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The heart of our consultancy is product development. How can we push the envelope and develope exciting new sustainable products.
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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FAQ
1. HOW DO YOU DEVELOP A PRODUCT? RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT A strong foundation for any great project is great research. We will examine the key issues that you may encounter during your product design journey and consider the essential elements that will help move your product design process along. We will look at your audience, market and competitors to support a product development process that is built on data and a strong real-world rationale. Understanding the context of a product is fundamental to its success.
2. WHAT ARE KEY TOOLS IN MODERN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT? CONCEPTUAL PRODUCT DESIGN: As a creative innovative design consultancy, it’s our expertise to be able to ideate and communicate novel and inventive conceptual design for any given problem set. We will then assess collaboratively with you in which direction your product should progress often cherry-picking the best bits from A,B,C to create a hybrid of excellent product design DNA, that stands a chance to thrive. CAD DEVELOPMENT Our designers and engineers use the world’s leading suite of industrial design development tools to bring your product to life. We may develop CAD concept models, FEA model and Engineering Virtual prototyping all of which has enabled our clients to save thousands on physical prototypes as well as shave months off lead times. We will assess and validate the manufacturing viability of the product along with the system design and the internal component manufacturing feasibility and costs.
3. WHAT ARE THE 5 KEY STAGES OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT? 1. UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM. ( LIKE NO ONE HAS BEFORE ) 2. REACH INTO THE FUTURE WITH YOUR IDEAS ( SOLVE WITH NOVELTY AND INNOVATION ) 3. COMUNICATE YOUR CONCEPTS AND SELECT A DIRECTION ( PRODUCT IDEATION ) 4. EVOLVE YOUR PRODUCT DESIGN AND VALIDATE WITH PROTOTYPING ( CORE DEVELOPMENT ) 5. REFINE FOR MANUFACTURE ( DFM )
4.HOW DO I ASSESS IF IT IS WORTH DEVELOPING MY IDEA? Returning to the problem statement, working with product designers, enables you to not only realise your own solution but match it against a plethora of other possible solutions, often more sophisticated or elegant ways to solve the problem set.
5. SHOULD I PATENT MY FIRST BEFORE OUTSOURCING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT? There is no universal answer here. However, in our experience, we can safely say there are many advantages to speaking with product designers first. The patent process is not “active” the patent process does not concern itself with the commercial success of the invention or the usability or marketability of the idea, yet it is a commonly held belief that the process starts here.
6. IS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CRITICAL WHEN MARKETING MY IDEA? They say a picture speaks a thousand words. Imagine how much is said by passing around to your investors or potential buyers a fully functioning working prototype. We develop products such they are engaging and tactile to hold. Materials and form come together in a symphony in order to create the best products out there. We look to bring this capability within reach of your organisation. In fact, we have helped numerous companies over the past decade including
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