CobaltNiche has a strong network of associates that help us deliver a broad and integrated product development service to our clients.

Our associates have specialist skills that compliment our own in-house design and engineering expertise. By remaining focussed 0n our core activities and leveraging associated services we are able to deliver better service and timing.

We remain alert to new operators providing complimenting services especially within areas where technology advances are common. However, most of the associates we work with most often, have long and trusted histories with us.

Two common threads which links all our associates are; specialist excellence within their field and high professional values.

Associate fields include:

Professional Consulting

• Electronics and software development
• Biomechanical engineering
• Optics and lighting engineering design
• Automation engineering
• Plastic moulding and tooling analysis
• Die-casting optimisation
• Ergonomic consulting
• Testing: including ingress, mechanical and EMC performance analysis

Commercial

• Intellectual property: Patent and design registration (domestic and international), related legal advice
• Commercialisation: Business strategy, venture-capital and strategic-marketing services
• Grant and government funding assistance

Production

• Rapid prototyping: including stereo-lithography (SLA), selective laser sintering (SLS)
• Plastic and die-cast tooling, moulding and production: incl. injection, blow, rotational moulding
• Low-volume and pilot production: including PU/silicone tooled parts
• Model making: Specialist machining, model-painting
• Metal fabrication
• Contract assembly, printing
• PCB and electronics and button manufacturing and assembly
• Medical device assembly and manufacturing
• Packaging production

Allied Design

• Website and multimedia development
• Product photography
• Exhibition and point of sale design, build and installation
• Printing: digital and offset