Innovative, technical, product design and engineering
- We are passionate about resolving difficult technical challenges with rigour and diligence.
- Problems are broken down into fundamental functions where we focus on the critical operation and sensitivities.
- We then creatively rebuild systems to deliver desired robust performance
- Particular expertise in airflow and separation systems and complex mechanisms
Taking ideas from concept, through prototyping and testing to production engineering detail
Progression of Concepts to Production
We offer the full range of the development spectrum, but our strength lies in technical development of products, which are inventive or complex. We develop prototypes to prove-out principles and continuously test at each stage, gradually adding more manufacturing detailing for appropriate materials and processes for manufacture.
Staged Approach
Clients may choose to utilise different areas of our expertise, often depending on their own capabilities
> Insights, Research & Feedback
This information directs each design cycle. This comes from client specifications, insight work, auditing systems and designs, or results from previous iterations or products.
> Design Iteration
The tools used in the design iteration usually depends on the maturity of the design.
- We still favor sketching in early stages, as this enables rapid generation of ideas , and simplified functional diagrams from which we can make 2D proof of principle rigs.
- 3D CAD is then used to bring these ideas into a more realistic embodiment of the design, with the use of rapid prototyping techniques to manufacture parts, albeit not necessarily in representative materials.
- Additional detail in the design is informed by the testing and the introduction of geometry required for strength and manufacturing processes.
- As the design progresses more detailed engineering controls come in to play (such as FMEA, tolerance analysis) and component details can be discussed and agreed with suppliers
> Prototype and Build
However basic, having parts to hand, building them and experiencing the dynamic behavior, highlights possible user perceptions or unexpected use cases which feed back into the process.
> Test and Observe
> Analysis and Evaluation
To get as much as possible from each model we test wherever we can, with the aim of producing both subjective feedback and objective performance parameters
Throughout the process it is important to evaluate the design. It can be easy to turn-a-blind-eye to potential weaknesses or observations that could be a threat. This provides the motivations for the next iteration of development.
Experience
Working with brands across a wide range of product and market sectors
If you feel we can support your product development, please get in touch...
5, Lansdown Mews,
Bath
BA1 5DY
07789 647799
tim.maclean@cognatedesign.co.uk
Registered number: 14719895
Cognate Design Ltd
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