From design idea to manufacture.

Early engineering support. Value engineering. A route from concept to manufacture.

Helping a global office furniture company develop a concept for a major bank’s trading division.

THE CHALLENGE

Turn a design intention into a physical product.

A global office furniture company needed to develop a concept into a manufactured mock-up for presentation to a major bank’s trading division. The brief called for engineering input at an early stage: helping translate the idea into an assembly that could be made and presented to the end client.

THE CLIENT

Working alongside the designer.

Ludwick supported the furniture company from an engineering point of view, bringing practical manufacturing knowledge into the design conversation.

With 30 years of experience in the furniture industry and extensive sheet metal knowledge, we helped bridge the gap between the initial idea and the details needed to manufacture the mock-up

THE APPROACH

Value engineering, from the design stage.

You do not need a completed set of engineering drawings to involve Ludwick. A sketch, visual concept or early brief can be the starting point for a productive engineering conversation.

We can help value engineer your product by reviewing material choices and thicknesses, simplifying components, and considering how parts are formed, joined, assembled and finished. The aim is to reduce unnecessary cost and manufacturing complexity while preserving the design intent, quality and function

IMPLEMENTATION

FROM CONCEPT TO MOCK-UP

Understand the idea
Work alongside the furniture company to understand the design intention and what the mock-up needs to communicate to the bank’s trading division.
Develop the engineering approach
Bring furniture industry experience and sheet metal knowledge into the development process, helping turn the concept into a practical assembly.
Manufacture the mock-up
Produce a physical enclosure that the furniture company can present to its client, making the proposal tangible throughout the programme.
Build a route towards production
The mock-up provides a basis for review and refinement, with Ludwick able to support the next stages of
engineering and manufacturing development.

Assembly with two trays removed.

Tray handholds, folded returns and access hardware.

THE RESULT

A manufactured mock-up. A practical next step.

The furniture company had a physical mock-up for presentation to the bank’s trading division, bringing the proposal off the page and providing a basis for discussion and refinement.

The project demonstrates how Ludwick can contribute before a design reaches the factory floor. For clients developing a new product or reviewing an existing design, our value engineering support can identify opportunities to use materials more efficiently, reduce part counts and simplify assembly before committing to production.