Welcome to bd3T
Business development Through Technology Transfer: bd3T has proven capabilities
that make manufacturing prosper – using emerging technologies and business development
to help manufacturers to improve their business technologies.
Exploitation of Research and Development
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- First principle discovery engaged with market demand
- Demonstration and prototype proving trials
- Commercial agreements and first orders
- Further R&D opportunities arising
"Patrick’s extensive and broad knowledge of businesses introduced us to a large
number of potential customers and end users, more than envisaged, and he was able
to add commercial context to academic technical developments.”" Dr Joanne Whitaker, Loughborough University Enterprise Office
Technology and Business Development Specialists
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- Advanced manufacturing
- New product development
- Commercialisation of research
"Patrick has an extensive view and appreciation of UK engineering research projects and how these new techniques apply in different circumstances. He is always looking for alternative methods to solve problems and ways that companies can work together to benefit from best engineering research." Mike Reilly, MD, Weiss Gallenkamp
Manufacturing Industry Focus
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- Engineering companies looking to update and advance their products
- Research technologists looking to market their inventions and discoveries
- Businesses that want to take advantage of emerging technology breakthroughs and
create products for high margin sectors.
Technology Services and Applications
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- New Product Developments, winning business in existing and new markets
- Commercialising research and emerging technologies
- Innovating throughout processes from origination, design to business development sales
- Co-ordinating Supply Chains across various industrial sectors
- Project managing collaborative developments in Advanced Manufacturing
- Exploiting predictable trends of product, process and service evolution
- Creating business opportunities
Helping manufacturing industry to:
- Improve throughputs and product quality
- Gain production efficiencies
- Build industry contacts and relationships
- Extend market reach
- Speed time to profitability
Projects experience
o Taking new products to market
o MNT Awareness pack for the Dti’s MNT Network
o Automatic vegetable processing machine development
o Using TRIZ for problem solving and new design breakthroughs
o Applying creative techniques to drive innovation towards sustainability objectives
Benefiting entire supplier chain
bd3T assist supply cains to gain strength from collaborative business developments
and the successful adoption of inventions and ideas. This is often supported by
regional and national initiatives. As an approved consultancy, bd3T has access to
these opportunities.
Patrick Eaton, Director of bd3T Limited
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bd3t - business development Through Technology Transfer has areas of expertise in:
research commercialisation, winning company first orders, commissioned research,
new product development, Stage Gate, emerging technology, enabling breakthroughs,
engineering research, inventions, IP, intellectual property, identifying new markets,
business development, knowledge base commercialization, spin out companies, SME,
technology innovation, composites, bonding, technology adoption, advanced manufacturing,
production techniques, problem solving, process improvement, product enhancements,
MNT, Micro-technology, Nanotechnology, collaboration, working together, multinational
OEM, international supply chains, origination, creation, creativity, design, proof
of concept, prototype, time compression, rapid prototyping, rapid manufacture, design
for manufacture, developing awareness, TRIZ, consultancy, non destructive testing,
NDT, NDE, validation, standards compliance, ISO 9000, Quality Management Systems,
product quality standards, strain mapping, shearography, speckle interferometry,
Digital Image Correlation, DIC, full-field stress and damage analysis, Sustainable
manufacturing, Sustainability, Environmental, creating value, competitive advantage,
Thermography, Design, design data.