Vertex Product Development is an industrial design and product development firm in Great Neck, New York. We serve clients across Long Island, the NYC metro, and New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, as well as remote teams when the work requires it.
We shape how a product looks, feels, and is used, with manufacturing and engineering in view from the start. The goal is a concept that can be built, not a deck that stops at appearance.
| Area | What we design for | Typical deliverables |
|---|---|---|
| Form, use, and appearance | How people handle and service the product | Concept sketches & CAD form studies |
| Production-minded concepts | DFM early so geometry does not fight the factory later | Part breaks & material direction |
| Product and machine work | Consumer and industrial products, production equipment, enclosure families | Enclosure & product-family packages |
| Handoff into engineering | Concepts that continue into detailed design, prototyping, and manufacturing transfer | Buildable design packages |
Who this is for
- Founders and OEM product leads who need industrial design tied to how the part will be made
- Manufacturers updating a product line or enclosure family
- Teams in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut or Pennsylvania comparing local industrial design firms and looking for a path from concept into prototyping and tooling
Industrial design for NYC and Long Island companies
Vertex Product Development is an industrial design firm in Great Neck, NY, on the Nassau County line with Queens. Founded in 1998, the studio does industrial design for Long Island and New York City companies. There is no Manhattan office. Our design studio and model shop sit in the same building in Great Neck.
That matters for New York product design. Concepts, CAD and physical models come out of one shop. You can review a form model or a functional prototype, mark it up and see the next version without waiting on an outside vendor. NYC clients meet with us in person and review models at the studio in Great Neck.
Most NYC product design work starts the same way. You send a sketch, a CAD file or photos of the current product. We scope a first phase and say what "done" means before any hours are billed. From there, the same team can carry the design into engineering, prototyping and manufacturing transfer.
New York City clients include BuildingLink and Aware Products.
What we actually do
- Form, use, and appearance: industrial design that accounts for how people handle and service the product
- Production-minded concepts: DFM considered early so geometry does not fight the factory later
- Product and machine work: consumer and industrial products, plus production equipment and enclosure families
- Handoff into engineering: concepts that continue into detailed design, prototyping, and manufacturing transfer when you want that under one roof
Related: turnkey design, engineering, prototyping, contact.
How we work with engineering
Industrial design here is not a handoff that disappears. Designers stay with the product as engineering develops parts, materials, and assemblies. That reduces rework between "looks right" and "can be made."
When the program needs it, the same team carries the work into functional prototyping and manufacturing transfer. Scope is clear on every phase. You approve before the next budget is spent.
Proof
Halm EM Super-Jet / press family →
Expansion of the Halm EM envelope press line, including the Jet EM work. High part commonality with legacy EM Super-Jet models to simplify the bill of materials. RIM exterior covers for contoured appearance at low-volume tooling cost. Sheet metal for backend cabinetry and internal safety covers, coordinated across the EM family.
Halm EM 5000-4000 modernization →
Product-line modernization within the same press family: modular enclosures and a unified look across models.
Nexus 1500 electric meter (EIG) →
Industrial design and engineering for a power meter with touch screen and modular options, designed for injection molding and part commonality with EIG's existing product line.
We also design medical devices (e.g. Direct View Retractor, adjustable surgical speculum) and semiconductor equipment (e.g. WaveEtch 456 G2, non-contact wafer chuck).
What clients say:
- Donald Lyon, President of Halm Industries: cover design for the EM series completed on time and to budget; competent designers who worked in a professional manner
Process
- Intake: Sketch, CAD, or photos. Scope, constraints, and what done means for this phase.
- Concepts: Form, use, and appearance options with manufacturing constraints visible early.
- Refine with engineering: Materials, part breaks, assembly, and cost drivers resolved before tooling pressure.
- Prototype: Build what you can evaluate. Learn what the drawing cannot show.
- Transfer: Documentation and design package for production or your contract manufacturer.
FAQ
What does an industrial design firm do?
An industrial design firm shapes how a product looks, feels, and is used, while keeping manufacturing and engineering in view so the concept can be built. At Vertex, that work sits inside a product development shop in Great Neck, NY.
Do you only do concepts, or can you take it further?
Concepts plus a path into engineering, prototyping, and manufacturing transfer under one roof when you want that. Phases are scoped so you can stop or continue at each gate.
Where are you based?
Great Neck, NY (Long Island / NYC metro). We work with clients in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, and remote as needed.
Are you an industrial design firm on Long Island / NYC?
Yes. Vertex Product Development is an industrial design and product development firm in Great Neck serving Long Island, NYC, and New York, New Jersey, Connecticut or Pennsylvania.
Can you design industrial equipment and machines?
Yes. The Halm envelope press family is one example: covers, modular enclosures, and DFM for low-volume production, with shared parts across models.
Do you compete with IDEO or national design brands?
No. We are a regional product development firm focused on real hardware for clients in NY, NJ, CT, and PA, and remote OEM programs. We are not a national brand consultancy.
How much does industrial design cost?
No fixed price. Work is phased by complexity and delivered on an hours basis. Send what you have and we can scope a first phase.
Can you redesign an existing product line?
Yes. Modernization, shared parts, and enclosure families are regular work. The Halm press family is the clearest published example.
Is Vertex a product design firm in NYC?
Vertex is a product design and industrial design firm in Great Neck, NY, next to Queens. It works with New York City and Long Island companies from that studio. It has no Manhattan office. Design, CAD and prototype models all come out of the Great Neck shop.
Do you do industrial design on Long Island?
Yes. Vertex has done industrial design on Long Island since 1998, from its studio at 1 Elm Street, Suite 1, in Great Neck. The work covers consumer products, industrial equipment and enclosure families, with prototyping in the same building.
See consumer work in consumer product design.
Talk to us
Send a sketch, CAD file, or photos of the current product. We will tell you whether the fit is right for this phase of work.
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