Successful innovation is dependent on and directly correlated to trial and error; the introduction of multiple concepts and idea.
COURAGE and BOLD action are needed.
When you first contact Cotapaxi we will work with you to evaluate what is most important to your needs, and what you truly want to convey to your consumer audience. Often an existing product or a patented Cotapaxi one is just the thing that you need.
If custom piece is what is required; then the first step is the initial product briefing. Far too often, a lot of time and money can be wasted in focusing on the wrong message, so a good initial brief is essential.
After the initial briefing Cotapaxi will hit the drawing board! In this stage we are more concerned with overall look and working concepts for the piece. Once the initial concept is settled we move on to the modeling stage.
Upon completion of the initial sketch, our Design Team will then start to concentrate on the more technical aspects of your concept. During this process, we make sure your product will have proper functionality and that it can be built as designed; which will save a lot of time and money in later stages.
This is a process that usually requires considerable research, thought, modeling, interactive analysis, and in some cases, re-design.
Prototyping is the first step towards bringing your concept to life. Using state-of-the-art technology, Cotapaxi can produce a 3D representation of your product, which is created from a resin.
This stage is particularly helpful as it gives you a true sense and size of your product, and is also the most economical way of fine-tuning your product, prior to investing in a custom mold. Making changes and additional refinements at this stage is still relatively easy and if necessary, another prototype can be created for final review. Once a rapid prototype sample is approved, we will then move on to mold development and production.
The rapid prototype instructions are sent to our factory to begin the process of creating the mold(s) that will be used for production.
Once this process is completed, you will receive an actual sample of your product from the new mold to review. From this point of inspection, and quality control, the mold is perfected, and production commences!
