CASE STUDY: SPECIALIZED FISHING TOOLS
PROBLEM: A small group of fishing enthusiasts developed a line of innovative specialized tools with a unique design feature: each one floats. In order to make them competitive with existing tools in the market, they needed to produce them as inexpensively as possible.
SOLUTION: FES was able to utilize its excellent engineering staff to speed up product development time, while its project management team was able to effectively coordinate all aspects of the project.
RESULTS: xTools launch of its product line was extremely successful. It garnered the attention of many larger fishing supply companies and, eventually, xTools was purchased by Shakespeare Fishing Tackle.
- Engineering for Manufacturing
- Sourcing of standard parts
- Plastic injection tooling
- Supply chain management
- Program and schedule management
- Final assembly and quality control
The following services were utilized:
