We recently designed a piece of sports training equipment. Early on in the project the question arose, 'How many features should I include in my product?' The client was keen to pack as much functionality into the product as possible, giving the user every feature possible, whilst still aiming for an acceptable retail price. Whilst […]
Businesses want to develop great new products in the most cost effective manner. One question that often arises is 'How many prototypes will I need?' Or sometimes 'Why do we need to build a prototype? Aren't you confident that your design will work?' My iPhone dictionary describes a prototype as “something built for study, testing, […]
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!
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 […]
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 - […]
Do you struggle with compliance issues for your new products? At 4D Products, we understand Product Compliance and how important it is.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
An article in The Observer Business section told how only 3% of Britain's consider their country to be the most innovative nation.