R&D and industrial processes
R&D Resources
All development is designed internally by Focal-JMlab, a team of no less than twenty engineers and technicians.
These are involved in:
- Research into various models of drive units.
- Research into in-car systems, in a laboratory including a vehicle in which the development work is carried out in situ.
- Research into loudspeakers, with an anechoic chamber and two fine tuning studios making it very easy to carry out listening / measurement work.
- The study of different processes of production as well as the design of machines and tooling.
- The design work involves the use of state-of-the-art 3D CAD software in order to incorporate basic style elements right from the design stage.
Controlled industrial processes
The drivers and loudspeakers production carried out at Saint Etienne, France, features a relatively low level of automation, but involves real professional know-how and genuine qualifications, particularly for the drive units. The technology specific to Focal-JMlab requires a high level of production integration. Consequently, the cones are produced internally. We avoid the use of subcontractors or the outsourcing of certain processes. At Focal-JMlab, we believe that innovation cannot take place without total control over the related processes, allowing for optimal industrial application of the technology.
The facility at Bourbon-Lancy gives us a considerable competitive edge in the manufacturing of hi-end cabinetry.
Structural changes during recent years have made enormous progress possible in the fields of workflow management and quality.
Focal-JMlab has looked into the evolution of its production lines with the main goals of quality and added value brought to the clients.
Thanks to the creation of these new tools, the production benefited from more flexibility, a better productivity and more responsability from the operators who bring their know-how in order to improve the product quality.
The progressive integration of methods stemming from the "lean management" constitutes today an exciting development axis; judiciously conciliate luxury crafts and industrial strictness more than ever come within the scope of our brand values.
The industrial innovation is fundamental in order to keep a true added value to the "Made in House".
