Product Development

The ZDM Group is your best assurance of timely, effective development of products and processes. We offer a progressive and comprehensive approach to development projects derived from our work in implementation of Six Sigma manufacturing systems and turn-key engineering projects for the beverage, packaging and plastics industries.

Services include:

• Technology exploration and harvesting
• Technology development and implementation
• Container design and development for consumer/industrial applications including food, beverages, drugs, chemicals and cosmetics
• Evaluation and comparison of technologies, materials, processes and products
• Turn-key project management
• Education in:
  • Technology exploration and harvesting
  • Six Sigma methods for product/process development
  • Functional Analysis
  • Problem Solving Tools
  • Basic Statistics
  • Statistical Process Control (SPC)
  • Process and Quality Measurement Precision and Reliability (Gauge R&R)
  • Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments (DOE)
  • ANOVA, regression analysis, hypothesis testing, box and whisker and confidence interval plots
  • Reporting methods
  • SOP Documentation
  • Performance Measurement
  • PET container manufacturing

The ZDM Group product, process, or technology development project unfolds in four phases, depending on the nature and scope of your requirements:

1. Technology exploration and harvesting
2. Development
3. Pilot implementation
4. Commercial implementation