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Tanaka Kapec Design Group : Strategic Product Development + Industrial Design Services

11 Brookfield St
Norwalk, CT, 06851
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SERVICES

Strategic Product Development

Define the real problem the product should solve. Match market needs to performance expectations of users. Identify new technologies and processes that enable next generation designs.

Ethnographic research
Technology research
Comparative product analysis
Market research, focus groups, and in-use studies

Human Factors & Ergonomic Product Design

Create product attributes that engage the end user. Align the product to the end-user’s physical, performance expectations, and limitations. 

End-User profiling & task analysis
Site observation & video documentation
Human dimensional mapping
Biomechanical analysis

Concept Development

Develop wide range of design concepts, giving clients options for visualization, comparison, evaluation, and business opportunities.

Initial ideation & concept modeling with 2D and 3D mock-ups
Prototype building for functional & emotional evaluation
Feasibility studies

User Interface Design

Analyze how individuals will control and use the product. Develop the physical and visual interface to optimize usability and acceptance. 
Make the interface a positive experience.

Graphical user interface (GUI) design
User experience prototyping
Hardware/software integration

Industrial Product Design

Synthesize and visualize shape and form, content, user experience and expectation. Organize and integrate key relationships and 
aesthetics into a product proposal. Integrate objectives for manufacturing, marketing, and sales. 

Form & appearance design
Computer modeling & rendering
New process & materials research

Product Branding & Identity

Corporate identity
Product branding & positioning

Engineering Design

Ensure the industrial design intent and mechanical design intent are complementary so the product visualized will function flawlessly and
can be manufactured cost effectively. 

CAD-2D production drawings with tolerances
CAD-3D parametric part modeling & assembly
Applied manufacturing methodologies
Sourced component specification

Prototype Product Design

Develop prototypes based on early stage user research and ideation to test and validate proposed product concept and physical characteristics. 

Feasibility & Engineering prototypes
Clinical trial prototypes
Limited production runs

Creative Packaging Design

Develop packaging concepts that address the full range of aesthetic and functional requirements.

Structural design
Graphic & Appearance design
Packaging for point of use delivery
Sterile medical packaging
Vendor sourcing
Regulatory review & CE multilingual compliance

Design & Manufacturing Integration

Maintain a focus on critical manufacturing process and challenges in all phases of the product development to ensure that 
design vision can be delivered.

Supplier capability sourcing & competitive quote analysis
Process requirements & specifications
Material analysis for manufacturability
GMP fulfillment (good manufacturing process)

11 Brookfield Street Norwalk, CT 06851      I      Call us : 203 846 3666     I     Email us : yukyuk@tkdg.com

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