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A new service tailored to help inventors turn their bright ideas into a reality has been launched by Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC).

IDC Models, the rapid prototyping and model making division of Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC), has contributed to the development of a new advance in the realm of 'robotic pills'.

IDC Models, the rapid prototyping and model making division of Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC), has made its own contribution to the British Olympic cycling team, producing the cycle helmet liners for the British team on site using its own prototyping facilities.

Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC), has launched the LCA Calculator, a new software package for lifecycle analysis by product developers. It offers a quick and intuitive way for designers and engineers to understand, analyse and compare environmental impacts of products and particular design decisions, analysing the effects that a product or service has on the environment over the entire period of its life – from raw materials through to disposal as waste at the end of its useful life.

Leading companies are increasingly viewing sustainable product design as an important strategic issue. This is partly due to pressures from legislation, but also as a key factor in becoming more competitive and as a way of saving money during manufacturing. Luke Robbins outlines a strategy for achieving sustainable design