Product Design
The creative part: Brainstorming, concepts, and design. All set for engineering.
Design Challenge
Design Brief
Specification details
Moodboard
Timeline & investment
RRP & quantity estimation
Concepts
Brainstorming
Sketching
Mechanical concepts
Electronic concepts
Branding
Design
Concept 3D CAD
Basic 2D drafting
Marketing renders
Packaging design
Funding research
Competing products
Engineer
The technical part: Optimising the product ready for manufacturing.
Optimisation
Construction CAD 2D/3D
Technology review
Materials research
Mechanical analysis
Electrical engineering
Engineering CAD
Engineering drawings
Patent documentation
Industry standards
FMEA
CE UKCA paperwork
CAD pre-production
Prototypes
Proof of concept models
Presentation model
Functional
Pre-production
Production prototype
Testing
Focus group*
A/B testing
Fit Form Function
User Testing
CE UKCA extreme testing
Manufacture
The business part: Production-ready documents, quality control, assembly & API to our MRP system.
Production Engineering
Production 3D CAD
Production drawings
Production methods
Quality control documents
Assembly methods
PLM system
Production
Routing & instructions
Packaging
Master production schedule
MRP system
Launch
Sales forecasts*
Product launch costs
Marketing feedback*
CRM system*
Supply chain management
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Fulfillment
International Standards
Product Insurance*
Customs
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Sales API link to MRP
*External service to CIC Ltd
Innovation consulting
Product innovation process framework, transforming ideas into a well defined design challenge.
Product Design
Engineering
Manufacture
Concepts, product design, optimisation, prototyping, testing, manufacturing & sales.
Product development process
We believe that having an open and easy to understand process is key to successful innovation and engineering.
Over the past 20 years we have developed a framework that can be used to help reinforce your current project progress, This framework has been based on the UK design councils "Double Diamond", the "Business model canvas" and multiple innovation tools.
Discover more - Innovate.engineer