The Product Development Center (PDC) creates a design data bank based on the latest fashion information, lasts, soles and leather. These designs are kept for display at FDDI premises so that the footwear industry can avail the latest fashion information. To make this facility more effective, FDDI’s PDC uses its most sophisticated software systems, such as,
PDC develops the designs for the industry as per their specific requirement keeping in mind the targeted market segment. The services of our PDC are not only availed by Indian industries that includes, major export houses but from various companies overseas from U.K., Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, South Africa, Bangladesh, etc.
The PDC develops its own design collection (Last shape, concept on design, material, color and accessories along with the prototype samples) for the industry on demand.
The Design Center also provides its customers with new original and exclusive sketches and design development on request order meet the international standard requirement. Design Center also develops its own design collection for Display at various fairs and exhibitions, for that all necessary information sourced by our Designers.
The information are collected from study of International trend Magazines, Designers, Fair visits, Market research and traveling by our Designers from time to time In case the customer provides the sketches, photographs or shoes in that case design center provide the pattern cutting services.
FDDI’s PDC is well equipped with modern software for last modelling. The software used are one of the most advanced software in the field of last modelling and uses the latest techniques for generating the last data from the actual foot scanning. The accuracy can be rated up to 100 per cent. Besides using this software for the style last designing for the domestic as well as export market, this will prove a blessing for the people who are having foot deformities and are not able to get a proper pair of shoes which can fit their feet.
FDDI provides the grading services to the industry through its well-equipped CAD Center. Besides the Indian market FDDI is providing its grading services to various other overseas companies based in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal etc.
The Design Studio is backed by the services of well-equipped sample room. Designs developed by the design studio are tested for its fittings, aesthetic taste, proportions, leather qualities and other costing aspects and finally handed over to the customers. The sample room also provides sampling services to those entrepreneurs who do not have in-house facilities for sample developments.
Development of Rapid Prototyping technologies, 3 D printing and advances in CAD and design methodologies led to a revolution in product development strategies. Today, India is second to none when it comes to developing innovative, new products. In this success, advanced CAD and 3D printing / Rapid Prototype are playing an increasingly important role.
FDDI has the distinction of introducing the latest 3D printing technologies in the service of Indian footwear industry. This is first installation of its kind in India. It can produce a model within 3 to 4 hours with high accuracy and smooth finish for which other Rapid Prototyping machines may take 3 to 4 days for printing.
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