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Materials and Fabrication

Materials and Fabrication Materials Considering which material is best for your product is of upmost importance. It can greatly influence the product’s form and function. For example, plastics such as ABS are robust, lightweight and wear resistant making it an ideal material for children’s toys. Stainless steel on the other hand is heavier, much stronger [...]

Incredible crowdfunding success for young inventor thanks to TikTok

Incredible crowdfunding success for young inventor thanks to TikTok We are so pleased to bring you this news of our client Kieran and his cutting edge new product: MyBar Design engineer Kieran launched his Kickstarter campaign in April and met his goal of ÂŁ9,300 in a record 24 hours. With 3 days still to go [...]

2020's new invention releases for Xmas

2020's new invention releases for Xmas 2020 has been a tough year for us all. With the set backs this pandemic has caused, we've seen some amazing inventions that we have helped get released on the market, despite all that 2020 has thrown at them. We are celebrating those inventions and would love to share [...]

What prototype is best for me?

What prototype is best for me? The words 'invention' and 'prototype' go hand in hand. You won't find an inventor in the world that hasn't considered a prototype to be of the utmost importance in the process. When you think of a prototype, you might picture a garage covered in sawdust, a lab with test [...]

Innovate client slays in the Dragon's Den.

Innovate client slays in the Dragon's Den. Did you watch last night's episode of Dragon's Den? Here at Innovate, we all did. We knew that our fantastic client Teirnan Mccorkell was going to feature with his great product, pipeEASY. The unassuming and some-what nervous Teirnan clearly charmed the Dragon's, as we knew he would, with [...]

DIP competition winner praised for research into breast cancer examination kit

DIP competition winner praised for research into breast cancer examination kit Dublin university student Daniella Kaligorsky has been praised for her vision and outstanding product development after winning the 2019 Design Innovation in Plastics competition. Innovate Product Design are honoured to sponsor the Design Innovation in Plastics award once again this year. The DIP challenges [...]

10 inventions you can buy to save the planet

10 inventions you can buy to save the planet We have got to a point in time where we all know what we should be doing: being more environmentally conscious. Whether that’s cutting out single use plastic, reducing our carbon footprint or helping our animal friends in the rainforests. We need to be swapping things [...]

Get to know us: Harry

Get to know us: Harry This is Harry. He is one of our fantastic and talented designers at our Salisbury studio. We fired some quick questions at him so you can get to know him, and Innovate, a bit better.. How long have you been at Innovate?Well I’m still a bit of a baby at Innovate – I’ve been here [...]

Why plastic is bound to stick around

Why plastic is bound to stick around By Ashleigh Woodvine - Innovate research department   During a recent patent search I stumbled upon a document relating to a reverse vending machine for plastic bottles. Although the date of the application was relatively new, it soon became apparent that the general concept is a well-established one. [...]