PDR is an award winning multidisciplinary design and development research centre that undertakes world class design, engineering and product development support. PDR provides genuine leading edge expertise and knowledge to both large and small companies, expertise that is difficult to find elsewhere. With over 14 years experience, PDR has helped many hundreds of companies to successfully innovate and grow.
Combining the latest in research and knowledge with strong commercial discipline, experience and focus, PDR brings together the latest technologies and facilities with experience, award-winning designers, engineers and technicians, to create unparalleled capability. Both the breadth and depth of experience and capability at PDR is impossible to find in a single location elsewhere in Europe.
PDR offers a complete design and development service to its clients:
Product:
Conceptual design and idea generation
Ser interface design
Product and industrial design
Mechanical design and engineering
Design for manufacture
Supplier selection and support
Verification and validation planning
Mouldflow and tool design
Global / local manufacturing implementation
Rapid prototyping
VAC Casting
Precision metal casting
3D Scanning and reverse engineering
Strategy:
Consumer insight and ethnographic study
Market research
New product opportunity and identification
Innovation management
Market and technical feasibility
Colour and style research
Environmental and eco design
Route to market analysis
Knowledge transfer and capability building
Brand:
Brand identity and product naming
Graphic design
Marketing
Packaging
Interactive and web
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