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Entry offer · Design Review

A senior second opinion on your design with an actionable report

A half-day expert review of your design, concept or prototype, feasibility, manufacturability, cost and the risks, delivered as a written report of prioritised recommendations. A low-cost way to catch expensive problems early with a fresh pair of eyes. From £200.

Book a Design Review → What you get
Who it's for

When you want experienced eyes before you commit

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"I'm about to spend real money on this design, is it actually sound?"

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"I've inherited a design and I don't know if I can trust it."

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"Something's nagging me, the cost, the manufacturability, a part I think will fail."

It's hard to review your own designs with an objective eye. Get a fresh perspective that might find a flaw and save a re-tool or a wasted development cycle.

What you get

A fresh perspective

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A structured review

An in person or online workshop on your design to assess anything you want, a mechanism, feasibility, manufacturability, cost drivers, risk and how well it meets its purpose.

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A written report

Findings set out clearly on paper with the highest risk items and why.

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Prioritised recommendations

Specific, ranked suggestions, what to fix first and what can wait.

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A walk-through call

We go through the report together so nothing is lost in translation and you can ask follow-up questions.

How it works

An easy, quick second opinion

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Book it

Confirm the review and send me what you've got. Fixed price from £200, agreed before we start.

From £200
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Share your design

CAD, drawings, photos, a spec or a description, whatever represents the design you want looked at.

Your files
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The review

We work through it together properly, half a day of experienced attention across function, manufacture, cost and risk.

≈ Half a day
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Report & walk-through

You get the written report and we talk it through, with clear, prioritised next steps.

Included
Questions

Before you book

What can you review?
A design, a concept, a prototype, a set of CAD files or drawings, or a product that's misbehaving. I look at feasibility, manufacturability, cost drivers, likely failure modes and whether the design does what it needs to, whatever is most useful for the decision you're facing.
What do I need to send you?
Whatever you have, CAD, drawings, photos, a spec, or just a clear description. The more you can share, the deeper the review; but even a rough concept can get a useful assessment.
Is the report actually written down?
You get a proper written report with prioritised, actionable recommendations, not just a verbal chat you have to remember. It's yours to use, share with your team or take to a supplier.
What if my design needs more than half a day?
A half-day covers most single-design reviews well. If yours is bigger or you want deeper analysis, simulation or testing, that's Design Verification, I'll tell you on booking and scope it with a fixed quote.
How is this different from Design Verification?
A Design Review is fast, senior eyes plus a written report, an expert second opinion to catch the big issues. Design Verification is the deeper programme of analysis, simulation and structured testing that proves a design before tooling. The review is often the sensible first step toward it.
Will you sign an NDA?
Yes, happily, before you share anything sensitive.
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Get a fresh pair of eyes to catch expensive issues

Book a Design Review and get an experienced engineer's honest assessment, in writing, before you commit time, money or tooling to the current design.

Book a Design Review → From £200, report included