Design 1st to be Featured on CNBC' 21st Century Business Television

Nearly 60,000 thoughts travel through our minds each day. With those thoughts, some great ideas are produced. Bringing that idea to market is getting easier every year with experienced design engineering teams that work with you remotely to get products to market. Starting from a napkin sketch or prototype, the Design 1st team creates engaging products for innovative entrepreneurs, start-ups and growing organizations seeking global markets. Their product development experts, processes and tools are available to turn your ideas into market-ready products.

Design 1st is the design engine behind multiple companies in widely different industries going from the idea to millions of dollars in sales in under 3 years. Companies including the We-Vibe® from Standard Innovation; Christie M-series™- next-generation cinema projectors; the outdoor network that connects you on the beach at your Caribbean resort – BelAir Outdoor Wireless Base Station family; ProDrive Systems - dental replacement turbines; Pliant Enterprise Flash drives - a startup 2008 recently purchased by SANDISK for $325M; the interactive displays for public interactive spaces - Gesturetek GestDisplay™ and GestTable™; the infant tags that track your baby in a hospital - Stanley Healthcare Pedz™ Tag and  Securaband™, plus many more.

Design 1st provides a range of services related to bringing a product to market including securing intellectual property for products that will create business advantage by differentiating themselves from their competition through maximum user experience and value, competitive pricing and faster time-to-market. Well connected with hundreds of manufacturers around the world, Design 1st provides robust development processes, a depth of expertise in the selection of materials, components and part design to meet production requirements and achieve low cost. For more than 30 new clients each year, Design 1st is at the center of transforming clients’ innovation into useful, marketable products.

Design 1st, a senior product design and engineering team with 25 years experience, serving clients in Ottawa, Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. We balance a products technical objectives with a user's expectation to produce professional designed products

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Schmit Prototypes featured on MoldMakingTechnology.com

An article by Steve from Schmit Prototypes was featured on moldmakingtechnology.com (http://www.moldmakingtechnology.com/articles/0510tip.html) on why prototyping is important. Moldmaking Technology Magazine is published monthly and is distributed in the United States, Canada and Mexico to selected production, engineering and company management personnel employed in manufacturing plants where metalworking operations are performed. This article highlights why prototyping is crucial to the product design process.

"Whatever the item a company intends to produce, creating a prototype is crucial to the design process. Moldmakers would be wise to stay on top of technology developments and consider their use to improve the service they provide. Following are four reasons why prototyping is important" says Steve. http://www.schmitprototypes.com

Some important steps in the prototyping process include evaluating and testing the design, clarifying production costs and issues, selling the product to others and patents. Each step makes it much easier to sit down with a patent attorney and see what design aspects may be patentable. On the reverse side, it is possible to see what parts of the prototype and design violate patents of other individuals and how they can be changed before production—and the chance of a lawsuit—begins.

Schmit Prototypes has been in business since 1980. We are a nationally known, full service prototype company with customers and clients all over the United States.
Schmit Prototypes offers several low-cost prototyping services and specialize in the medical, consumer, industrial and military industries. Visit http://www.schmitprototypes.com for more information

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Design 1st to be Featured on CNBC' 21st Century Business Television

Nearly 60,000 thoughts travel through our minds each day. With those thoughts, some great ideas are produced. Bringing that idea to market is getting easier every year with experienced design engineering teams that work with you remotely to get products to market. Starting from a napkin sketch or prototype, the Design 1st team creates engaging products for innovative entrepreneurs, start-ups and growing organizations seeking global markets. Their product development experts, processes and tools are available to turn your ideas into market-ready products.

Design 1st is the design engine behind multiple companies in widely different industries going from the idea to millions of dollars in sales in under 3 years. Companies including the We-Vibe® from Standard Innovation; Christie M-series™- next-generation cinema projectors; the outdoor network that connects you on the beach at your Caribbean resort – BelAir Outdoor Wireless Base Station family; ProDrive Systems - dental replacement turbines; Pliant Enterprise Flash drives - a startup 2008 recently purchased by SANDISK for $325M; the interactive displays for public interactive spaces - Gesturetek GestDisplay™ and GestTable™; the infant tags that track your baby in a hospital - Stanley Healthcare Pedz™ Tag and  Securaband™, plus many more.

Design 1st provides a range of services related to bringing a product to market including securing intellectual property for products that will create business advantage by differentiating themselves from their competition through maximum user experience and value, competitive pricing and faster time-to-market. Well connected with hundreds of manufacturers around the world, Design 1st provides robust development processes, a depth of expertise in the selection of materials, components and part design to meet production requirements and achieve low cost. For more than 30 new clients each year, Design 1st is at the center of transforming clients’ innovation into useful, marketable products.

Design 1st, a senior product design and engineering team with 25 years experience, serving clients in Ottawa, Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. We balance a products technical objectives with a user's expectation to produce professional designed products

View the original article here

Schmit Prototypes featured on MoldMakingTechnology.com

An article by Steve from Schmit Prototypes was featured on moldmakingtechnology.com (http://www.moldmakingtechnology.com/articles/0510tip.html) on why prototyping is important. Moldmaking Technology Magazine is published monthly and is distributed in the United States, Canada and Mexico to selected production, engineering and company management personnel employed in manufacturing plants where metalworking operations are performed. This article highlights why prototyping is crucial to the product design process.

"Whatever the item a company intends to produce, creating a prototype is crucial to the design process. Moldmakers would be wise to stay on top of technology developments and consider their use to improve the service they provide. Following are four reasons why prototyping is important" says Steve. http://www.schmitprototypes.com

Some important steps in the prototyping process include evaluating and testing the design, clarifying production costs and issues, selling the product to others and patents. Each step makes it much easier to sit down with a patent attorney and see what design aspects may be patentable. On the reverse side, it is possible to see what parts of the prototype and design violate patents of other individuals and how they can be changed before production—and the chance of a lawsuit—begins.

Schmit Prototypes has been in business since 1980. We are a nationally known, full service prototype company with customers and clients all over the United States.
Schmit Prototypes offers several low-cost prototyping services and specialize in the medical, consumer, industrial and military industries. Visit http://www.schmitprototypes.com for more information

View the original article here