- 01Survey1–3 weeks
- 02Specify2–4 weeks
- 03Engineer4–10 weeks
- 04Build4–12 weeks
- 05FAT2–5 days
- 06Install1–3 weeks
- 07SAT1–4 weeks
- 08SupportOngoing
01
Discovery & site survey
Typical duration · 1–3 weeks
Inputs
Production data, drawings, a walk of the line, the problem in your words.
Engineering work
Measure the line, record constraints, define the problem and the success measures.
Deliverable
Survey report and a budget estimate.
Your involvement
Operations, maintenance and engineering contacts available on the day.
02
Requirements & functional specification
Typical duration · 2–4 weeks
Inputs
Survey report, your standards, safety and IT requirements.
Engineering work
Write what the system must do: sequences, rates, interfaces, safety functions, acceptance criteria.
Deliverable
Functional specification and an FAT/SAT test plan.
Your involvement
Review and sign off the specification. This is the most important approval.
03
Concept & engineering
Typical duration · 4–10 weeks
Inputs
Signed functional specification.
Engineering work
Layout, reach and cycle simulation, electrical design, safety design, software structure.
Deliverable
Design review package: drawings, simulation results, risk assessment.
Your involvement
Design review meeting; approve layout and interfaces.
04
Build, software & integration
Typical duration · 4–12 weeks
Inputs
Approved design.
Engineering work
Panel build, mechanical build, PLC/robot/HMI programming, testing against a simulation model.
Deliverable
Assembled system in our integration hall, internal test record.
Your involvement
Optional progress visit; supply sample parts or products.
05
Factory acceptance test
Typical duration · 2–5 days
Inputs
Test plan, production parts, your operators.
Engineering work
Run every test in the plan: safety functions, cycle and rate, changeovers, fault recovery.
Deliverable
Signed FAT report with open items listed, owned and dated.
Your involvement
Attend FAT; operators run changeovers themselves.
06
Installation
Typical duration · 1–3 weeks
Inputs
Site readiness: floor, utilities, access, shutdown window.
Engineering work
Dismantle, ship, install, connect and dry-cycle; cutover for retrofit projects.
Deliverable
Installed system, interfaces connected.
Your involvement
Site access, permits, utilities, coordination with production.
07
Site acceptance & commissioning
Typical duration · 1–4 weeks
Inputs
Installed system, SAT plan.
Engineering work
Re-test safety in place, ramp to rate under production conditions, verify MES/WMS interfaces.
Deliverable
Signed SAT report, documentation, software backups.
Your involvement
Production time for the performance run; sign-off.
08
Training & lifecycle support
Typical duration · Ongoing
Inputs
SAT handover.
Engineering work
Operator and maintenance training, remote support, backups, health checks, spare-parts advice.
Deliverable
Training records, support agreement, spare-parts list.
Your involvement
Name support contacts; schedule health checks.
01
A signed specification
Acceptance criteria are agreed in numbers before design starts, so “done” is not a matter of opinion.
02
Simulation before FAT
Control logic is tested against a model of the line before hardware exists.
03
FAT with your operators
Your people run changeovers and fault recovery in our hall, not for the first time on site.
04
Open items on record
Anything not met at FAT or SAT is listed with an owner and a date — and published in our project records.
05
Shutdown-aware cutovers
Retrofit work is planned to your shutdown windows, with pre-wired panels and fallback plans.
06
Handover you can use
Documentation, backups and training are deliverables, not afterthoughts.
