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Our services
Our highly skilled team combines unique expertise of the ever-growing sports industry, sports technology, intellectual property and industrial product design. We have the facilities, technical know how and credibility to accelerate novel concepts from the initial stages through to full commercialization.
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Product ideation & concept development
Every product must have a beginning. At the heart of Progressive is an innovation team with a number of registered patents and successful designs. Our expertise includes:
Concept generation and evaluation
Product life cycle analysis
User insight capture
Product embodiment
CAD generation
Brand awareness
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Prototype manufacture
Following concept generation and evaluation is prototype manufacture. Progressive have the capabilities to produce working prototypes using: CAD software
Rapid manufacturing
Silicon moulding
Sewing techniques
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User testing & perception analysis
At the core of the understanding of all products is the need to fully investigate the usage habits and requirements of the athletes. Progressive are experienced in:
Online questionnaire management
Focus group hosting
Feel mapping
Assessing product performance in-use
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Thermoregulatory response to exercise
Progressive have considerable expertise in examining the thermoregulatory response to exercise when wearing various sports ensembles. Equipment used inhouse includes:
Flir Infrared Thermacam SC640
Grant Squirrel 2020 wired temperature measurement
Maxim iButton wireless temperature measurement
Minimitter Vitalsense wireless monitoring
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Product ergonomic and fit assessment
A broad term used to assess the interface between a product and the athlete. The key technologies available to you are:
TC2 optical body scanner
Cyberware precision optical body scanner
REVscan Handyscan 3D handheld scanner
GOM Tritop and Aramis system
Tekscan in-shoe pressure measurement
Pro-E-Fit 3D foot scanner
RS Footscan gait analysis pressure mat
MST MKIII garment compression measurement
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Athlete motion analysis
The tracking of an athlete or product is often essential to assess a biomechanical interaction. Equipment available for use includes:
CODA motion analysis
GOM Pontos optical measurement
Vicon biomechanical analysis
Photron SA1 high speed camera
RT3 triaxial accelerometer
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Monitoring exercise stress
The appropriate exercise stimulus is critical in extracting meaningful comparisons between products. Equipment in this field includes:
Cortex Metamax mobile gas analysis
Ultima CardiO2 precision gas and ECG analysis
Micromedical Superspiro
LODE Excalibur sport cycle ergometer with pedal force
SRM Science ambulatory cycle power meter
HP Cosmos and Mercury treadmills
Smartspeed light gates
Suunto and Polar team heart rate belts
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Product mechanical performance analysis
A range of multi-purpose mechanical test facilities are available for use including:
Electropuls multi-tester
Instron tensile and compression
Dynatup 8200 impact tester
Kistler force plates
Fanuc R2000
DMA/SDTA861e dynamic mechanical analyser
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Bespoke test machine development
Progressive and Loughborough University have created a number of bespoke machinery to examine particular game-specific parameters during sport. They include:
Rugby specific garment test rig
Programmable golf robot
Tennis racket power measurement
Multi-spin axis bowling machine
Football launch/kicking system
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Other notable service
Progressive employees are experts in the sports equipment industry and are our expertise is available for:
Marketing and claim generation
Patent filing and IP management
Expert opinion during court trials
Expert opinion in product sourcing
Product launch and promotion