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title: Field Drives Savings of $375,976
description: Field received a request from a prospective customer that provides components to the automotive industry. The request was for two high volume components that are utilized to fasten several components in a passenger vehicle. The requested design was a high cost / proprietary design.
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# [Field Drives Savings of $375,976](https://www.fieldfastener.com/case-studies/field-drives-savings-of-375976)

 Written by [Field Fastener](https://www.fieldfastener.com/case-studies/author/field-fastener) | February 01, 2021

## Challenge

Field received a request from a prospective customer that provides components to the automotive industry. The request was for two high volume components that are utilized to fasten several components in a passenger vehicle. The requested design was a high cost / proprietary design.

The fastener needed to be driven into plastic along with being universal across several platforms. Field proposed two alternatives for the customer to review. Field had a goal to investigate standard product that is readily available from a supply standpoint that was not proprietary.

## Solution

Field provided two alternatives for the customer to review. Field provided a test plan to the customer that provided a benchmark of the current design’s performance along with the two alternative design. Field then provided all the results of the extensive test reports to the prospective customer.

## Results

After reviewing the results of Field’s testing and passing of the customer’s life cycle testing, the part was implemented. The alternative design provided savings of $375,976 annually to the customer over the previous design.

- Original Product Annual Price: $615,396
- Implemented Product Annual Price: $239,420

** ****Total Cost Savings:  $375,976**

## Field Services Provided

- Application Problem Solving
- Test Plan Development
- Testing of Benchmark and Proposed Design
- Engineering Review
- Consultation
- Reduced Piece Price

 

 

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