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IDC Designs Insulin Pens for Indian Market

Award winning product designer, Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd (IDC), has just completed a project to develop both disposable and reusable insulin pens for Indian consumers. The resulting products are expected to dramatically advance diabetes treatment in India, by offering a portable, discreet, quick and easy insulin dosage system for users on the move.

Indian company, Wockhardt, was keen to introduce affordable disposable and reusable insulin pens to Indian healthcare but the patent restrictions on existing designs were such that they were unable to cost-effectively go into production. In order to overcome this, Wockhardt contracted IDC to design a completely new insulin pen, which would give class-leading functionality and avoid all the existing patents. Virtually all elements of the conventional insulin pens were patented, so IDC was challenged to find successful design alternatives, which also resulted in an improved product.

Continue reading 12 February 2008

Globalisation for Growth

Published in New Design, Issue 56 2007, www.newdesignmagazine.co.uk

UK designers need to understand the opportunities and threats presented by globalisation. Stephen Knowles of Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC) gives his perspective on the rising profile of design in India and China.

Continue reading 10 February 2008

Breakthrough for Endotracheal & Tracheostomy Tubes

IDC (Industrial Design Consultancy) has just completed a groundbreaking medical design project to produce the LMA LoTrach™ Cuff Pressure Controller for Endotracheal and Tracheostomy tubes. Designed for Venner Trading (Singapore) Pte Ltd to work with LMA LoTrach™ Endotracheal and Tracheostomy tubes, the system is set to help save the lives of many critical care patients by preventing VAP (Ventilator Associated Pneumonia).

Continue reading 5 January 2008

IDC Addresses the CO2 in Santa’s Sack

As Santa squeezes down the chimneys of millions of households on Christmas Eve, he won't just be leaving sooty footprints in the front room. Leading product design consultancy, IDC (Industrial Design Consultancy), has just completed a Carbon Footprint Analysis of the top gifts likely to be on Christmas lists this year. The analysis creates estimates of the carbon dioxide emissions associated with all the stages from a product’s life, the materials it is made from, the manufacturing processes, transport, and the energy used by the product.

Continue reading 3 January 2008

IDC Demonstrates Innovative Design at Medica 2007

Press release, September 2007
Awarding winning product designer, Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd (IDC), will be showcasing some of its most groundbreaking medical product designs at Medica 2007.

Over the last year, products have included the world’s first personal ECG (Electrocardiogram) heart monitor, as well as a pioneering LMA LoTrach™ Cuff Pressure Controller for LMA LoTrach™ Endotracheal and Tracheostomy tubes to help prevent lung infections such as pneumonia in intensive care patients.

Continue reading 25 September 2007

IDC's Innovation Recognised with iDEA Award

iDEA Awards Announcement, September 2007
Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC), based in Datchet, has received an iDEA (Innovation & Design Excellence Awards) 2007 Highly Commended Award for Consumer Product Innovation.

Continue reading 25 September 2007

Academia Partnership for Sustainability Knowledge

Press Release September 2007
The award-winning Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd (IDC) has turned to academia for the most cutting edge knowledge in green design. As part of its commitment to developing commercial sustainable designs, the consultancy has secured support from Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) for a promising partnership with London South Bank University and a graduate recruitment process.

Continue reading 25 September 2007

Government Chooses IDC for £3bn Chinese Market

Press Release July 2007
The Award winning Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd (IDC) has been selected by the Department of Trade & Investment (UKTI) as one of the 12-strong team of leading British designers to capitalise on a £3billion emerging market in China.

Continue reading 25 July 2007

IDC Top of the Class with New Projector

Pupils and teachers using the modern day, ICT-focused classroom, stand to benefit from two unique new products designed for use with the increasingly popular interactive whiteboard. Award-winning product design specialist, Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd (IDC), was called on by Steljes to develop a secure, vandal-proof projector mount and a sturdy step for children that would make the whiteboard more user-friendly.

Continue reading 25 May 2007

IDC Designs Low Volume Spectrometer

Award-winning product design specialist, Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd (IDC), has supported Specac in the design of a special portable spectrometer called Prospect XL 3000 that uses the company’s innovative new infra-red spectroscopy technology for use in process plants. With low volume production in mind, IDC was tasked with the rapid development of a new product that harnessed all the advantages of Specac’s new technology, without the weighty costs associated with injection moulding tooling.

Continue reading 25 April 2007

 

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