Analysis and Redesign
  • Production Drawings

Hangun ILSThe Results

  • Models for parts assembly study and advance marketing, including production of a demonstration video for trade shows, manufactures and Congressional committees
  • Engineering drawings of the handgun model case and retrofit kit
  • Manufacturability studies resulting in cost avoidance by yielding high-quality parts and low rejection rates
  • Pro/E Assembly Animation eliminated the need and cost for a physical prototype for product demonstration
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