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IDC Models Supports Production of Ground-Breaking Shower Head

Working for Challis Water Controls, IDC Models has been involved in a ground-breaking project to develop a new shower head which saves precious water resources and heating costs. The new Challis shower head is so effective that it can save up to 30% of hot water while still providing the same flow strength of a full flowing conventional shower head.

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IDC Models Creates Low Volume Spectrometer

IDC Models has supported Specac in the design of a special portable spectrometer called Prospect XL 3000 that uses the company's innovative new infra-red spectroscopy technology for use in process plants. With low volume production in mind, IDC was tasked with the rapid development of a new product that harnessed all the advantages of Specac's new technology, without the weighty costs associated with injection moulding tooling.

With a hi-tech workshop on site complete with laboratory facilities, IDC Models was able to swiftly produce a rapid prototype of the portable spectrometer in-house. As a result, injection moulding tooling was redundant, leaving out the worry of long delays and high costs.

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