WHAT WE DO //
TOOLING DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT

Any company should have all of the manufacturing options available to it if it is to stay competitive.

 

From simple single cavity tooling in aluminium or soft-steels through to multi-cavity high production volume tooling in through hardened-steel manufactured just locally or on the other side of the world.

 

PDR’s experience and expertise encompasses a very wide range of tooling and manufacturing technologies with partnerships and networks across the UK, Europe and the Far East.

 

With a deep understanding of the advantages, disadvantages and costs against geometry, complexity and volumes PDR is able to advise, support and manage tooling and the moulding process to ensure the most cost effective manufacturing for your company is achieved.

 

 

Our unique user observation laboratory allows deep, rich insights of real behaviour using speciality ethnographic video technology.

Combining problem solving with creativity, future thinking with new ideas, our ideation is collaborative, group lead and lateral in approach.

From conceptual design, through to detail engineering, we provide industrial design services to facilitate rapid product development and medical device design.

Branding, corporate identity, logo design and marketing communication, we communicate in a visual language which is creative, emotively engaging & meaningful.

Packaging design, structural packaging, food packaging, packaging innovations, packaging legislation, sustainable packaging.

Fast tracking the developments of user interfaces; we employ toolkits of user interaction, information ergonomics, virtual prototyping and HCI design.

Rapid prototyping and low volume manufacture in SLA, vacuum castings, metal castings, CNC operations, tool design and manufacture.

Transferring of knowledge and partnership in strategic development, Classic KTP and Short KTP programs present funded opportunities of strategic design support.

Renowned research, contract R&D, international publications encompassing design management, user centric design and design innovation.

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