Optimal Design

Optimal Design is a product development and Internet of Things firm headquartered in the Chicago suburbs. It employs designers, engineers and model makers who take a product from research through to prototype and low-volume production.

The firm says it has been involved in more than 150 patents over fifteen years and helps clients create intellectual property that can be protected.

What Optimal Design offers

• Industrial design — styling, user experience, human factors, interface design and concept development.
• Mechanical engineering — miniaturised electronics, shielding, ruggedised and water-resistant designs, and design for production.
• Electrical engineering — sensor development, circuit board design, prototyping, Bluetooth, NFC, cellular and ZigBee integration.
• Software engineering — embedded firmware, Linux and RTOS platforms, imaging, and Android and iOS apps.
• Prototyping and low-volume manufacturing — rapid prototyping, 3D printing, CNC machining and model making.

Who it works with

Makers of consumer and industrial electronics, medical products, consumer durables and housewares.

Key facts

• Based in: Chicago suburbs, USA
• Patents: over 150 involved in over 15 years