An R&D department you do not have to build.
We take a concept through design, simulation, prototyping, manufacture and test, and hand back a product that has been validated rather than assumed — with the specialist expertise and the equipment on our side of the fence.
An R&D department you do not have to build.
We take a concept through design, simulation, prototyping, manufacture and test, and hand back a product that has been validated rather than assumed — with the specialist expertise and the equipment on our side of the fence.
Three advantages of an external R&D department
Risk resolved early, not late
Developing a new product carries real investment and real risk. A structured process finds and resolves flaws while a fix is still a design change, so what reaches the end of the cycle is robust and reliable.
A department without the overhead
You get the expert team and the equipment without carrying either on the books. The capital that would have stood up an in-house R&D function stays available to be used somewhere else.
Manufacturing problems solved before the floor sees them
Design and manufacturing issues are solved early rather than discovered in production. What that work turns up feeds back into production cost, into how the thing is made, and into the end product itself.
Three advantages of an external R&D department
Risk resolved early, not late
Developing a new product carries real investment and real risk. A structured process finds and resolves flaws while a fix is still a design change, so what reaches the end of the cycle is robust and reliable.
A department without the overhead
You get the expert team and the equipment without carrying either on the books. The capital that would have stood up an in-house R&D function stays available to be used somewhere else.
Manufacturing problems solved before the floor sees them
Design and manufacturing issues are solved early rather than discovered in production. What that work turns up feeds back into production cost, into how the thing is made, and into the end product itself.
Four services, or one development cycle
Feasibility Studies
Build, test and report on a concept before you commit to costly infrastructure or new equipment.
Read more →FMEA
A structured what-if exercise that identifies how a product or process can fail, and ranks the risks.
Read more →Design & Simulation
High-fidelity virtual models tested under real-world conditions, before a penny goes into a physical prototype.
Read more →Rapid Prototyping
Physical models fast, compressing the design-build-test-iterate cycle from months into weeks.
Read more →Four services, or one development cycle
Feasibility Studies
Build, test and report on a concept before you commit to costly infrastructure or new equipment.
Read more →FMEA
A structured what-if exercise that identifies how a product or process can fail, and ranks the risks.
Read more →Design & Simulation
High-fidelity virtual models tested under real-world conditions, before a penny goes into a physical prototype.
Read more →Rapid Prototyping
Physical models fast, compressing the design-build-test-iterate cycle from months into weeks.
Read more →Concept to validated product in five stages
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Identify
We open with a deep-dive consultation to understand the project's objectives and define the critical parameters the result has to achieve, test against and be validated by. Every stage after this is measured against them.
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Design
A complete design and development phase in CAD and simulation. We model behaviour, analyse stress points and optimise for performance and manufacturability, so the rework does not arrive later at production cost.
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Prototype
Rapid prototyping puts a physical article alongside the simulated data so the two can be checked against each other. Form, fit and fundamental function are validated before anything commits to full-scale production.
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Manufacture
High-fidelity components and products are produced on our own in-house manufacturing capability. Keeping it under our roof keeps control of the process and holds every part to our standards of quality and accuracy.
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Test
Rigorous testing protocols confirm the final product meets its functional, performance and safety requirements. The analysis establishes that it is ready for the application it was built for, not only sound on paper.
Concept to validated product in five stages
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Identify
We open with a deep-dive consultation to understand the project's objectives and define the critical parameters the result has to achieve, test against and be validated by. Every stage after this is measured against them.
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Design
A complete design and development phase in CAD and simulation. We model behaviour, analyse stress points and optimise for performance and manufacturability, so the rework does not arrive later at production cost.
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Prototype
Rapid prototyping puts a physical article alongside the simulated data so the two can be checked against each other. Form, fit and fundamental function are validated before anything commits to full-scale production.
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Manufacture
High-fidelity components and products are produced on our own in-house manufacturing capability. Keeping it under our roof keeps control of the process and holds every part to our standards of quality and accuracy.
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Test
Rigorous testing protocols confirm the final product meets its functional, performance and safety requirements. The analysis establishes that it is ready for the application it was built for, not only sound on paper.
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Contact us to discuss your R&D project.
Start your project
Contact us to discuss your R&D project.
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