Prototyping    Northstar's design teams are highly experienced in all facets of prototyping and new product introduction. The company combines its design and manufacturing expertise to ensure a product's viability before any long-term costly decisions are made. Once the decision is made to introduce a product, Northstar engineers handle all aspects of product introduction, including design release, documentation, process flow charts, and factory set up. Northstar's extensive service offerings, and experience with prototyping and new product introduction add up to simplified, cost-effective designs that move quickly and efficiently to manufacturing—with minimal burden on the customer. Quick-turn and production prototype assembly Test strategy development and test plan implementation Materials strategy and supply chain development Process development specific to the complexities of the product FCC and CE regulatory testing and certification Product-specific quality plan development