Capabilities
What we do
The capabilities to move a product forward
Our product development services bring commercial, technical and manufacturing decisions together — from an early opportunity through to a product ready for production.
Product strategy & definition
We help define what you’re building, who it is for and what it needs to achieve before significant time and money are committed.
- Product brief
- Customer and use-case definition
- Requirements register
- Initial specification
- Commercial and technical risk review
- Development roadmap
Design & development
We turn the direction into a resolved product through concept development, specification, detailed design and coordination with engineering and other technical disciplines.
- Concept development
- CAD and packaging coordination
- Technical specifications
- Engineering coordination
- Design reviews
- Design-for-manufacture input
Production & commercialisation
We help prepare the product for the real world through prototyping, suppliers, tooling, manufacturing readiness and support through launch.
- Prototype and validation planning
- Supplier coordination
- Tooling requirements
- Production documentation
- Manufacturing-readiness review
- Launch and early-production support
Services
Support at every stage of product development
From defining the opportunity through to production, we can lead individual work packages or coordinate the complete development programme.
Product Definition
Turn the opportunity into a clear brief.
Concept Development
Explore, evaluate and resolve the right product direction.
Design & Engineering
Develop the product into a technically resolved solution.
Product Validation
Communicate, test and validate decisions before committing to manufacture.
Manufacturing & Suppliers
Connect design decisions with the people and processes that will build it.
Production & Launch
Move from development into tooling, production and market readiness.
why frankie sterling studio
Built around getting products delivered
We bring product development services, commercial thinking, design, engineering and manufacturing together so decisions are made with the finished product, not just the next design milestone in mind.
01. DEFINE THE OPPORTUNITY
Commercial goals, customer needs
and product requirements.
02. DEVELOP THE CONCEPT
Direction, architecture, specification
and validation.
03. RESOLVE THE
PRODUCT
Detailed design, engineering, compliance,
validation and technical coordination.
04. PREPARE FOR PRODUCTION
Suppliers, prototyping, tooling and
manufacturing readiness.
05. SUPPORT DELIVERY
Production, launch and ongoing product development.
Selected work
WHY IT MATTERS
Better decisions earlier. Fewer problems later.
01. Reduce costly rework
Make key product, engineering and manufacturing decisions earlier so fewer problems surface once tooling or production has started.
03. Move faster with clear decisions
Use defined development gates, responsibilities and deliverables so the project keeps moving instead of circling around unresolved issues.
02. Build around real requirements
Keep customer needs, commercial targets, technical constraints and manufacturing realities connected throughout development.
04. Prepare properly for production
Bring suppliers, engineering and manufacturing input into the process before release, reducing surprises when the product reaches the factory floor.
Ready to move forward?
Let’s work out what
your product needs next
Whether you’re starting with an idea, developing an existing concept or preparing for production, the first step is a 30-minute discovery call to understand where the project stands and what needs to happen next.
info@frankiesterling.com
Phone
+61 405 231 936
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