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Whether you are trying to realize the next big idea or you’re inventing the future, you need a product development partner that can be trusted to fulfill your vision. Optimal Design is an award winning, vertically integrated product development firm that has delivered impactful product innovation to our clients for over 15 years. We’ve been around because it’s our passion!

Our success stems from being excellent listeners not only to our clients’ needs but of the end users of their products. With insights firmly in hand, we organize cross functional teams of designers, engineers and model makers that ideate together and ensure that the design intent never gets lost through the development process. In a nutshell, our clients have trusted us to fuse inspired design with skilled engineering acumen to deliver products that stand the test of time.

When it comes to product development, our core philosophy is to ensure it truly is innovative, can stand the test of time and use, and can be cost effectively manufactured. This philosophy is also the reason we’ve assembled in house design, engineering, prototyping and manufacturing capabilities.  Collectively, they also give us the flexibility to move fast and the confidence that we’ll hit your schedule.

Optimal Design’s clients range from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups in a variety of industries including consumer electronics, medical, housewares, industrial and military.

From Idea to Implementation (or anywhere in between)….we deliver success.

 

Services:
Strategy, Design Research, Industrial Design, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Product Development

Founded:
1997.

Clients:
Motorola, Dremel, Knowles Electronics, Harley-Davidson, Cardinal Health, USG, Bosch, Sunstar Butler, Hospira, Wilton, Pactiv, Grayhill, Master Lock, Nova Solutions, Suncast, Peterson Musical Products, Young innovations, Ames Taping Tools, Brownline Metalworks, C.H. Hanson, Magline, TTI Floorcare, Kolcraft, iLight Technologies, Dr. Comfort, Winegard.

Office:
601 W. Campus Dr. Suite B3
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
United States

Web:
www.optimaldesignco.com

Contact:
Joe Wascow
Phone: 847 818-1000 x19
Fax: 847 483-1461
Email: joew@optimaldesignco.com, info@optimaldesignco.com

2011
Spark Design Award
Best of CES Award
CTIA Emerging Technology Award
PC Magazine Top Ten Most Rugged Cell Phones
Hygiene Recommended Product Shopper Award
Popular Science Product of the Future Award
Popular Mechanics Editor’s Choice Award
IGN – Best of CES 2011 Awards: Best Tablet
Reader’s Choice Award Taunton’s Tool Guide

2010
Popular Mechanics Editor’s Choice Award for Best Tools
Oldhouse Online Best New Gadgets for DIYers

2009
Popular Sciences “Best of What’s New” Award
Popular Mechanics Editor’s Choice Award
IDSA Design Award
NPE Award, Medical Category
Popular Woodworking Magazine Editor’s Choice Award October

2007
This Old House Best New Products

2005
Product Innovation Award - Equipment World Magazine
Chicago Innovation Award

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