Business Details
Your Trusted Partner for Product Design Solutions
We are a product design studio that combines fearless creativity with disciplined execution to transform ambitious ideas into market-ready products. Our unique integration of design, engineering, and manufacturing under one roof ensures seamless alignment between business strategy, engineering realities, and human needs. With ISO 13485 certification, we adhere to rigorous quality standards, particularly in medical device development, while serving diverse industries from consumer goods to industrial equipment. Our end-to-end approach spans concept development, prototyping, regulatory compliance, and full-scale manufacturing, eliminating handoffs that typically delay timelines and increase costs.By maintaining ownership of every challenge, we deliver faster routes to market, predictable costs, and products that perform as designed. Our team of designers, engineers, and manufacturing experts collaborates closely with clients to ensure solutions are both innovative and commercially viable. With facilities including advanced CNC machinery, cleanrooms, and injection molding capabilities, we provide the technical depth to handle complex projects from sketch to global shipment. Our commitment to continuous improvement and traceable processes ensures reliability, while our flexible engagement model accommodates both design-only and full lifecycle partnerships.
Services
Product Design & Development
Prototyping & Testing
Design for Manufacture
Certification & Compliance
Logistics & Supply Chain
Brand & Packaging
Highlights and features
- We maintain ISO 13485-certified quality systems for medical device development.
- Our in-house manufacturing eliminates third-party dependencies and delays.
- Design decisions incorporate real-time cost and production feasibility analysis.
- We provide traceable, documented processes for regulatory compliance assurance.
- Cross-disciplinary teams collaborate from concept through to global distribution.
Associations and certifications
- ISO 13485
Services
Product Design & Development
We transform concepts into market-ready products through strategic ideation, industrial design, and engineering. Our process integrates human factors analysis, materials selection, and digital simulation to create functional, aesthetically compelling solutions. With cross-disciplinary teams working in dedicated innovation studios, we ensure designs balance creativity with manufacturability while maintaining compliance with industry standards.
Certification & Compliance
Our ISO 13485-certified quality management system ensures medical devices meet stringent regulatory requirements. We handle technical documentation, process validation, and market approval strategies while maintaining full traceability throughout development. This expertise extends to global compliance frameworks, enabling smooth entry into regulated healthcare markets with reduced time-to-market.
Injection Moulding
We operate advanced injection moulding machines ranging from 86 to 520-ton capacities, supporting high-volume production of precision components. Our capabilities include cleanroom-compliant moulding for medical devices and automated quality control systems. In-house tooling expertise ensures optimal part design and process efficiency for both short-run prototypes and full-scale manufacturing.
CNC Machining
Our CNC facilities feature high-speed machining centres with multi-axis capabilities up to 5-axis configurations. With spindle speeds reaching 60,000 RPM, we produce complex metal and plastic components to tight tolerances. This capability supports rapid prototyping and low-volume production runs with the same equipment used for full-scale manufacturing.
Cleanroom Manufacturing
We maintain ISO-classified cleanrooms (10K to 100K) for medical device assembly and packaging. These controlled environments prevent contamination during critical production stages while supporting regulatory compliance. Our cleanroom operations integrate with broader manufacturing workflows to ensure consistent quality from component fabrication to final product assembly.
People
Ally Le Sueur
COO
Overseeing operational excellence at 3form Design, Ally ensures seamless integration between creative vision and manufacturing execution. With extensive experience in product commercialisation, she maintains rigorous project controls while fostering innovation-friendly workflows that balance ambition with practical constraints.
Allister Hodson
Head of Design
Leading the design team, Allister combines aesthetic vision with engineering pragmatism. His focus on purpose-driven form ensures products achieve commercial success through functional excellence. He directs multidisciplinary design sprints that align creative exploration with technical feasibility and market requirements.
Jinding
Project Coordinator
Jinding bridges design and production teams, ensuring technical specifications translate effectively into manufactured reality. With expertise in process optimisation, he coordinates cross-functional workflows to maintain design intent while achieving cost-effective, scalable solutions for diverse industry applications.
Questions
What industries do you work with?
We serve medical technology, consumer goods, industrial equipment, and specialty sectors like veterinary tools and femtech. Our cross-industry experience enables innovative solutions through knowledge transfer between different technical domains.
How does your design-to-manufacture model benefit clients?
By maintaining both capabilities in-house, we eliminate communication gaps between design agencies and external manufacturers. This ensures production feasibility is considered at every design stage, reducing costly revisions and accelerating time-to-market.
Can you handle medical device regulatory requirements?
Yes, our ISO 13485-certified systems specifically address medical device regulations. We manage technical documentation, validation processes, and compliance strategies to ensure products meet global regulatory standards for market approval.
What manufacturing capabilities do you have?
We operate CNC machining centres up to 5-axis, injection moulding machines from 86-520 ton capacity, EDM equipment, and cleanroom facilities. These support prototyping through to high-volume production with automated quality control systems.
How do you handle intellectual property protection?
We maintain strict confidentiality protocols and signed NDAs for all projects. Our integrated model reduces IP exposure compared to fragmented agency-factory arrangements, with secure digital systems and controlled physical access to sensitive project information.
What is your approach to cost management?
We incorporate manufacturing cost analysis during design phase using our production team's real-time feedback. This proactive approach prevents expensive redesigns by addressing cost drivers early when design changes have minimal impact on project timelines.
Reviews (1)
Giulia Farnetani
Jul 15, 2020
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I contacted 3FD everyday for 3 days to get them to let me talk to a specialist. Once I talked to her (Tamara), she told me she would have come back to me next day. I called the office everyday after the day she told me she would have come back to me, since she did not reach out to me. I received no answer whatsoever until I finally got her on the phone (10 days passed), to hear that the company has no time to take over my project. Im so shocked with the lack of professionalism that I needed to share for future prospective clients.
