Design

MilDef invests in the right people and tools for product design, development and testing to continually improve product quality, reliability and performance. As an OEM solely focused on the defense sector, MilDef has been able to selectively tailor design capabilities to meet precise customer requirements:

• Electronics
• Mechanical
• Printed circuit board layouts
• Customization (blueprint strategy)
• System integration (inclusion of
  MilDef products in a sub-system)
• Thermal analysis and passive
  cooling
• Ruggedization to latest military
  standards
• EMC/EMI protection
• Prototyping (3D-printed proof of
  concept or milled aluminum chassis)

Environmental/EMI testing

Product design and testing to stringent, well-defined military standards (e.g. MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, RTCA/DO-160) is a critical requirement of rugged hard-ware production for MilDef’s customers. Mildef not only rigorously tests every finished product, but also the components that make up each finished product. MilDef’s in-house testing assets include:

• EMI/EMC test chambers for MIL-STD-461 CE102, RE102 and DEF STAN 59-411
• MIL-STD-1275 test equipment
• Temperature cycling and Ingress Protection test chambers
• Vibration, shock and drop testing

MilDef also employs 3rd party test houses for accredited testing to DEF STAN 59-411, RTCA/DO-160, TEMPEST (SDIP-27) standards.

Manufacturing

MilDef manufactures all products in-house to maintain control over quality, BOM traceability, lead times and delivery. To ensure every product is ready to deploy straight out of the box, MilDef employs an automated test system, PTS (Production Test System), for final quality control with unique test reports for all units produced.

Supply chain / delivery

MilDef ’s supply chain management team is involved in every development initiative, ensuring component suppliers can meet ruggedization qualifications, quality and MilDef’s 10-year production/sustainment lifecycle roadmaps.

Project management

MilDef’s resources, processes and successful track record ensure efficient project management for complex new development or product customization on budget and schedule.