The document describes Design 1st's product development process, which takes ideas from concept to market. It involves stages for concept design, detailed engineering, pre-production testing, and manufacturing setup. Design 1st has experts in various fields to guide products through each stage, which helps transform ideas into winning products.

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Product Development Process
The shortest path from your idea to a winning product

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Recognized global company with
over 20 years of experience.
One of the
largest,
most
experienced
product
design
companies
in Canada.
In-house team is here to transform
your idea into a winning product.
EXPERT TEAM

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Human Factors Designers • Industrial Designers • User Interaction Designers • Mechanical
Engineers • Electronics Engineers • Firmware Engineers • Certified Project Managers •
Prototype Technicians • Regulatory Submission Experts • Supplier Strategy Specialists • New
Product Introduction Specialists • Product Marketing Specialists • Third Party Testing Support •
Patent Attorney Support • Contract Manufacturer Network
CONCEPT
DESIGN
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PROVEN PROCESS
DETAILED
ENGINEERING
PRE-
PRODUCTION
TESTING
MANUFACTURING
SETUP
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4CONCEPT DESIGN
DEFINE THE
OPTIONS
USER
INTERACTION
ARCHITECTURE
PLANNING
PRODUCTION
STRATEGY
Our Concept Design stage is focused on the front end research and product planning. This stage
is key to defining the product concept, end user and market requirements, regulatory impacts and
determining technical feasibility.
We will work with you to identify any risks up front and outline financial implications and timelines.
We will develop design concepts and quick prototypes suitable for investor presentations or
preliminary user experience verification. We exit this stage with a single product concept direction
ready for detailed engineering.
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DESIGN TEAM ACTIVITIES
Requirements
Determined
Primary Product Features
ID Design Concepts
Mechanical Architecture
Hardware Architecture
Firmware Architecture
Initial Regulatory Plan
Power, Charging,
Connections
PRODUCTION TEAM ACTIVITIES
Bill of Material
Key Components
Selection
Product Cost
Estimates
PRODUCT MARKETING,
ADMIN & CLIENT SERVICES
Meetings, Correspondence
Weekly Summary
Reporting Monthly
Invoices
Project Schedule - Create
Documentation Structure
Setup
Stages Checklist Sign Offs -
Sign Off Risks
Marketing Images for
investor presentations and
Sales - Renders,
Animations
CONCEPT DESIGN STAGE

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6DETAILED ENGINEERING
REFINING THE
DETAILS
ENGINEERING
ANALYSIS
CUSTOM PARTS
DESIGN
MATERIAL &
COMPONENT
SELECTION
Our Detailed Engineering stage is focused on completing the detailed mechanical, hardware and
firmware design, regulatory compliance, design and usability requirements.
Our in-house cross functional engineering and design teams collaborate, research, test, evaluate
and implement technical solutions for the primary product features and key components. We deliver
a “ready for production” fully defined solution. This solution moves to the third stage – production of
“alpha” prototypes and testing.
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DESIGN TEAM ACTIVITIES
Requirements
Determined
Primary Product Features
ID Analysis - Color, Finish,
Brand
ID Detailed Design
Mechanical Detailed
Design
Hardware Detailed
Design
Firmware Detailed
Design
Power, Charging,
Connections
PRODUCTION TEAM ACTIVITIES
Bill of Material for
Prototyping
Bill of Material for
Production
Key Components
Selection
Documentation for
Alpha Prototype
Documentation for
Product
Detailed cost
estimating
PRODUCT MARKETING,
ADMIN & CLIENT SERVICES
Budget - Updates
Meetings, Correspondence
Weekly Summary
Reporting
Monthly invoices
Project Schedule - Update
Documentation Structure
Setup
Stages Checklist Sign Offs -
Sign Off Risks
DETAILED ENGINEERING STAGE

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8PRE-PRODUCTION TESTING
TESTING THE
PRODUCTION
SOLUTION
ALPHA
PROTOTYPE
DOCUMENTATION
TOOLING QUOTES
Our Pre-production Test stage is focused on delivering a production ready “alpha” prototype. This
stage is critical as it validates product requirements, usability and look and feel of the design.
Our senior engineering team lead the project management process to ensure the hundreds of
production considerations are met.
Our experience and in-house modeling and fabrication capabilities, and our established network of
reliable prototype suppliers reduces your risk as we fine-tune the product solutions for production
manufacturing.
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DESIGN TEAM ACTIVITIES
Order Parts
Build/Assemble
Bring up Testing
(Mechanical, Hardware,
Software)
User test/Product Testing
Testing Reports -
Learning, Decisions, Risk
Re-assess
Documentation for
Creating Product
PRODUCTION TEAM ACTIVITIES
CM Documentation
Product File Release
Bill of Material
Production
Production of
Alpha - Order,
Inspect, Build,
Testing
Documentation
Transfer Co-
ordination
Cost Quotations
PRODUCT MARKETING,
ADMIN & CLIENT SERVICES
Budget - Updates
Meetings, Correspondence
Weekly Summary
Reporting
Monthly invoices
Project Schedule - Updates
Stages Checklist Sign Offs -
Sign Off Risks
Marketing Images for
Sales - Renders,
Animations, Packaging,
Labels, etc.
PRE-PRODUCTION TESTING STAGE

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10MANUFACTURING SETUP
TOOLING BUILD
IDENTIFY
MANUFACTURING
PARTNERS
TRANSFER INTO
PRODUCTION
CHANGE
MANAGEMENT
Our Manufacturing Setup stage is focused on overseeing the transition of knowledge to the
manufacturing team and ensuring the highest level of quality, precision and reliability. We apply our
extensive knowledge of manufacturing right at the beginning of your project to minimize cost and
maximize ease of manufacturing.
Our expert knowledge of performance materials, production process choices and our partnerships
with over 100 manufacturers allow us to deliver optimized production cycles. We have an unmatched
cost advantage appropriate to your market margins and yearly build volumes.
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MANUFACTURING SETUP STAGE
DESIGN TEAM ACTIVITIES
Product Modifications
Documentation Updates
Off tool Part Approvals
PRODUCTION TEAM ACTIVITIES
Change Control
Documentation
Release
Bill of Materials
Updates
Test plan/Report
Quality Testing Co-
ordination
PRODUCT MARKETING,
ADMIN & CLIENT SERVICES
Meetings, Correspondence,
Weekly Summary
Reporting Monthly Invoices
Project Schedule - Create
and Updates
Documentation Structure
Setup
Stages Checklist Sign Offs -
sign off risks
Marketing Materials for
Sales – Packaging, Labels,
etc.

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12CLIENTS
Medical • IOT • Wearable • Smart Office • Smart Home • Commercial • Outdoor
Marketing • Event Materials • Instruments • Robotics • Consumer

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