We design with manufacturing in mind
Leveraging the power of imagination
We take great ideas and design them into manufacturable products
PTI offers full-service design and development capabilities delivering manufacturable design solutions. Whether injecting creativity into a current project or spearheading an entirely new product design, we seamlessly provide the path from an idea to reality — mind to manufacturing.
By offering in-house design, our clients benefit from PTI’s manufacturing and engineering experience early on. We utilize every technology and material available to successfully achieve your vision, including plastics, metals and electronics. Every part we design goes through a series of design phases, from renderings to functional prototypes, to assure that it not only achieves its intended purpose but exceeds expectations.
An asset for engineers and OEMs
We’ve Made the process easy
At PTI, we take your project through our exclusive five-step design process to ensure that nothing ever gets overlooked. It’s utilized to pinpoint where you are within the product development stage and to direct our design focus. From ideation to design all the way to completion, PTI instills a level of confidence that you’ll receive a product just as you had envisioned.
Capabilities
- Ideation
- Engineering
- Packaging
- 3D Modeling
- 3D Printing
- Design
- Branding
- Concept Renderings
- Functional Prototypes
- Product/Component Design
Successfully Designed Products
Benefit All of Us
From the very first meeting until your product comes out of production, we’re engaged with you every step of the way. Our process assures that all parties are informed and tuned-in to the development of your product. The result is a successful design.
Define
The term “define” is obvious, to identify the scope of work for your product design. But what is not always obvious is the approach we take at PTI. Through a customized Q&A approach, we’re able to conduct a very calculated interview with our clients to quickly understand their needs and identify possible issues from the start; saving time while preventing potential problems.
Shortly after our initial meeting, we’ll assemble an estimate based on the information provided during the interview process. This estimate will identify the scope of work and which phases are required moving forward.
Discover
We take a holistic approach to problem solving by utilizing every possible resource, here and abroad. We start by studying current trends; retaining what is working and what can be improved. We then explore unrelated markets — even mother nature herself — using cross analysis as a mechanism to bring a creative new perspective to your product’s design; never losing sight of form, function, feasibility, cost, market demand, trends and profitability. This “think different” technique is essential in how we propel beyond the latest trends towards new and innovative products.
We get our hands dirty. Although technology is making research easier, we believe that solutions aren’t simply found on a computer screen; some things can only be learned hands on. Through immersion, we place ourselves into your product culture and brand, allowing us to understand the challenges we may face and bypass any hurdles very early in the project. A meeting is called to discuss the Discovery Report and prepare a game plan towards a successful product design.
Design
As we enter the design phase, things really begin to take shape. Concepts are explored though a series of ideation sketches, rough mock ups, hand-sculpted form studies, material exploration, 3D renderings and color studies. We then meet with the client to review concept solutions and potential manufacturing possibilities.
We encourage our clients to be involved throughout the process. We want to ensure that the end design of your product meets your vision.
Once the final concept has been approved, we proceed with refinements and begin the development and manufacturing process.
Develop
This is the next stage before production begins. Our product design and engineering team collaborate, producing working 2D drawings, material specifications, 3D CAD models, prototypes, manufacturing and cost analysis. By keeping manufacturing at the forefront of development, we’re able to ensure a successful product design without compromise.
Moving into development, the client will now experience their product design first hand. We offer a number of prototyping and model types to choose from, depending on your needs and budget, ranging from 3D printed SLA models to semi-to-fully functional prototypes for evaluation. From this, we can assess ergonomics, functionality and durability, making any adjustments as needed as we prepare for the Deploy stage..
Deploy
This is the final phase as we prepare to launch your product into production. PTIs design services are capable of taking your product from concept to completion, or “art-to-part,” as they say in the industry. We’ve spent years building strong relationships with our manufacturing affiliates, streamlining the process of getting your product to market quickly and efficiently.
Contact US to get started
When you contact PTI, you’ll speak with an experienced designer, not a traditional salesperson. We believe in open dialog directly from the source, so that no critical information gets filtered out.
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Mold Design
Mold Design is a crucial step in the injection molding process. Once you’ve finalized your part in CAD software for fit and function, it must then be transformed into a design for molding to ensure the capture of all the specified details. In some cases, certain features of the part design may not be manufacturable via the injection molding process.
At PTI, we collaborate with you to achieve the best possible design for manufacturability. In fact, we have a FREE guide to help you with this.
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