Fresh Perspectives and Bold Ideas

Here's where we share stories, spark ideas and dive into the world of product design. From creative breakthroughs to industry trends, this is where curiosity meets innovation.

5 April 2011
Plastic parts in a hurry

Our client needed a new microfluidic consumable for a hand held diagnostic device. A presentation to a potential partner in the US had been arranged in just 3 weeks time!

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2 March 2011
Virtual engineering tools

Improving real products with virtual design tools We constantly work to stay at the cutting edge of design and technology. Our location within the Daresbury Innovation Centre means we regularly interact with cutting edge businesses and technologists. Virtual design tools such as 3D CAD are widely used by designers and engineers. At 4D Products we […]

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9 February 2011
Plastics Design and Moulding Exhibition

We're pleased to see the Uri Plus making an appearance in an advert for the upcoming annual Plastics Design and Moulding (PDM11) exhibition in London 18-19 May 2010. The two day conference programme is based around the core subject of design for plastics manufacture. PDM11 is co-located with an event dedicated to Industrial Design - […]

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4 February 2011
Design for compliance

Do you struggle with compliance issues for your new products? At 4D Products, we understand Product Compliance and how important it is.

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4 February 2011
The value of design?

Persuading businesses to invest in product design isn't always easy. The end product isn’t tangible at the outset of a project, and overall costs are hard to pin down. Some people assume a designer just makes the product pretty after the real development work has been done. It is enlightening to look at the profitability […]

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13 January 2011
Supporting Product Design in Liverpool

4D Products were delighted to be invited to speak to the latest crop of Product Design students at Liverpool John Moores University recently. There is a big leap when moving from academic studies into commerical design and the skills required to succeed are varied and demanding. Good luck to all the budding designers and we […]

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10 January 2011
Develop 3D Profile

Its great to get the chance to tell a wider audience about the success stories you have in business. We are really excited to see a profile of 4D Products product design consultancy and one of their clients, MTT, featued in the January copy of Develop 3D Magazine. Thanks to Tanya for such a well […]

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6 December 2010
UK Innovation?

An article in The Observer Business section told how only 3% of Britain's consider their country to be the most innovative nation.

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2 December 2010
What is 'Good Design'?

The phrase 'designer' is applied to many things these days, usually as a reason to charge a premium price. In reality every man made object has been 'designed' by someone. But what constitutes good design? As product designers, we have many interested parties to consider during a design project. The client, the end user, the […]

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16 November 2010
2010 Northwest Biomedical Awards

  4D Products long term client Mast Group Ltd have enjoyed recent success in the Northwest BioNow Awards, The Uri Plus system was short-listed in both the Innovation in Diagnostics Project and Healthcare Project of the Year categories.

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