TRANSFORMING IDEAS INTO SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTS
Our state-of-the-art facilities, expert team of experienced product designers, mechanical designers, electronic engineers and patent attorneys enable us to offer a complete product design and development service to our clients.
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Our team have decades of combined experience in the product design and manufacturing industry, taking products from concept through to computer-aided design, prototyping and ultimately production and manufacturing.
A ONE STOP SHOP FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
A broad range of product design services to develop products from concept to completion.
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5 STEP PRODUCT DESIGN PROCESS
Our product design and development process is tailored to meet your unique needs, whether you're a start-up or an established business. A clear development plan and expert product design team, alongside effective and open project management, ensures high-quality solutions and project success. Our agile team remain flexible to your requirements throughout, whether you are developing your invention idea, pitching to investors or manufacturing a product.
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IDEATION
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
RESEARCH & FEASIBILITY
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
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Key starting point for a project, perfect for startups & entrepreneurs
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Development of design brief & product specification
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Research & feasibility of proposed solutions
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Range of professionally presented initial concept ideas​
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INITIAL DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
CAD VISUALISATION
CAD DEVELOPMENT
ELECTRONIC DEVELOPMENT
PROOF OF CONCEPT PROTOTYPE
PROOF OF CONCEPT ELECTRONICS
PRODUCTION VIABILITY & COSTING
BRANDING
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Refinement of initial concept to prototype or pitch readiness
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Professional product visualisation & presentation for pitch decks
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3D CAD engineering to create initial prototypes
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Electronic specification & development
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Initial prototypes to test basic form / fit / function
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Electronic prototypes to demonstrate basic functionality
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Initial manufacturing strategy & product costing estimations
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Product / company branding development
PROGRESS REVIEW
Carried out after each phase of work, progress reviews monitor the status of key project milestones, check client satisfaction, and ensure that ongoing project development plans reflect the needs and preferred outcomes of clients.
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ADVANCED DESIGN
ADVANCED CAD ENGINEERING
ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY PROTOTYPES
PRESENTATION PROTOTYPES
ELECTRONIC INTEGRATION
ELECTRONIC PROTOTYPES
VALIDATION & TESTING
PRODUCTION SPECIFICATION
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Iterative design refinement based on prototype reviews
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Engineering & refinement of mechanisms and styling
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Production intent prototypes for to test full functionality
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Demonstration-ready prototypes for professional presentation
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Electronic PCBA, firmware & system integration
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Production intent electronic & software system prototypes
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Validation testing of key mechanical / electronic functionality
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Development of full Bill of Materials and drawing pack
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DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE
PRODUCTION QUOTATION
CAD DFM
TECHNICAL FILES
VALIDATION PROTOYPES
PACKAGING DESIGN
PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
CERTIFICATION TESTING
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Pre-production design refinement
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Finalised tooling & product costings
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Resolving detail for injection moulding or tooling strategy
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Technical file generation for UKCA & conformity marking
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Final feature validation testing
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Packaging layout & artwork
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User guides, promotional material, animations, videos
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Pre-compliance testing
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MANUFACTURE
PRODUCTION SAMPLING
PRODUCTION TOOLING
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
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Production tooling and product manufacture
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Production sampling and refinement
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Production tooling sign off
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Management of ongoing production orders through to delivery
CLIENT SUCCESS STORIES
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
MIKE HARPER
Ben at Duku has been brilliant at helping us bring our product ideas to life. Great comms and speedy turnarounds.
BP MILLING
A very professional company that helped me explore lots of ideas, with many quality prototypes, before reaching a successful innovative concept
DANNY NELIS-ROUSE
Duku are an extension of our team and their production management services have really helped us grow our business.