Industrial Design + Mechanical Engineering + Electronics Design

D+I is a globally leading product design and development consultancy, with a team of 80+ specialist designers and engineers between our Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle studios. For 37 years, we have been the leaders in product innovation, winning over 260+ local and international awards for design and engineering excellence. This is an acknowledgement of our ability to deliver best-in-class solutions for diverse international markets. D+I is a trusted and proven complete product development partner, from initial concepts through to overseeing production. We create agile development teams with diverse skills and specialised knowledge to ensure the best outcome for every project. No project is too big or too small. We can design any product, for any market, any user, any production process, and any production quantity.

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About Us

D+I brings together the perfect blend of deep technical expertise, beautiful design and optimised usability

37

Years Experience

Developing successful client relationships

80+

Team Members

A team of specialist designers and engineers

3x

Studio Locations

Offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle

260+

Industry Awards

Recognised for design and engineering excellence

30%

Global Export

Exporting local design expertise to the world

95%

In Market

Most of the products we develop are produced

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The Team

Global Design + Engineering Excellence

80+

Specialist Designers + Engineers

15

Admin, Sales + QMS Experts

10

Conceptual Industrial Designers

15

Technical Industrial Designers

20

Electro-Mechanical Engineers

20

Electronics and Software Engineers

260+ Awards

D+I has won over 260 local and international industry awards for design and engineering excellence

D+I: 260+ Global and Local Awards for Design and Engineering Excellence.

Our Process

Our proven stage-gated development process is tailored to suit each client + project

Discovery

■ Design research: user, product + market
■ Competitor analysis
■ User experience: optimise usability + operability
■ User testing: experiential customer research
■ Product development strategy and roadmaps
■ Product definition + requirements

Concept

■ Develop multiple design concepts
■ Human interaction studies
■ Quick iterative mock-ups and models
■ Conceptualise design for manufacture
■ Virtual-real presentations and animations
■ User analysis and validation

Development

■ Product design and engineering
■ Optimise for manufacture, assembly + service
■ Produce working prototypes
■ Prototype testing, verification and validation
■ Pre-compliance testing
■ Finalise production documentation

Production

■ Production tender management
■ Manufacturing partners: qualification & validation
■ Production process implementation
■ Vendor production QMS audit + verification
■ Off-tool samples inspection, testing + verification
■ Regulatory compliance

COMPLETE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: RESEARCH & DETERMINATION + INDUSTRIAL DESIGN + MECHANICAL ENGINEERING + ELECTRONIC DESIGN + SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE + UX/UI + PACKAGING DESIGN + PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Relationships

Over the last three decades our success has been built on the strength of the relationships we've formed with leading local and global businesses. From one-person startups to established world leaders, our commitment remains the same, we create innovative design strategies to ensure we deliver world-class solutions.

Testimonials

We work with businesses around the globe to strengthen their competitive advantage through the development of superior product experiences

D+I brings together a rare and perfect blend of deep technical/vertical expertise and beautiful, highly usable design. Their firm is by far the most exciting and talented firm in the medtech space globally. D+I helped us develop our surgical guidance system Zeta Surgical, and have been an integral part of our journey and an absolute pleasure to work with.

Jose Amich (CEO, Zeta Surgical)

United States of America MEDTECH STARTUP

A world leading industrial design firm. We could not have achieved our development objectives without them. Proactive, responsive, creative and professional. From block diagrams to an operating device - we were lucky to engage with D+I at a vital stage and look forward to years of future cooperation.

Andrew Adamovich (CEO, Advancell)

AUSTRALIA MEDTECH biopharmaceutical

D+I worked seamlessly with Inventia through the entire RASTRUM product development, from proof-of-concept to commercialisation. The success of the RASTRUM platform would not have been achieved without the creativity, talent and hard work of the D+I team. We are very pleased with their work and they continue to meet the brief with their original and innovative design solutions.

Dr Julio Ribeiro (CEO, Inventia Life Science)

AUSTRALIA MEDTECH STARTUP