IDC News

Solar Thermal Invention Energises Greener Future

Best initially tasked IDC with developing specialist solar panels. The panels are much more efficient than standard solar panels due to heat pipe technology which conducts the heat more effectively. They are better insulated, lose less energy and subsequently achieve higher temperatures and efficiency than standard solar thermal panels. Best’s tenacity and belief in the product provided a mainstay to see the solar panels come into being.

Continue reading 2 September 2010

New Invention Responsible for Leap Forward in Biker Safety

Dr. Ken Phillips felt compelled to consider how his knowledge as a medic could contribute to making a difference to biker safety on the road after hearing about the horrors of rotational head injury from his son, then a journalist for a motorcycle magazine.

With over 80% of fatal motorcycle accidents due to head trauma, rotational head injury is currently seen as the greatest cause of brain damage or death for motorcyclists involved in road accidents.

Continue reading 2 September 2010

IDC Launches New Inventors Guide

IDC has calls from inventors bristling with new ideas on a regular basis. To make the product development journey smoother, the team has put together a comprehensive guide for inventors which can be downloaded at www.idc.uk.com/process/inventors-guide

With an introduction to research and development, the patenting process, confidentiality agreements and costs, as well as advice about seeking outside investment, licensing and ownership, marketing and selecting a product development consultancy, the Inventors Guide provides all the need-to-know essentials.

Continue reading 2 September 2010

Solar Heating and Air Conditioning System to Cut Carbon Emissions and Reduce Cost

The blueprint for a clever new system that can provide homes with both space heating and air conditioning from a low-cost thermal energy source has been unveiled by the award-winning new product development team at Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd. (IDC).

Continue reading 21 June 2010

IDC Applauds Plastics in Design at PDM 2010

Stephen Knowles will address the role of plastics in medical design drawing on the company’s varied international case studies on 19th May at 11.45am.

The presentation will highlight a range of factors affecting plastics choice in product design when developing a world class medical device. Addressing the essential issues of device application and risk classification, as well as regulation, testing and compliance, Knowles looks at several award-winning medical products designed by IDC to illustrate how to tackle the central points in the process.

Continue reading 6 May 2010

IDC to Showcase Award-Winning Medical Products at CMEF

The international new product development agency, Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd (IDC), will this year be exhibiting its latest collection of innovative, life-enhancing and life-saving medical device designs at the China Medical Equipment Fair, 18-21 April, 2010, STAND H2-L34-2.

After opening an office in Hong Kong back in 2008 and Shanghai in 2009, IDC has fast developed a strong reputation in the China region for medical device design, combining the expertise of its in-house team of engineers, designers and model-makers and on-the-ground understanding of Chinese and Western markets.

Continue reading 29 March 2010

New Helmet Design Speeds Ahead in Safety

With over 80% of fatal motorcycle accidents due to head trauma, rotational head injury is currently seen as the greatest cause of brain damage or death for motorcyclists involved in road accidents.

The new helmet, aptly named SuperSkin®, tackles this directly using a special new technology that mimics nature’s own simple design – skull and skin. Vastly superior in design compared to standard helmets, stringent tests show that the SuperSkin® product design reduces rotational impact by an unprecedented 50% and the subsequent possibility of brain damage by 67.5%*.

Continue reading 15 February 2010

IDC Showcases Award-Winning Medical Products at Arab Health

Amongst several award-winning devices, the product design and development team will be showcasing a significantly lower cost, high quality Automatic Electro Difibrillator (AED) used to train professionals and amateurs how to restart the heart. Newly launched to market by Chinese client XFT Shenzhen Xunfengtong, the AED sits alongside IDC’s previous design for the company, the XFT CPR Assistant. As the first product to couple spoken life-saving instructions with a cleverly sculpted head and neck support for optimum CPR positioning, as well as a friendly price tag, the CPR Assistant is already attracting much attention. The life saving product, used for both training and emergency, is being introduced at Shenzhen airport as well as the Asian Games.

Continue reading 14 January 2010

IDC Designs Low Cost AED Trainer

Extensive market and user research by IDC product designers combined with lean manufacturing techniques to create a much more user friendly, robust and durable XFT AED Trainer with an equally friendly price tag.

The XFT AED Trainer follows the recent launch of the XFT CPR Assistant, the first product to couple spoken life-saving instructions with a cleverly sculpted head and neck support for optimum CPR positioning. Both product designs were completed by IDC, who has recently opened an office in China. Tasked by Chinese company XFT Shenzhen Xunfengtong, IDC has been focusing on developing a family of products for export that meet international standards and competition, with a clear brand identity.

Continue reading 11 December 2009

Give Your Product a Vital Health Check: Prototype

A prototype can mould a design in many more ways than one. Even the simplest of mock-ups can provide crucial feedback on how well the design concept will transfer to reality, enabling changes to be made at a time when it is easy to do so and saving on costly errors in the long term.

Continue reading 17 November 2009

 

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