Featured Programs
A clearer way
to move CMF forward.
Four structured ways to access TECHIC’s CMF thinking, material development capability and China supply-chain experience. Each program is tailored to the product, market and question in front of you. What is standardized is the pathway: a clear scope, a proven working structure and tangible deliverables—so it is easier to start, easier to align and easier to buy.
Start with the kind of progress your team needs now.
Custom CMF Trend Research
& Strategy
A tailored research program that turns cultural, market and material signals into a CMF strategy your product team can use.
CMF Training & Capability
Development
Color, Material & Finish training built around the products, roles and decisions your team handles every day.
Targeted Material & Process
Development
A forward-looking development program for a defined material or process goal— from research and CMFP design to physical samples.
4-Hour CMF Innovation Sprint
A focused working session that brings TECHIC’s creative, supply-chain and perceived-quality expertise to one product innovation question.
Strategy that can
become something.
TECHIC is a specialist CMF design and material development consultancy. Our difference is the ability to turn direction into something teams can see, touch, test and move toward production.
- 15+years of end-to-end automotive CMF experience
- Agile access to specialist suppliers and rapid sampling
- connected view of design, material engineering and production
A few things you may
want to know first.
Send us a short note through Contact Us, describing the product challenge you are facing and what you hope to move forward. TECHIC will respond within three business days. Depending on the question, we may send a short diagnostic questionnaire or arrange a 30-minute online conversation before recommending the most appropriate starting point.
Yes. Each program provides a clear working structure, but the content is tailored to your product, market, team and objective. We can adapt the research scope, training modules, material target, participants, working method and emphasis of the final outputs.
Each program page lists its standard deliverables. Depending on the program, these may include a tailored research and strategy report, courseware and learning recap, a process research report and CMFP concepts, physical material samples, or a workshop recap with prioritized recommendations. The exact format and scope are confirmed before the project begins.
Yes. For example, trend research can lead into material development, while a sprint can help define the focus of a larger project or training program. However, TECHIC usually recommends beginning with the smallest useful entry point. This gives both teams a focused way to work together before deciding whether a broader program is needed.