LA New Product Development Team

A Product Development Company That Turns Concepts Into Real Products

Bring sketches, a description, or AI-generated images. We tell you whether it can be made and what it will cost, then engineer, prototype, and help you manufacture it.

  • Engineering
  • Prototyping
  • Manufacturing Support

Over 1,000 NEW Product Development Projects and Counting

Our Customers Were Featured Or Sell Their Products In

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Product Engineering Services That End in a Product, Not a Presentation

Our team is made up of engineers, industrial designers, market analysts, and founders who have built companies of their own. We engineer products so they can be built, make prototypes you can hold and test, and prepare the drawings and specifications a factory needs. The research, strategy, and design work still happens — it sits at the front of the job, because that is what keeps a product from being redesigned twice.

See the full scope, phases and typical budgets on product development services, or browse every offering under product development solutions.

Why Founders Choose LA NPDT

  • Straight answers early: market research, patent context, and honest cost and timeline estimates.

  • A plan you can follow: a development roadmap with clear milestones and no vague middle.

  • One team, end to end: designers, engineers, and prototype builders under the same roof.

  • Drawings a factory can use: detailed CAD models, product renderings, and specifications suppliers can quote from.

  • Proof it works: feasibility studies and working proof of concept (POC) prototypes you can test.

  • Selective partnership: fewer than 10% accepted, so every project receives senior-level focus.

Gelato for Your Face
Deal from Simón and Miguel Layún

Gelato for Your Face

Shark Tank Success, Backed by Strategic Product Development

A unique natural skincare concept brought to life and taken to Shark Tank, resulting in a deal with Simón and Miguel Layún.

PRODUCT DESIGN | PROTOTYPING | PACKAGING.

View Case Study: Gelato for Your Face

Our New Product Development Process

Our 10-stage process takes your idea from raw concept to a market-ready product. Each step adds strategy, precision, and new thinking.

You may start with a sketch or a clear vision. Either way, we shape each phase around your technical, business, and manufacturing goals.

Click the image to explore the full process. Or visit the dedicated page to see how we turn ideas into products that scale.

Learn More About Our Process
LA NPDT 10-stage new product development process map

Product Development Insights

Prototyping: All you need to know

Prototyping: All you need to know

Prototyping is where craft meets science. Learn how prototypes are built and why they matter. See which method fits your stage, and where each one lands in your timeline.

View Article: Prototyping: All you need to know
Sustainable Product Design

Sustainable Product Design

Eco-conscious design is strategy, not decoration. See how to build it in without losing performance. We cover materials, rules to follow, and choices that hold up over time.

View Article: Sustainable Product Design

Idea to Reality: Watch How

SWOT Analysis of a Product: Evaluate the Potential and Risks for Your New Product

For beginners

Product Development Process: From Idea to Market

Step by Step

How Top Product Development Companies Innovate

Product Innovation & Product Development Methods, Used by Successful Companies

You've Done the Thinking

Here's What Has to Happen Before Anything Can Be Made

AI tools are genuinely useful early on: framing the market, listing features, producing images of what you have in mind. What they cannot do is make the thing real.

A concept render on a tablet beside the same product as a finished engineered part with calipers and a dimensioned drawing

Real dimensions, not just a shape

Parts have to fit with measurable tolerances, and renderings rarely carry them.

Materials and process chosen on purpose

Molded, machined, or printed — the choice changes the cost of every part.

Cost at the volume you plan to sell

A $40 one-off part can hit $3 at ten thousand units, or stay at $40 forever.

Tooling, testing, and compliance

Molds, safety testing, and certifications are real line items with real lead times.

Concept images show intent, not buildability. Bring what you have and we will tell you exactly where it stands.

Ask About Feasibility and Cost

How Projects Usually Start With Us

Pick the description closest to your situation — each one shows what we do, how long it takes, and what it costs.

Engineer measuring a prototype part with calipers on a test bench

Concept Review and Feasibility Check

You have a concept and need to know if it is real.

  • Review what you have, list what is missing
  • Confirm it can be made, and how
  • Estimate unit cost at your volume
Timeline
2-3 Weeks
Budget
$2,500 – $5,000
Check Feasibility
3D-printed prototype housing with a machined bracket, calipers, and hex keys on a prototyping lab bench

Proof of Concept and Working Prototype

You want something physical to test, and to show investors or partners.

  • Engineer a proof of concept (POC) you can build
  • Print, machine, or short-run the parts
  • Prove it works before you pitch or raise
  • Deliver a demo-ready unit and the files behind it
Timeline
6-12 Weeks
Budget
$15,000 – $60,000
Build a Prototype
Product designer reviewing detailed CAD models of a product on screen

Design and Engineering to Production Intent

You need a design that a factory can actually make.

  • Specify every part to production intent
  • Apply design for manufacturing (DFM)
  • Deliver CAD, drawings, and supplier specs
Timeline
8-16 Weeks
Budget
$25,000 – $120,000
Get Production-Ready
Technician inspecting molded production parts beside injection molding tooling on a factory floor

Prototype Manufacturing and Launch Support

You are ready to make units and sell them.

  • Select and vet manufacturers, here or overseas
  • Manage tooling, molds, and their costs
  • Run quality checks and the first production run
Timeline
12-24 Weeks
Budget
$40,000 – $250,000
Plan Production
Team mapping a product development roadmap on a whiteboard

Innovation Partnership / External R&D

You need a team to own product development for you.

  • Act as your outside research and development team
  • Build a roadmap with real costs and dates
  • Lead engineering, prototyping, and manufacturing
Timeline
Varies by scope
Budget
$50,000+
Talk to Us

Not sure if your idea is worth pursuing?

You can explore these questions first using InventDraft, our platform for early-stage idea analysis.

  • Has something like this already been patented?
  • Is there real market demand?
  • Is it technically feasible?
  • How much would it cost to develop and manufacture?

See if your idea is worth pursuing.

Check Your Idea

A practical first step before starting a full development project.

InventDraft | Our platform for early-stage idea analysis

Connect With Us

Ready to find out whether your product can be built, what it will cost, and how to get it made? At LA New Product Development Team we take products the whole way: concept review, engineering, prototype development, and manufacturing support through your first production run.

Our engineers, designers, and strategists have delivered over a thousand product development projects. We solve the hard technical problems and then build what we design, so nothing gets handed off to someone who was not in the room when the decisions were made.

Our Contact Information

318-200-0526

LA New Product Development Team
419 Dan Reneau Dr., Ruston, LA 71270