Bring your product idea to life with Cobalt Design
At Cobalt, we exist to help companies - from startups to established brands - across Australia and the world turn new ideas and technologies into market-leading products. Our diverse, multi-disciplinary team of designers and specialist engineers develop innovative new products that combine user needs, creative solutions and rigorous engineering.
Whether it’s an advanced drug and alcohol testing bus, or the world’sleading reusable coffee cup, a life-saving heartpump, or a bike lock integrated into a helmet, we always apply customer centricity to our process rigor and creative flair.
This is why we are one of Australia’s most awarded design engineering firms, and our clients are longstanding
What we do
We design and engineer new products for clients.
Sounds simple, but it takes years to develop the capabilities and processes that get outstanding results everytime.
Cobalt is a full-service product development agency, with the depth of knowledge and experience of over 1200 client projects that can turn your vision into reality.
Our capabilities include:
Strategy
Industrial Design
Mechanical Engineering
Electronics
Production Support
Visualisation
Sectors
Our diverse experience, accumulated from many industries is key to our deep understanding of design and manufacturing. Applied to your category and combined with your industry insights we can develop innovative results for any product.
We service the following sectors:
MedTech - Precise inside, sleek outside. We create medical devices and scientific instruments that improve people’s lives
Consumer - Reducing our footprint, bringing delight or easing a chore; our consumer designs deliver to everyday people in extraordinary ways.
Transport - From personal mobility to mass transit, our transport work is powered by practicality, but driven by design
Industrial and B2B - Business means business. Efficient, reliable, and durable products that perform in the real world
"They always responded to our questions and concerns with empathy and professionalism."
Jul 12, 2024
Business Manager, Vesticam Pty. Ltd.
Phil Wilson
Medical
Australia
1-10 Employees
Online Review
Verified
Cobalt Design designed medical infrared video goggles for a medical equipment manufacturer. The goal was to produce a lightweight product that was comfortable to wear.
Clinicians praised Cobalt Design’s work, citing its clever design and ease of use. The team met all deadlines and communicated effectively. They responded promptly to questions, provided clear explanations, and focused on meeting key requirements. Their professionalism stood out.
The client submitted this review online.
BACKGROUND
Please describe your company and position.
I am the Business Manager of Vesticam Pty. Ltd.
Describe what your company does in a single sentence.
Vesticam2 Infrared Video Goggles record patient eye movements, facilitating clinical vestibular tests and supporting clinicians to efficiently assess and manage dizziness, vertigo and balance problems.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What specific goals or objectives did you hire Cobalt Design to accomplish?
Design infrared video goggles for medical use.
Easy for clinicians to use with their patients.
Easy and efficient to manufacture.
Goggles that look great and are comfortable for the patient to wear.
SOLUTION
How did you find Cobalt Design?
Referral
Why did you select Cobalt Design over others?
Pricing fit our budget
Great culture fit
Referred to me
Company values aligned
How many teammates from Cobalt Design were assigned to this project?
2-5 Employees
Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.
Design Infrared video goggles that vestibular clinicians can use with their patients. Must be light tight .... let no light in when the patient wears the goggles. Are easy to adjust and comfortable to wear. Must be secured on patient's face, and camera adjusted to eye... and not slide, slip or move.
Components fit together and are easy to assemble. Not glued and screwed.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
The feedback from Vestibular clinicians is that the goggles are fantastic. Easy to use. They are light weight, look great and comfortable for their patients.
Manufacturing these goggles is very easy. The design is very clever and the components fit well together.
Everyday, I am grateful for the success that Cobalt has brought to our business. The vestibular medical industry keeps telling us they love our goggles.
Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?
Cobalt design engineers (Kynan, Davis and Jack) delivered on deadlines. Their communication skills and focus on meeting our key requirements made the process flow.
What was your primary form of communication with Cobalt Design?
Email or Messaging App
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
Cobalt work well as a team. They kept us informed. They always responded to our questions and concerns with empathy and professionalism. They listened, provided clear explanations and built an amazing product for us. They are amazing product designers.
We felt, and feel today, that Cobalt have our back.
We can share any requirement and we believe they can solve it!
Are there any areas for improvement or something Cobalt Design could have done differently?
None.
RATINGS
5.0
Quality
5.0
Service & Deliverables
Schedule
5.0
On time / deadlines
Cost
5.0
Value / within estimates
Willing to Refer
5.0
NPS
"We are very happy with our decision to go with Cobalt Design
Locations (1)
17 Little Dryburgh Street NorthNorth Melbourne, Australia3051
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