miga Research and Development, Inc.

Policies and Fees

Understanding fully the basic expectations and terms of agreements start the road to success with miga Research and Development, Inc.  Our company has a zero discrimination policy with respect to race, religion, ethnic origin, and/or handicaps.

bullet Fee Structure
bullet Customer Satisfaction
bullet Confidentiality
bullet Terms for Test Fixture Design and Construction
bullet Test Fixture Development Requirements
bullet General Terms for Technical Services
bulletSample Proprietary Information Agreement

 

 

Fee Structure

As of May 1, 2007 our  fee is $150/hr.

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Customer Satisfaction

miga Research and Development, Inc. maintains the maximum standards of ethics, integrity, and professionalism.  

Should the client be unsatisfied with our work, the right shall remain theirs' to terminate the written work agreement.  The client shall only be responsible for fees incurred up to that point in time, as stated in the work agreement.  

The client shall receive accurate progress reports with full disclosure of all details regularly.  The client shall receive all documentation, test data, and prototypes pertaining to his/her concept/idea as stated in the written work agreement provided the client fulfills his/her agreement for all fees due miga Research and Development, Inc.

miga Research and Development, Inc. will complete your project once the commitment is made, barring contrary directions from designated authority within your company.

 

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Confidentiality

Upon entering into a work agreement, miga Research and Development, Inc. and all clients enter a mutual confidentiality agreement.

All company and project information revealed by the client to miga Research and Development, Inc. shall be held in strict confidence until such time the client grants permission to release portions ("Need to Know") for material gathering purposes.

For purposes of service marketing, miga Research and Development, Inc. will ask for a referral from your company, and what we can publicly state about our work for your company.

 

 

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Terms for test fixture design and construction.

The intent of miga Research and Development, Inc. is to provide the client with assistance in the form of reasonable technical skills and knowledge to design and construct a functional test fixture to support the client's product basic test needs.

The client shall always retain all rights and responsibilities to his/her test fixture even though miga Research and Development, Inc. may have contributed to the development/refinement of the test fixture.

miga Research and Development, Inc. does NOT provide critical testing, product safety compliance, or any type of certifications.

The client shall receive all documentation, test data, and test fixtures pertaining as stated in the written work agreement provided the client fulfills his agreement for all fees due miga Research and Development, Inc.

The client shall always have the right to terminate the written work agreement, and shall only be responsible for fees incurred up to that point in time as stated in the work agreement.

A written agreement stating the type of work to be done, the fee rate per hour, the estimated time in hours, the estimated materials cost, and all payment terms must be completed and signed before any more can be done.

miga Research and Development, Inc. assumed no liability or responsibility to use or misuse of any information or test fixture produced by miga Research and Development, Inc. for client.  (The test fixture will be labeled--"For basic functional testing only-Uncertified compliance.")

All test fixture information revealed by the client to miga Research and Development, Inc. shall be held in strict confidence until such time the client grants permission to release portions ("Need to Know") for material gathering purposes.

miga Research and Development, Inc. will not enter into a "venture agreement," or any type of speculative agreement in exchange for payment for services rendered by miga Research and Development, Inc.

miga Research and Development, Inc. will provide a limited warranty for the test fixture to be free of workmanship defects for a period of 90 days from date of purchase.  Liability under this warrant is limited to repair and/or adjustment at our facilities with the client responsible for shipping charges.

 

 

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Test fixture development requirements.

To provide the client with a basic time and material cost proposal, miga Research and Development, Inc. would require the client to disclose the minimum:

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The nature of the product to be tested

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An electrical schematic of the assembly to be tested

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A system diagram/schematic if multiple electrical assemblies employed

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A test procedure detailed as much as possible with any special expectations

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A mechanical/assembly drawing of the device to be tested

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Detailed assembly parts list with matting connector information

To provide the client with a firm cost proposal, miga Research and Development, Inc. would require the client to disclose the minimum (in addition to the above):

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A complete known good electrical assembly

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A working complete product

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Product failure history

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Agreement for open technical communication and assistance with client's product design engineers

miga Research and Development, Inc. will provide the client with a detailed proposal, describing the scope and procedure of the design and construction of the test fixture.  The test fixture will be designed and constructed as robust as possible to withstand the rigors of manufacturing environment by employing circuits to limit damage to fixture and assembly under test in the event of manufacturing error. Special attention will be given to electrical hazards, ease of operation, and operator skill.  Finally, a typed document will be generated to describe the test fixture, theory of operation, diagrams/schematics and detailed parts list.

Please note that miga Research and Development, Inc. does NOT provide any critical testing, product safety compliance, or any type of certification and therefore the test fixture must be labeled--"For basic functional testing only-Uncertified compliance."

miga Research and Development, Inc. will provide a limed warranty for the test fixture to be free of workmanship defects for a period of 90 days form data of purchase.  Liability under this warranty is limited to repair and/or adjustment at our facilities with the client responsible for shipping charges.

 

 

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General terms for technical services.

The intent of miga Research and Development, Inc. is to provide the client with assistance in the form of reasonable technical skills and knowledge to transfer the client's concept/idea to a tangible form.

The client shall always retain all rights and responsibilities to his concept/idea even though miga Research and Development, Inc. may have contributed to the development/refinement of the concept/idea.

miga Research and Development, Inc. does NOT provide market research, patent research, or any infringement research, critical testing, product safety compliance or certifications.

The client shall receive all documentation, test data, and prototypes pertaining to his/her concept/idea as stated in the written work agreement provided the client fulfills his/her agreement for all fees due miga Research and Development, Inc.

The client shall always have the right to terminate the written agreement, and shall only be responsible for fees incurred up to that point in time as stated in the work agreement.

miga Research and Development, Inc. shall reserve the right not to engaged in any project which may be judged immoral, illegal, or unethical.

A written agreement stating the type of work to be done, the fee rate per hour, the estimated time in hours, the estimated materials cost, and all payment terms must be completed and signed before any work can be done.

miga Research and Development, Inc. assumes no liability or responsibility to the use or misuse of any information, devices or prototypes produced by miga Research and Development, Inc. for client.  The prototype will be labeled--"May be unfit for use. NOT FOR SALE."

All concept/idea information revealed by the client to miga Research and Development, Inc. shall be held in strict confidence until such time the client grants permission to release portions ("Need to Know") for material gathering purposes.

miga Research and Development, Inc. will not enter into a "venture" agreement, or any type of speculative agreement in exchange for payment for services rendered by miga Research and Development, Inc.

 

 

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