80+ Years Combined Experience | Government-Approved R&D Provider | 10+ Years in Business | Own Supply Chain in China and NZ | Clients in NZ, AU and USA | 100% of Your IP Is Yours
Product Design and Manufacturing
From Idea to Global Product
We work with inventors, startups, and established companies across New Zealand, Australia, and the United States. Some come to us with a sketch on a napkin. Some come with a half-built prototype. Some come with an existing product that needs to be redesigned, re-engineered, or taken to a new market.
Whatever stage you are at, we have everything it takes to get your product made. If you need a partner who can take it all the way through design, engineering, and manufacturing, you are in the right place.
Most people who contact us have never done this before. That is completely normal. It is exactly who we work with.
The Pro-Dev Four
Form
You know within three seconds whether you want to pick something up. So does your customer. If your product does not look like something worth owning, they will not buy it no matter how well it works.
Function
It has to work the first time, the hundredth time, and the thousandth time. In the real world, not a lab. If it fails in the field, no amount of good design saves your reputation.
Cost
Imagine getting form, function, and compliance exactly right then discovering nobody can afford to buy it because the unit cost is too high. It happens more than you would think. Economics are not a final check. They are a design input from day one.
Compliance
NZ, Australia, and the USA each have their own safety, certification, and labelling rules. You can have the best product in the world and still be unable to sell it legally. This is discovered far too late by far too many founders.
Most physical products don’t fail because the idea was bad
It’s rarely because the idea was bad. It’s because one of four things was ignored. At Pro-Dev we call them The Pro-Dev Four and we design for all of them simultaneously, from the first sketch.
Most firms optimise for one or two. We design for all four from day one because getting three right and missing one is the same as getting none right.
At Pro-Dev, we design for all four from the very first sketch. Because getting three right and missing one costs you everything the other three achieved.
© Pro-Dev 2026. The Pro-Dev Four is a proprietary framework developed by Pro-Dev Limited.
Product Design & Manufacturing
We help you turn an idea into a real, manufacturable product — with practical design, engineering, prototyping, and production support in New Zealand and China.
Professional CAD Services
Accurate, production‑ready CAD for manufacturers, engineers, and innovators. 3D modelling, drawings, reverse engineering, and DFM improvements delivered with precision.
One Partner. The Full Journey.
Designed to Be Made. Then Actually Made.
Most product design firms stop at the design. The renders look great, the prototype impresses, and then you are on your own finding a factory and hoping the design actually works at scale.
Pro-Dev does not work that way. Your product gets designed to be manufactured from day one, and then it gets manufactured through our own supply chain, with our own people on the ground managing production. Your budget stays protected. Your timeline stays on track.
From your first sketch to your customer’s door. One team. One partner. No handoffs.
Clear legal accountability. Wherever you are based.
We are a New Zealand registered company with structured agreements built to protect your interests at every stage of your project. A real business with full accountability. If something goes wrong, you have recourse.
Our own team is on the ground in China.
Most firms manage manufacturing remotely or through intermediaries. Pro-Dev has its own staff physically based in China, managing quality and production on the factory floor. When something needs resolving, we send a person.
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Our Design and Development Services
What Sets Us Apart
One partner for the full journey
Most firms handle one stage then hand you off. Pro-Dev handles everything from concept to your customer’s door, with one team and one point of accountability.
Design and engineering built for manufacture
Our designers and engineers work together from day one. Every product must feel right, look right, and be manufacturable at the right cost. We do not trade one for another.
Our supply chain in China and New Zealand
We have spent over a decade building direct, long-term partnerships with proven factories in China and New Zealand. These are not broker introductions. Our own network, our own people on the ground. We manufacture in plastics, metals, rubber, wood, fabric, silicone, glass, and more.
Your IP stays protected
Our supplier agreements are written for offshore manufacturing and enforceable in Chinese courts. You own all IP, tooling, and design files - always.
Compliance planned early
We identify compliance requirements at the design stage, not after tooling is cut. We have managed compliance for consumer, medical, and industrial products across NZ, Australia, the US, and Europe.
Support after launch
Some firms stop at design. Some stop at launch. Pro-Dev stays with you through feedback, improvements, and everything that follows.
Government Approved R&D Provider
If you are a New Zealand company, your qualifying R&D spend with Pro-Dev may attract a 15% tax credit under the R&D Tax Incentive. We are one of the few approved providers in New Zealand. Ask us about this in your consultation.
10+ Years in Business
Pro-Dev has been delivering products since 2015. You are working with a team that has been doing this long enough to have seen what goes wrong and how to prevent it.
Member of Plastics NZ
We are actively engaged with evolving material standards and sustainability requirements. If your product involves plastic components, we can help you navigate responsible material choices from the design stage.
80+ Years Combined Team Experience
When you work with Pro-Dev you are not getting a junior team learning on your project. You are getting designers, engineers, and manufacturing specialists who have been doing this for decades.
NZ-Incorporated Company
We are a New Zealand registered company with structured agreements built to protect your interests at every stage of your project. A real business with full accountability. Wherever you are based. We are also happy to work within your preferred legal framework and sign your NDA or supplier agreements if required.
Supplier Agreements Structured for Offshore Manufacturing
Our China supplier contracts are written specifically to protect your IP in an offshore manufacturing context and are enforceable in Chinese courts. Your designs, your tooling, your files. Always.
SGS and ITS Compliance Network
We work with internationally accredited test labs to manage product certification across NZ, AU, USA, EU, and other markets. You do not need to find or manage test labs yourself. We handle it.
Own Supply Chain in China and NZ
Most firms manage China manufacturing remotely or through brokers. Pro-Dev has its own staff physically based in China, on the factory floor, managing quality and production directly. Over a decade of direct factory relationships across a wide range of materials and product types.
Team on the Ground in China
When your product is in production, our team is physically present at the factory in China, managing quality and resolving issues on the ground. Not monitoring remotely. Not through a third party. Actually there.
Medical Device Experience
If your product is a medical device or has medical applications, we understand the regulatory requirements. TGA in Australia, FDA in the USA, and Medsafe in New Zealand. We have navigated these requirements before and can guide you through what is involved.
Global Compliance Capability
Whether you are selling into New Zealand, Australia, the United States, Europe, or multiple markets simultaneously, we can manage the compliance and certification requirements for each. You focus on the product. We handle the paperwork.
We Can Make Virtually Anything
We do not limit ourselves to a narrow set of industries or product types. Our manufacturing network covers a wide range of materials and processes.
- Plastic
- Metal
- Rubber
- Wood
- Fabric
- Silicone
- Glass
- Multi-material assemblies
From Idea to Market in 8 Clear Stages
Whether you are starting from a sketch on a napkin or a half-built prototype, we guide you through every stage of the product development journey. Click any stage to learn more.
1
Consultation
We listen, assess your idea, and map a clear path forward.
2
Design and Engineering
3
Prototyping and Validation
Physical prototypes tested and refined before tooling begins.
4
Packaging Design
Structural and branded packaging designed to protect, present, and comply.
5
Compliance and Certification
Market standards met so your product ships without delays.
6
Manufacturing and Quality
Tooling, factory oversight, and quality control built in from day one.
7
Logistics and Delivery
End-to-end freight managed so your product reaches your door on time.
8
Life After Launch
Ongoing support for improvements, reorders, and scaling production when demand grows.
International Clients
Based in New Zealand. Working Worldwide.
We work with clients in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States, and are open to enquiries from anywhere in the world. Our process is fully remote-friendly with documented scopes, structured updates, and clear communication regardless of your time zone.
We are happy to work within your preferred legal framework and sign your NDA or supplier agreements if that is what you need. Getting the working relationship right matters more to us than insisting on our own paperwork.
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