Home Portfolio Current Page: Services About Contact Get Started We Offer 4 PHASES of Product Development Services INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PHASE 1 Our design process begins after meeting with our clients and thoroughly reviewing their objectives and design requirements. The Industrial Design team then works together to generate a series of concept sketches which feature a variety of form configurations, analyses of ergonomic usage, and preliminary engineering for component assembly. All concepts are evaluated by the client and refined based on their feedback to produce a final design direction to move forward with. ENGINEERING PHASE 2 The chosen design is then handed off to the Mechanical Engineering team (as well as the Electrical and Software Engineering team if needed). They work in tandem with the Industrial Designers to develop a 3-Dimensional CAD (computer-aided design) model of the product which contains all of the functional features and tolerances necessary for prototyping, including low to high volume production and user operation, all while still maintaining the original design direction. PROTOTYPING PHASE 3 Using the 3D Engineering model, various rapid prototyping processes are considered for fabrication. The prototyping process involves producing functional full scale models of the product. The prototype must be evaluated for proper fitment of components, mechanism functionality, human factors/user experience, and overall form. Engineering revisions are made based upon the findings of the prototype testing and subsequent prototypes are produced to verify issue corrections to achieve optimal functionality. PRODUCTION PHASE 4 During our many years of product development, we have been the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for a large variety of companies. We work with our contracted manufacturing facilities both domestically and abroad to procure quality components for our in-house assembly and packaging processes. We are geared up to run both low and high volume production assembly lines right here at our facility. We also develop logos and packaging at our clients’ request for the branding and retail solutions of the products. Click on “Portfolio” at the top of the page to browse through some of our past and current projects. - Get in touch with us - CAREERS AT DC We are looking for individuals skilled in the areas of Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Project Management. HOW TO GET STARTED Follow the link below to send us an inquiry or give us a call today. BUSINESSDEVELOPMENT@DESIGNCATAPULT.COM CONTACT US DESIGN CATAPULT 17361 Newhope Street Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Phone: (714) 556-3171 Fax: (714) 556-3170 Copyright © 2021 Design Catapult. All Rights Reserved