Are you a startup or entrepreneur?

Do you have an idea for a product you want to develop, or do you have a product that needs production solutions? Our job is innovation and product development, and with our extensive experience and expertise, we help you reach your goals.

Expertise and Experience

When you choose Cody, you get a supplier who has worked with entrepreneurs and startups across different industries for many years. This has allowed us to build substantial expertise and experience in turning ideas and concepts into plans and drawings, and transforming plans and drawings into products and automated production. When developing a product or machine, there are often many considerations regarding materials, design, etc. Our experience with both product development and production equipment makes us adept at adapting the product for production, and vice versa. There can be a big difference between making one part and making ten thousand parts. An unfavorable design can make the product too expensive and difficult to produce, but small changes can sometimes dramatically reduce the cost. This can be the difference between success and failure.

In a recent case, we developed a machine to automate what was a difficult and demanding manual process. During the project, it became clear that the technical challenges were significant. Together with the customer, we began to examine the product and why it was designed the way it was. In short, the product was optimized for this manual process. We changed components in the product and combined materials in new ways. As a result, we were able to create a machine that assembled the product. The outcome for the customer was that they now own the patent for this automated process and have established a collaboration with one of the world's largest manufacturers of similar machines.

We love these kinds of challenges here at Cody, and our innovative, dedicated, and versatile professionals are eager to assist you with production solutions, product development, mechanics, pneumatics, automation, electronics, control engineering, industrial design, programming, and everything else needed in a development process!

Risk and Financial Instruments

We find that those who dare to pursue their ideas find great joy in working on what they are passionate about. However, the entrepreneurial life is not just about product development and marketing plans. It is also about managing technical and financial risks throughout the startup process. Technical risk, or "Will it work?" is something Cody has extensive experience handling, and we can provide you with valuable guidance on how to reduce it early in the project to minimize financial cost and risk. Financial instruments, such as those from Innovation Norway and the Research Council of Norway, can mitigate risk by offering loans or grants. These grant schemes are incentives to carry out innovation projects that can create jobs and profitable industries in Norway. Most schemes are application-based and require that the support is catalytic, meaning that the project would not proceed without the support. The exception is the SkatteFUNN scheme, which does not need to be catalytic.

At Cody, we can help you create a project plan, a realistic budget, and, most importantly, a quality-assured description of development tasks and technical risks. We have a good understanding of the available schemes, what fits different situations, and how to create a strong application. However, it can also be beneficial to contact an incubator, catapult center, or an advisor at Innovation Norway or the Research Council of Norway.