The Hill of Hope

Get some FREE help climbing the Hill of Hope As the inventor of the new technology, you may have solved an unmet need and have a rudimentary prototype that works as intended but does not look anything like the final product. You have just come across your first obstacle, we Read more…

The Cost of Product Design

Just what is the cost of product design? Occasionally we meet people who describe a really interesting idea for a new product and in the same breath they go on to say the “the cost of developing the idea would be too high”. These people are effectively talking themselves out of Read more…

Our Ideal Clients

While at a networking event, someone asked me who White Horse CAD’s “Ideal Clients” were? My reply … “We have two main client types… Firstly, companies or individuals who want to get a new product to market. Secondly, companies who require CAD or project management support, such as engineering companies Read more…

Innovation Surgery

Who wants some FREE advice? Yes, you read that correctly… FREE advice. Now that’s not something you see every day, is it? White Horse CAD is in the process of setting up a regular Design and Innovation Surgery. Do you have an idea for a new product, would like to Read more…

Is Computer Aided Design (CAD) still the new kid on the block?

Or to put it another way… Are hand-drawn designs still relevant in the modern age? CAD Computer Aided Design (CAD) has been around since the early 1960’s.But those early versions are a long way from what we now accept as the norm. Modern 3D Parametric CAD was first seen in Read more…

Computer Aided Design – it’s not just for Engineers

While White Horse CAD specialise in engineering services, we also work with many non-engineering industries. For example, we create complex CAD models for jewellery design, hand-made craft products, or even architectural and interior designs. The product on the left is a double twist open structured mobius bangle. It’s rendered in Read more…

Low cost, functional prototypes

Sometimes the best way to evaluate a design is to make it and physically test it. However, the cost of low-volume component manufacture can often be prohibitive to product development. A 3D printed plastic rapid prototype can help the product development and decision-making processes. Questions such as, “Is it comfortable Read more…

Turn a product idea into reality

Turn a product idea into reality! Do you have an idea for a new product that you would like to take to the next level? Perhaps you have some sketches and some thoughts on form and function? Maybe you have a vision for a product and do not know how Read more…