Industrial Design Services
Established in 1990
Helix was established to deliver the very best creative and functional industrial designs possible. Our capabilities address many aspects of product development with regard to the physical enclosure or mechanical requirements, but extend far beyond that, combining innovation and functionality for product successes.
Our industrial design services range from initial design research, concept generation, prototyping and complete production engineering and documentation. Our expertise is in the user experience for products, including ergonomics and aesthetics. This is critical for communicating a product’s quality, hitting the intended market and being successful.
Our Industrial Design Services Include:
Design Research
Defining your project objectives and approach before beginning a concept ideation effort provides for an efficient and productive development effort, maximizing the value you get from design. Design Research sets the baseline for concept development.
Product Design
Leverage our proprietary HelixOne process to explore aesthetics, family appearance, branding, color and material options, user interface, ergonomics, assembly and manufacturing strategies to define the optimum product solution.
Mechanical Engineering
Helix’s mechanical design expertise will take the industrial design vision and implement it for manufacturing realities while maintaining the selected design intent. We use risk-reduction techniques and processes to measure success throughout development.
Modeling and Prototyping
Evaluating and verifying ideas while in design development is the ideal way for you to uncover product issues, refine and verify concepts, and approve solutions. We have internal capabilities in 3D printing, machining and other prototype techniques, as well as a vast outside network for specialized services.
Preliminary Environmental Testing
If your product is going to be used outdoors, or in extreme environments, you’ll appreciate our product requirements testing process. Built specially around products that demand rigorous ingress protection or have ruggedization requirements, our preliminary drop testing and water testing will uncover potential production issues before release to production, saving both time and costs.
Process Management
To help keep your projects on schedule, Helix coordinates the efforts between developers, vendors, clients and manufacturers. We provide process management and consulting services to ensure your manufacturing resources meet quality and schedule requirements, both during development and after final documentation is released.
Industrial Design Considerations
User Experience
Ultimately, an amazing user experience will define your success. To get there, we consider practically every aspect of the experience, and leverage mock-ups, realistic computer generated renderings, appearance prototypes, and other methods to develop the ultimate user experience.
Design for Assembly
Our designers address ease of assembly, minimum parts and design to prevent incorrect assembly. Working with your anticipated production forecast in mind, we provide practical solutions to build your product.
Design for Manufacturing
Environmental Conditions
Market-Appropriate Aesthetics
Product Branding
Product Configuration
Design for Assembly
Design for Manufacturing
Environmental Conditions
Market-Appropriate Aesthetics
Product Branding
Product Configuration
User Experience
Ultimately, an amazing user experience will define your success. To get there, we consider practically every aspect of the experience, and leverage mock-ups, realistic computer generated renderings, appearance prototypes, and other methods to develop the ultimate user experience.
Initial Project Assessment/Qualification
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