New Product & Development Centre
De Montfort University
The New Product Development Centre offers the prototype of new design concepts and provides a demonstration resource for new products and manufacturing equipment exclusively for business. Using state of the art equipment, designs can be taken from computer models and hand sketches and developed into full plastic or metallic prototypes within a short timescale. This offer specifically supports design companies in developing prototypes and understanding prototyping technology. The full suite of design and RAPID prototyping technologies includes Advanced CAD, Computer Rendering, 3D Scanning, latest Large Rapid Prototype equipment, Plastic Casting, Vacuum Forming, Laser Cutting, Large Scale Laminating, Automated Investment Casting and a 3 & 4 axis Machining Centre making it the leading centre of its type in the UK.