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NPDS NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS  from Concept to Commercialization. 

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(2) USA specialist Manufacturer of Polymer Coated Films:

USA company wanted to increase exports and find new products / markets that could be exploited world-wide.
Carried out market research to identify competitors, competing technologies, users and uses of specialized coated films, customer needs, barriers to entry, etc. Prepared a "How Best to Compete Strategy.
Identified a new business opportunity with multi million $ world-wide potential for specialized films used in metal finishing by the appliance industry that offered OEM's substantial cost savings.
Identified potential customers, worked with the USA company to develop, test and get specification approvals. The films are now being sold world-wide in ever increasing volumes.

(3) A USA Beverage Company wanted to change from Glass to Hot Fill-able PET.

A beverage company wanted to change from glass to hot fill-able PET bottles for improved product differentiation and end user convenience, but lacked in-house PET polymer knowledge to effect change.

Prepared the business plan to confirm economics and a product strategy to manage change. Worked with the bottle designer to select the best bottle design reference the pack strength (impact, fill pressures, etc.), Shelf life, bottle economics, etc.

Identified and qualified the custom bottle manufacturer, closure, label supplier and filler.  Worked with each of the different suppliers to optimize the packaging process to achieve the targeted  filled pack cost (bottle, closure, label and fill process) ready for distribution.

The client company successfully introduced a new product line of self-stable beverages in PET bottles in a timely expedient manner. 

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