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IDC Produces Palm Recognition System for Luxury Yachts

Leading product design company, Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC), has just designed and manufactured a state of the art palm recognition system for luxury yacht technology specialist, Marine Entertainment Systems (MESL).

MESL specialises in the integration of entertainment, communication, security and IT systems for the luxury yacht market. The palm recognition entry system is a ground-breaking biometric security access control system for the yachting industry based on one-touch palm vein recognition, which the system utilises to allow access to authorised individuals.

MESL came to IDC with a mature concept of the palm recognition unit and IDC further developed this concept ready for production. IDC also provided full mechanical and industrial design support to integrate the electronic assemblies designed by MESL. Working closely with the client, IDC was able to identify a construction solution and create the detailed design in only three weeks. IDC then created a series of SLA prototypes that were assembled together with the electronics to prove the functionality of the product.

Once the product had been tested and was ready for production, IDC went on to manufacture the product. The luxury nature of the palm recognition reader meant that it would be manufactured in low numbers as a hand built device. IDC’s integrated skills and facilities meant that it was able to provide a unique service to MESL; developing a turn-key product incorporating high-tech security functionality with stylish aesthetic design.

Marc Tanner, Head of Design at IDC explains, “From designing the form of the product, right through to materials and method of manufacture, we have worked closely with MESL to design a product with the special qualities expected for such a luxury market. We are delighted to have both the expertise and facilities to manufacture the palm recognition units on-site and will be producing units to order.”

19 January 2012

IDC Develops Unique Pelvic Muscle Trainer With Voice Prompt System

A unique pelvic muscle trainer has just been launched thanks to the design innovation of Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC). Working for medical device manufacturer, XFT, IDC designed a device that uses a combination of an air pressure probe and voice prompts to control pelvic muscle training programmes. The new product is called the XFT-0010.

Continue reading 1 December 2011

IDC Thought Leader Initiative

International product design company, Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC) will be keeping you connected with expert industry insight.

Launching in late 2011, the IDC Thought Leader Initiative will help busy design engineers and industrial designers, as well as students, stay in the know with the benefit of insight provided by our industry specialists.

Continue reading 10 October 2011

IDC Produces Bright Smile for Dental Business

Industrial Design Consultancy, an international product design company, has recently completed an innovative medical device development project for OSspray Ltd. (OSspray), which has accelerated the growth of the company’s key product, Sylc™.

OSspray is a successful supplier of dental biomaterials, including powders for polishing and regenerating tooth structure. One of their latest products, Sylc™, is used to polish teeth while providing a protective enamel-like layer over the surface of the teeth. Sylc™ is a highly effective dental treatment powder, which forms a mineral deposition as it is delivered through dental air-polisher equipment during treatment. Traditional air–polishing equipment can result in powder overspray which the dentist has to clean up after each procedure; additionally the air polishing tip is a disposable item and has to be replaced frequently.

Continue reading 10 October 2011

IDC Invests in Sustainable Education

International product design company, Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC), has just released an Academic version of the LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) Calculator. The LCA Calculator was launched in early 2011 and has had two major corporations sign up for the tool as well as numerous smaller businesses and individuals.

Continue reading 13 September 2011

Datchet Product Designer Receives Red Dot Award for ‘Best of the Best’ Design

Datchet-based product design company, Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC), is celebrating a red dot award for its outstanding product design. The company designs products for many different industry sectors, but it was a medical product that caught the judge’s eye. IDC was presented with a ‘red dot: best of the best’ award for highest product design quality when developing an advanced video laryngoscope for the Venner Group.

Continue reading 22 July 2011

IDC’s Outstanding Design Earns Medical Design Excellence Award

International product design agency, Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC) is celebrating the success of a second design award this year. It has just been awarded a Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) and last month received a red dot design award; both were awarded for outstanding design in producing an advanced laryngoscope for the Venner Group.

Continue reading 8 April 2011

IDC Launches Lifecycle Assessment Software for Sustainable Product Design

Leading product design agency, Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC), is delighted to announce the launch of the LCA Calculator, a radical new software package for lifecycle analysis by product developers. It has been eagerly awaited since IDC's trial version three years ago. A customised version of the system has already been ordered by some of Britain's largest manufacturing companies.

The LCA Calculator is a quick and intuitive way for designers and engineers to understand, analyse and compare environmental impacts of products and particular design decisions. It analyses the effects that a product or service has on the environment over the entire period of its life - from the extraction and processing of raw materials from which it is made - through to the manufacturing, packaging and marketing processes, and the use, re-use and maintenance of the product, and on to its eventual recycling or disposal as waste at the end of its useful life.

Continue reading 5 April 2011

IDC Receives Red Dot Award for 'Best of the Best' Design

International product design agency, Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC), is delighted to accept a red dot award for the 'red dot: best of the best' category. This award was presented for highest product design quality when IDC developed an advanced video laryngoscope for the Venner Group.

Marc Tanner, Head of Industrial Design at IDC comments, "We are thrilled with this latest accolade. Companies with the red dot award are considered to be among the best of the design industry worldwide. This award comes at an exciting time for the company - we have just opened an office in Shanghai and next year we will be celebrating our 40th year of business."

Continue reading 29 March 2011

IDC's Design Spirit Flows with DQ Vodka Bottle

International product design agency, Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC), has just completed a project to develop a luxury vodka bottle with unique design appeal for upmarket brand, Nordic Spirit.

Classed an exclusive 'super-premium' spirit, the DQ Vodka is produced in Malmkoping, Sweden, where the town's water is traditionally renown for taste, quality, and distillation standards. IDC was tasked with designing a one-litre bottle that reflected desirability, luxury and uniqueness. The project involved developing and engineering all the elements of the bottle, whilst making sure that the design could be associated with the rest of the brand's products.

Continue reading 29 March 2011

 

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