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Projects: These projects are among those that our team has completed. Each client's project has different requirements ().

 

Our involvement will be as specific as your needs require. Our clients range from small to multinational Fortune 500 companies.

 

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Secure Appliance produces state-of-the-art hardware and software high security applications.

  • Provided all industrial design
  • Implemented graphic design to coordinate with OEM product branding
  • CAD modeling design for injection molded production
  • SLA prototypes for demonstrable trade show units
  • Supplier sourcing from production
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Strix Systems provides enterprise-class wireless LAN systems using multiple radio technologies (11a/b/g and Bluetooth) with convenient snap-together modularity for radio reconfiguration in a package no taller than a coffee cup.

  • Produced industrial design
  • CAD modeling of all mechanical parts and PC boards
  • SLA prototype units and urethane beta units support
  • Supplier sourcing
  • Supplier support into production plastics

Produced all aspects of design and documentation from beginning to full production of all modules, supporting hardware electronic design, and supplier management through tooling and production.

   Wireless
Networking


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 Corelis, Inc. produces boundary-scan (JTAG) tools for interconnect testing and in-system programming of flash memories and CPLDs.
  • 6 new products designed, 3 others modified
  • Graphic design to improve product branding
  • Custom extrusion & sheet metal electronic enclosure
  • Mechanical design services for system rack products
  • Supplier liaison
Provided full product design service and support for numerous desktop, rackmount, and OEM private label products.
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JBL Pro produces a full line of professional audio speakers
  • Aluminum die casting design
  • Injection molded plastic design
  • Structural foam molding design
  • Support to aluminum die casting supplier during tool making and first article
Assumed design responsibility for development of the EON speaker line which won Product of the Year when it was introduced at NAMM. Orders for the product during the NAMM show exceeded expectations by several 100%.
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 Whistle Communication Our team of industrial designers and engineers developed the Interjet enclosure in record time.
  • Industrial design
  • Sheet metal design
  • Injection molded plastics design
  • Supplier evaluation, sourcing and liaison
Tooling for all plastic parts and the elastomeric keyboard were completed in 8 weeks in the US.
IBM subsequently purchased the Interjet product line.
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Cray Supercomputers (San Diego, CA). Starfire super computer
  • Industrial design
  • Mechanical design services
  • Custom sheet metal enclosure design
  • Pressure forming plastics design
  • Reaction injection molding ( rim molding) design
  • Design for manufacturability ( dfm ) support
  • Supplier evaluation and sourcing
Developed a procedure for a single worker to assemble their large cardcages in less than an hour with greater accuracy than their historic designs. Previous designs required three workers with drill fixtures for several hours. The division was purchased by SGI and subsequently sold to Sun Microsystems. Starfire remains a flagship product for Sun.
  Computer


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 Genicom manufactures a broad line of printers from high-speed line printers to desktop laser printers.
  • Supplier evaluation and analysis
  • Design for manufacturability ( dfm ) training
  • Cost reduction services ( design vs. manufacturing process analysis )
  • Cost reduction redesign
   Printer


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Stackhouse produces surgical smoke evacuators for operating room protection of staff and patients from hazardous electrosurgical and laser smoke.
  • Industrial design
  • Mechanical design services
  • Custom sheet metal enclosure design
  • Pressure forming plastic design
  • Supplier evaluation, sourcing and liaison support
The AirSafe® ES-2000® smoke evacuator had a strict manufacturing budget. Two previous approaches by competitors failed to meet manufacturing budget requirements. We were able to meet and improve on the budget from the inception of the design yielding a successful product launch.
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 ECCI produced carrier and enterprise class networking equipment using technology acquired from NCR.
  • 2 new products designs
  • Industrial design
  • Custom sheet metal enclosure design
  • Pressure forming plastic design
  • Supplier evaluation and sourcing
Developed both carrier and enterprise product lines in desktop and rackmount to meet NEBS standards.
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Telematics produced carrier-class Internet products.
  • 2 new products designed
  • Industrial design
  • Custom electronic enclosure development
  • Custom sheet metal enclosure design
  • Injection molded plastic design
  • Supplier evaluation, sourcing, and support
  • Design for manufacturability ( dfm ) support
  • Design with regulatory compliance
Primary services were provided to ACP products.
Telematics has since been purchased by ECI Telecom followed by NetKit Solutions.
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Neuro Navigational produced an extensive line of surgical endoscopes including a portable cart targeting 3D angioplasty imaging.
  • Industrial design
  • Mechanical design services
  • Custom sheet metal enclosure design
  • Pressure forming plastics design
  • Supplier evaluation, sourcing, and liaison support
Developed a portable surgical instrument cart integrating multiple surgery recording devices, Xenon light-source, computer system, monitor. This instrument provided 3D imaging of arteries during angioplasty procedures. All major components were replaceable within 5 minutes by non-technical personnel.
Neuro Navigational is now a part of Integra LifeSciences.
  Medical


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Accelerated Networks, Inc. A developer and manufacturer of systems for combined voice and data over a single broadband access networks.
  • 2 new products designed, consulted on 2 other products
  • Mechanical design services
  • Custom electronic enclosures and PC boards
  • Custom sheet metal enclosure development
  • Injection molded plastic design
  • Design for manufacturability ( dfm ) support
  • Supplier evaluation and sourcing
  • Supplier liaison
  • Support for regulatory compliance
11U central office enclosure running in excess of 1000 watts with full agency certification as well as a 3U unit at an the same per board watt density.
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iVox Networks developed their Optical Media eXchange (OMX) products to meet carrier supply chain demands for high-capacity SONET and IP networks.
  • 3 new products designed
  • Mechanical design services
  • Custom sheet metal enclosure development
  • Aluminum die casting design
  • Injection molded plastics design
  • Design for manufacturability ( dfm ) analysis
  • Supplier evaluation, sourcing, and liaison support
  • Designed to meet regulatory compliance
Products were developed to meet NEBS and ETSI standards.
  Networking
  Codonics, Inc. manufactures high-end photographic and medical diagnostic printers and print media.
  • Supplier evaluation
  • Quotation review and analysis
  • Design for manufacturability ( dfm ) support
  • Cost reduction analysis
   Printer
  Alcon Laboratories is the largest manufacture of ophthalmic products.
  • Design for manufacturability (dfm ) support
  • Cost reduction analysis
  • Redesign of existing product
  • Structural foam molding design
  • Supplier support
Redesigned their award winning surgery foot-peddle product to reduce assembly manufacturing time by 68% while adding new features to meet regulatory compliance.
  Medical
  ECI Telecom, (Petach Tikva, Israel). Provided onsite consulting services to their purchasing and engineering departments to reduce manufacturing costs on carrier-class telecommunication networking components and systems manufactured in Israel.
  • Onsite consulting
  • Cost reduction services and analysis
  • Mechanical design services
  • Custom sheet metal enclosure design
  • Onsite supplier evaluation
  • Design for manufacturability ( dfm ) training
   Networking
  Karl Storz Endoscopy manufactures a broad line of endoscopes and light sources.
  • Mechanical design services for surgical instruments
  • Custom sheet metal enclosure design for light sources to their Southern California manufacturing facility.
   Medical
  Power Techniques, a manufacture of power controllers for rack systems.
  • 4 different new models were designed
  • Conceptualize modular design approach to power controllers
  • Custom sheet metal enclosure design of 1U and 2U modular power controllers
  • Graphics design for company logo and product panels
Power Techniques is now Techniques International.
  Industrial
  Electronic Solutions is a manufacturer of standard and custom industrial computer systems for multiple buss standards.
  • 4 new product designs, 3 other products updated
  • Design for manufacturability ( dfm ) support
  • Cost reduction analysis
  • Industrial design
  • Custom sheet metal enclosure design
  • Injection molding design
Developed a patented process for manufacturing 2 piece VME and FutureBus cardcages eliminating all extrusions, plastic parts, and screws resulting in significant cost savings.
Electronic Solutions is now part of APW.
  Computer
  Williams/Bally's/Midway a manufacturer of arcade amusement and software games.
  • Industrial design
  • Custom sheet metal enclosure design
  • Pressure forming plastics design
  • Supplier evaluation, sourcing, and liaison support
  • Design for manufacturability ( dfm) training
   Entertainment
  IBus Systems developed and manufactured standard industrial rackmount PC as well as custom industrial PCs.
  • 2 new products designed
  • Design for manufacturability ( dfm ) support
  • Custom sheet metal enclosure design
  • Injection molding plastic design
  • Pressure forming plastic design
In addition to developing multiple products for IBus we introduced new design, manufacturing approaches, as well as materials reducing manufacturing costs and time to market.
  Computer
       
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