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The Setup and Certification Costs of Mass Manufacturing Your Hardware Product

The Setup and Certification Costs of Mass Manufacturing Your Hardware Product

John Teel

By John Teel

John Teel

John Teel is president of Predictable Designs a company which helps entrepreneurs bring new products to market. John was formerly a senior design engineer for Texas Instruments where he created electronic designs now used in millions of products (including some from Apple). He is also a successful entrepreneur who developed his own product, had it manufactured in Asia, and sold in over 500 retail locations in three countries. Download his free cheat sheet for developing your new electronic hardware product.

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Scaling from prototype to mass manufacturing is often an overlooked step when launching a new hardware product, but it is so important.

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3 Costs to Consider When Mass Manufacturing a Hardware Product

John Teel

By John Teel

John Teel

John Teel is president of Predictable Designs a company which helps entrepreneurs bring new products to market. John was formerly a senior design engineer for Texas Instruments where he created electronic designs now used in millions of products (including some from Apple). He is also a successful entrepreneur who developed his own product, had it manufactured in Asia, and sold in over 500 retail locations in three countries. Download his free cheat sheet for developing your new electronic hardware product.

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Developing a new electronic product for mass manufacturing is not simple or cheap. Follow these three steps so you do not break the bank.

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3 Crucial Steps Before You Manufacture Your Product

Robert Bodor

By Robert Bodor

Robert Bodor

Robert Bodor is currently vice president and general manager, Americas at Proto Labs, a technology-enabled, quick-turn manufacturer of custom parts for prototyping and low-volume production. Through the company’s Cool Idea! Award program, nearly 30 entrepreneurial products have been taken to their launch phases.

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Once your idea is complete on paper, what are the next steps for creating a functional prototype and commercial product?

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Last Chance to Vote in the Pitch Your Prototype Challenge

Last Chance to Vote in the Pitch Your Prototype Challenge

By Jon Christian

Jon Christian

Jon Christian is the co-editor of the Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection between makers and business. He's also written for the Boston Globe, WIRED and The Atlantic.

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Voting in the Pitch Your Prototype challenge (a contest organized by Make: and Cornell University in which the winning individual or team will take home $5,000 to continue development of their prototype) will close at midnight on Monday. To cast your vote, look at the full gallery of submissions, and read the rules to the contest, visit this page. […]

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Hacking the Streets of San Francisco at the Market Street Prototyping Festival

Hacking the Streets of San Francisco at the Market Street Prototyping Festival

By Nathan Hurst

Nathan Hurst

Nathan Hurst is an editor at Make. He loves anything having to do with science or bicycling. He tweets as @nathanbhurst.

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Hackers took over Market Street in downtown San Francisco this weekend. Not Anonymous-style protesters, but urban makers, who brought 50 prototypes, custom built to modify the urban environment and make it more interactive.

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How Your Failed Project Made You a Better Maker

How Your Failed Project Made You a Better Maker

Forrest M. Mims III

By Forrest M. Mims III

Forrest M. Mims III

Forrest M. Mims III (forrestmims.org), an amateur scientist and Rolex Award winner, was named by Discover magazine as one of the “50 Best Brains in Science.” His books have sold more than 7 million copies.

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My DIY wearable gadget never sold — but it led to my first article, a kit company, and a career in electronics and science. Here’s how a failure became a springboard to success.

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