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PDR (The National Centre for Product Design and Development Research)
- Tel: 029 2041 6725
- Fax: 029 2041 6973
- 200 Western Avenue, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF5 2YB (Road Map)
| Number of Employees: | Unavailable |

PDR IS ONE OF EUROPE'S LEADING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANCIES, OFFERING THE FULL SPECTRUM OF DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS REQUIRED TO TAKE NEW PRODUCTS TO MARKET EFFECTIVELY.
Driven by a highly skilled team of designers, engineers and technicians, PDR's in-house design studios and rapid prototyping facilities are fully equipped to provide leading edge product design and development support at any stage of your product's life cycle.
This unique ability to balance design, engineering and manufacturing excellence with end user consideration, has produced many innovative award-winning solutions for companies both large and small. In the last 4 years alone PDR has won 11 of the world's largest and most prestigious international awards for its clients including 'Red Dot', 'iF' and the US's highly sought after 'IDEA' (International Design Excellence Award).
With over 16 years experience PDR has worked with a wide range of sectors including medical, rehabilitation, marine, consumer, commercial, security, aerospace and automotive - providing the expertise they require to develop commercially successful products that satisfy and exceed all the functional and aesthetical requirements to prosper in their chosen marketplace.
PDR is unique, combining the latest research and knowledge with world renowned consultancy. With extensive design, research, user insight, usability, prototyping and workshop facilities in-house, PDR brings together the latest technologies and facilities to create unparalleled capability.¿
PDR is host to one of the fullest portfolios of expertise, knowledge and technology in Europe today. Our service portfolio includes:
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT:
- Conceptual design and idea generation
- Interface design Product/industrial design
- Mechanical design/engineering Design for manufacture
- Supplier selection and support
- Verification and validation planning
- Mouldflow and tool design
- Rapid prototyping Precision metal/VAC casting
- 3D Scanning/reverse engineering
CREATIVE STRATEGY:
- Consumer insight Market research
- New product opportunity and identification
- Innovation management
- Market and technical feasibility
- Colour and style research
- Environmental and eco design
- Route to market analysis
- Knowledge transfer
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT:
- Market research
- Contract research
- Ethnographic analysis
- Observational studies
- Interaction & UI design
- Usability Studies
Products and Services
- Aluminium - Precision Fanned Casting
- B2B Market Research
- B2B Marketing
- Brand Design and Development
- Brand Identity - Design
- Business - Marketing and PR
- CAD - Modelling
- Computer Aided Design (CAD) - 3D
- Computer Aided Design (CAD) - 3D Modelling and Animation
- Computer Aided Design (CAD) - Design for Manufacture
- Computer Aided Design (CAD) - Design Service
- Computer Aided Design (CAD) - Pattern and Tool Design
- Computer Aided Design (CAD) - Solid Modelling
- Consultants - Design
- Consultants - Design and Engineering
- Consultants - Design and Technology
- Consultants - Engineering, Multidisciplinary
- Consultants - Industrial Engineering
- Consultants - Injection Moulding
- Consultants - Knowledge Management
- Consultants - Manufacturing
- Consultants - Marketing
- Consultants - Medical Devices
- Consultants - Medical Manufacturing
- Consultants - Product Development
- Consultants - Production
- Consultants - Productivity Improvement
- Consultants - Publicity and PR
- Consultants - Structural Design
- Consultants - Structural Engineering
- Consumer Goods - Design and Prototyping
- Consumer Research
- Corporate Branding
- Customer Insight Consultants
- Customer Research
- Data Entry - Market Research
- Design Consultants - CAD
- Design Consultants - Concept
- Design Engineers
- Engineering Product Design
- Engineers - Product Development
- Environmental Design
- Facilitation, Brainstorming - Group Thinking Exercises
- Industrial Product Design
- Industrial Research
- Injection Mould Tool - Design
- Injection Moulding - High Density Polyethylene, HDPE
- Injection Mouldings
- Injection Mouldings - Liquid Silicone Rubber
- Injection Mouldings - Low volume
- Injection Mouldings - Metal
- Injection Mouldings - Modelling, Plastic
- Injection Mouldings - Plastic
- Injection Mouldings - Plastic, Automotive Industry
- Injection Mouldings - Plastic, Medical Industry
- Injection Mouldings - Precision
- Injection Mouldings - Prototype
- Injection Mouldings - Prototyping, Plastic
- Injection Mouldings - Toolmakers
- Innovation Management And Strategies Services
- Market Research
- Marketing Consultants - Brand Creation
- Marketing Consultants - Brand Management
- Marketing Consultants - Brand Positioning
- Marketing Consultants - Brand Strategy
- Marketing Strategy
- Medical - Product Design Service
- Medical Devices - Product Development
- Metal - Casting
- Metal - Product Design, Development
- New Product Development
- New Product Development - NPD, Process
- Packaging and New Product Development
- Precision Tool - Design
- Product Design
- Product Design Consultancy
- Product Design Development
- Product Design Innovation
- Product Design Service
- Product Development
- Product Research and Development
- Prototyping and Pattern making
- Prototyping Services
- Qualitative Research
- Quantitative Research
- Rapid Prototyping
- Rapid Prototyping Service
- Research and Development Service
- Software - User Interface Design
- Vacuum - Casting
- Web - Branding
- Web Design - Solutions
Last Updated: 23-Jan-2012
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