It is following the results obtained by Procter & Gamble, presented with Exelop at the CFIB conference, that BIC, L’Oréal and other companies have been able to concretely realize the benefits of the application of PICC© and its IDM-TRIZ methodology on innovation projects.
Following this presentation, BIC commissioned Exelop and its collaborative platform PICC© to manage the design of a new mechanical pencil that avoids the breakage of the mine during writing.
The mechanical pencil was patented for the first time in England in 1822 and since then more than 160 patents concerning new improvements have been filed. The problem of the low resistance of the mine during an inclination and a poorly adapted length of mine had not yet been solved.
After a day of training at Paris headquarters, we extended our collaboration for four days and
thanks to the IDM-TRIZ methodology and its application in the PICC© collaborative platform the new generation of mechanical pencils with unbreakable mine was born.
In Stationery, BIC continuously innovates state-of-the-art writing technology for consumers every year. The Stationery R&D Department is organized around two sections: design and ink systems. Unique in the stationery industry, components of BIC® products are developed internally, allowing BIC to have full control over the quality and reliability of the products it produces.
