Design Services

The design process is critical to the development of a new product. An effective design process, utilising the latest techniques and technology, can provide companies with even greater competitive advantage.

Companies are under pressure to readdress their design capabilities. Effective design enables new products to be introduced with shorter lead-times, higher performance and lower manufacturing costs.

Ongoing developments in the application of electronic communications results in increased communication with customers and further reliance on computer generated engineering information. This may be in the form of CAD drawings, design and test data, product structure or a wide variety of other information.

The Service

The tic offers a comprehensive service to support the design and development of new products and services in companies. We can help your business to significantly reduce design costs, lead-time and risks. These techniques will improve product design and overall efficiency.

Support to Companies

The tic can work with your company in a variety of ways, affording access to expert design services.

Demonstration and Advice

If you wish to know more about the latest developments in design technology or would like some impartial advice, we can help you to make more informed decisions.

Staff Development in Design Tools

We provide a variety of routes to develop your business competence in the application of design tools. We can work closely with your organisation to identify your exact needs and develop a bespoke programme of training.

Design Consultancy

If you are developing new products we can offer specialist advice in the following developmental areas:

• Noise Vibration & Harshness
• Engineering for the environment
• Control systems

Design Bureau Services

The tic offers access to specialist support in:

• CAD Design
• CADCAM
• Design Translation
• Co-ordinate Measuring Machine
• Laser Scanning

Design Creativity

To ensure that your new products are ahead of the competition, the tic offers a comprehensive range of services from improved market research and market forecasting to creative design.

Design Management

The tic can assist your organisation to improve the management and co-ordination of design activities. This includes concurrent engineering, design for manufacture and assembly, advanced product quality management and teamwork.

Design Analysis

The tic has a number of design services to improve your products’ functional capability. This includes virtual prototyping to modelling of production processes and product behaviour, finite element analysis, Using a range of industry standard tools

Design Training

The tic is able to offer a range of staff training and up-skilling services in most CAD and engineering design analysis techniques. In all cases the emphasis is to ensure that skills developed are integrated with the needs of the client organisation ensuring maximum commercial benefit.

Typical Projects

The tic has a proven track record of working with a range of companies from concept design through design consultancy to design validation and testing.

This includes developing design concepts, engineering and functional design and the production of prototypes.

Costs

Initial discussions and investigation will be undertaken free of charge. The cost of further work will depend on eligibility to available support packages and the type of support required.