Prototype Development
Imagination got you to this point. Now you need a team of design, engineering and prototyping experts to get you from A to B. Whether you are an individual entrepreneur with the idea of a lifetime, or an enterprise-scale organization that develops world-class technology on a regular basis, we are the team to build your prototype, get it ready to pitch to investors, and make your vision a reality.
Prototyping is an important part of developing a new product. Does it work as intended? How do users respond to it? We take your concept and subject it to rigorous stages of design, testing and usability evaluation. We learn. We refine. We prototype again. We validate your product idea with a real-world working model, until we get it right.
Our prototypes, ranging from industrial design foam models to fully functional representations of your product vision are an excellent tangible tool for testing your concept and pitching to investors.
Once your design is ready for higher volume manufacturing, we work with our manufacturing partners to optimize the design to consider the capabilities and limitations of the manufacturing processes.
Diatomic is a Seattle-based design and engineering firm with a strong network of partners to fabricate everything needed for rapid prototyping your concept. Our manufacturing network includes the following services:
CNC Machining and Casting
Sheet Metal Fabrication
3D Printing – Additive Manufacturing
Urethane Casting and Injection Molding
Electronics Assembly
PCB Fabrication and Assembly
Part Finishing
We offer the following value-added services:
Proof of concept prototypes to show feasibility and viability
ID foam models for user feedback and usability testing
Simulations of the production design with prototype parts
Technical and technology risk assessment
Alpha and beta prototypes that run through cycle life testing
Pre-pilot production prototypes built to verify all requirements
Pilot production prototypes built at the selected factory
You need to know your vision will be brought to life with the care, attention and expertise it deserves.
