At CIT, we have a fully staffed prototype department solely dedicated to prototype work. We use this capability to test various aspects of a design as well as get feedback from our customer. It is quite often a critical part of the design process and we strongly believe that prototyping can reduce the overall risk and cost of a project. We practice incremental development and when our prototyping is complete – we strive to have met the goals for functionality, manufacturability and other factors so that the product can be produced.