Supporting you all the way with electronic product design and development
Project review & proposal
Submit your project and receive honest feedback from our award-winning electronic design team. If we can help, we create a detailed, tailored project proposal outlining development costs, manufacturing options, and technical support.
Design & prototype
Taking your ideas from initial conceptual designs through to engineered 3D CAD models and working rapid electro-mechanical prototypes, with mechanical design and electronics aligned throughout the development process.
Manufacture, launch & market
Turn your electronic product idea into commercial reality and full production. We support you with the patent process, setting up volume manufacturing partnerships and creating websites, creating websites, video, photography and 3D visual content, along with your final brand identity.
Every electronic product design is unique, and therefore, we tailor the electronic development process to suit each project. An effective, efficient process helps reduce development time and costs, avoiding errors and ensuring that the electronics integrate reliably with the mechanics and the overall aesthetics of the final product.
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Idea Reality’s electronic product design services can get your idea to market
Electronics Product Research
This stage typically includes, but is not limited to, analysing existing electronic products, conducting product teardowns, and setting up basic electronic compliance testing. By conducting a research stage at the start of the electronic design process, we can better understand the electronics required for the intended application. Initial product feasibility is often required when technology, systems, and component options remain unknown. TThis is a vital initial step, ensuring the most suitable solution is developed in line with client briefs, usability, and manufacturing or RRP budgets. We may also conduct benchtop electronic prototypes using off-the-shelf components to demonstrate functionality before moving on to miniaturisation and full PCB-compliant construction.
We may also conduct benchtop electronic prototypes using off-the-shelf components to demonstrate functionality before moving on to miniaturisation and full PCB-compliant construction.
Electronics Specification and RFQ
Once a concept is developed our first step is to create an Electronic Design Specification Document that outlines the product functionality, initial component selection, block diagrams, PCB sizes and layout within the product casing. At this stage, components are simply blocked out within the CAD model to support our electronics engineers. We then work with our developers to further define the components and ensure that the volume- production cost is appropriate before completing the product development of the electronic hardware.
roduction cost is appropriate before completing development of the electronic hardware. These early stages are instrumental in refining designs for both hardware and firmware specifications, guiding the continued development of your final product.
Electronics Hardware Design and Build
The electronics specification is shared with our skilled electronics engineers to begin PCB design and overall electronic assembly. Here the electronics requirements will be further established and refined. We have the capability to create electronic product prototypes ranging from simple gadgets through to complex machines and integrated systems with many components. Once the electronics have been validated and peer-verified by our hardware and firmware engineers, you will receive a final testing sample.
MVP Build
Once we receive an initial sample of the electronics, we can combine and assemble it into a complete design prototype. Ensuring that the electronic and mechanical design elements in your idea are perfectly integrated into the product, our experienced electronic designers can develop a wide range of electronic products.
We have experience in IoT Devices | Bluetooth & Wi-Fi | NFC & RFID | Wireless Charging | Battery Storage | Vibration & Heat | Security & Alarms | Plug & Socket Design | Touch Screens
App Design and Development
Although most of the firmware development occurs during the Electronics Hardware Design and Build stage, there are instances where firmware requires further tuning or integration with an app or software solution. Working closely with our design team, we ensure the user interface (UI) is user-friendly, effective, and appealing. We begin by creating wireframes, site maps and personas to ensure the user experience (UX) reflects clear, useful feedback, before pulling together branding assets to create a polished visual and starting on code development.
Seamless Integration with Industrial Design
The electronics are only one part of your product. Users also need to connect with the product’s form and feel with intuitive user interaction central to success. As such the design team at Idea Reality combines electronics, mechanics, and aesthetics through an integrated approach, and our designers bring engineering expertise aligned across industry discipline standards.
Strategic Partnership
3Point1 Developments Electronic Product Architects
Commercial Electronic Product Design Partnered with 3point1.design, for complex commercial projects. The electronic product design consultancy that delivers innovative turnkey industrial design, custom electronic design and bespoke embedded software development all under one accountable team.
Why work with us?
Free idea review
We will review your idea for free and let you know from the start if we are the best product design team to help!
Tailored Process
Every stage of the product design process is tailored to your unique project needs, giving you efficiency and the best value.
Personal Service
Get direct contact and support from our design team and always have full control of the project pace and direction.
Confidentiality Assured
You retain 100% of your idea and any new IP we develop for you. All communication and project details are kept confidential under a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
Broad Expertise
We work across a variety of sectors and types of products, giving us a broad experience in multiple manufacturing processes and a vast network of suppliers.
Funding Support
We can support you by creating all the necessary marketing materials to take your idea to customers, investors or even create crowdfunding campaigns.
What is Electronic Product Design?
Electronic product design shapes the way we interact with technology every day. While it draws on traditional product design principles such as sketching, CAD modelling, and prototyping, it also integrates hardware, firmware, and software to create innovative solutions that meet industry standards. The development process requires specialised knowledge of electronic engineering alongside firmware development, and delivering solutions that bring together the physical and digital demands, real expertise in embedded systems and integrated circuit board design.
What sets us apart?
Working with a full-service design team like Idea Reality has clear advantages over managing separate designers, engineers and suppliers yourself. Our integrated approach ensures that the product’s mechanics, aesthetics, usability and electronic requirements are considered together from the initial development stage, reducing the risk of issues arising later.
Rather than treating electronics as an isolated workstream, we consider key requirements such as component space, power needs, user interaction, assembly, manufacturability and compliance routes early in the process. Where specialist electronic engineering, PCB design, or software development is required, we can engage our trusted network of experienced engineering partners, including 3Point1, to deliver the right solution for your product.
This joined-up approach helps reduce development time, avoid costly redesigns and keep your project moving towards a commercially viable product. Whether you are developing consumer electronics, bespoke electronics or a more complex integrated product, our focus is on bringing the design, engineering and user experience together so the final product is practical, manufacturable and ready to take to market.
