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Advanced home appliance innovation.
Home Appliances
BlueThink have helped many leading home appliance brands to develop innovative products that their customers love and rely on. Achieving success in this market is intrinsically linked to the user experience, which ultimately builds loyalty and trust in the brand.
Cost control is paramount for this sector, not only with parts and materials but also in production and logistics. Product development is focused on quality and time-saving features for consumers. With customer demand for the smart home growing, manufacturers need to make their devices more personalised and connected.
Customer expectation drives new product design, from the look and feel of an item to its energy-saving credentials. Equally important is the ability to deliver complex technology and features in a simple and intuitive way.
Our multidisciplinary approach to home appliance innovation helps our clients develop complex new products in the most efficient way possible. Utilising competences from other consumer and industrial sectors, we can provide new opportunities to differentiate from competitors.
Competences
Design
Mechanical
User Experience (UX)
Materials & Packaging
Perceived Quality Steam cooking
Design for Manufacturing (DfM)
Energy Storage Combined cooking
AI & Machine Learning
Digital & IoT
Cost Reduction
Prototyping
Rapid Prototyping
3D Printing
Machining
Casting
Functional Mock-up
Virtual Prototyping
Testing
Virtual Testing
Integration
Assembly
Test Campaign Design
Environmental
Abuse Test
User Feedback Reliability
Home Appliance Trends
Emotional Touch
Minimalism (sleek design, neutral colors, matte finishes) veils the appliances’ convoluted interiors, making the complex technology look simple and emotional.
Connected and Personalised
Connected homes give their owners a personalised and adaptive experience. This not only offers a new and enriching user experience but also reduces the running costs and environmental footprint of the household.
Maximizing Personal Time
Customers want to maximize their leisure time so are embracing products that allow them to delegate time consuming tasks, with no compromise on quality.
Home Appliance Clients
Case studies
Materials and Perceived Quality Innovation Management
Ever evolving trends require a careful innovation management methodology to succeed.
Efficient and Consistent Illumination
A well illuminated oven allows the final user to have a better cooking experience and contributes to improve both the quality of the cooked products and users’ satisfaction.