Project Cycle, Magnesium Die Casting, Diecasting

Project Life Cycle

Typical project life cycle for new product orders are as follows:

Step	Description	Customer Action	Magic Action	Turn-around Time
1	Request for quote (RFQ).	Fill in RFQ form and provide product designs (2D/3D designs) for Magic to provide quote.	Engineering studies RFQ and provides quotes based on volume.	1 - 2 weeks.
2	Project go-ahead.	Approves Magic's quote.	Project kick-off.
3	Tooling design.	Provides tooling design guidance or transfers existing tooling.	Design new tooling or modify existing tooling.
4	Build/modify tooling.	Reviews and approves tooling design.	Build or modify tooling.	New tooling takes 30 - 60 days. Modification of existing tooling takes 3 - 15 days.
5	First sample production.	Examines first production sample from Magic to determine if any modifications are needed (e.g., minor sizing adjustments).	Changes tooling based on customer feedback.	3 - 15 days.
6	First batch production.	Examines first production batch and approves production readiness.		2 - 3 weeks.
7	Production.	Places order and schedules production.