Services for Businesses

The Caparo Innovation Centre offers a comprehensive range of services for businesses involved in new product introduction. 

Our services are developed around the most common problems encountered by businesses when navigating the early stages of the new product introduction process:

• Is there a market for the product? 
• How will we access the market?
• Is the proposed product technically viable?
• Is the current design the most practical and cost effective?
• Can we protect the intellectual property behind the product?  

Our Services

• New Product Assessment Service - Independant multi-disciplinary evaluation of a products potential
• Ideas Bank - Source of new products for businesses looking to take on product responsibility
• Management of New Product Introduction process - Allow us to guide your organisation through the process
• Business Plan Development - Looking to attract funding to develop your idea? A business plan is esstential
• Engineering Analysis - Finite Element Analysis, Metal Forming Simulation, Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Intellectual Property - Searches, advice, protection strategies 
  • AutoCAD
  • Inventor
  • Mechanical Desktop
  • Catia
  • PowerSHAPE
  • SolidWorks
  • Pro/Engineer Wildfire
  • SpaceClaim
• Prototyping - Rapid Prototyping facilities include: Direct Metal Laser Sintering and Selective Laser Sintering
• Market Research - Primary and Secondary research capability