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brands 4 8 why companies choose design 1st richard mineo ceo swabbot solutions llc design 1st exceeds expectations in responsiveness design 1st took our cobot from initial concept through final product testing handling electrical mechanical software and manufacturing needs all in one team they efficiently developed our tank access system finalized our swabbing robot and created a benchtop version keeping us updated and responding quickly to every change request read case study george tsintzouras director of product christie digital immediately understood what was needed when we wanted to transition our older generation projector models to a more modern look and feel design 1st was a valuable asset given the depth of their design and engineering experience design 1st immediately understood what was needed they worked with our internal engineering team through the process to provide us with compatible solutions to meet our needs read case study stephen rayment vp engineering ericsson our trusted engineering partner for six years design 1st has been our trusted industrial design and mechanical engineering partner for over six years and they have proven themselves to be valuable competent and committed to our success they add value because they understand the tradeoffs between user value and cost the need to balance both the business and product objectives along with excellent knowledge of materials and manufacturing tooling options read case study mike tettenborn vp engineering caframo right balance of art and engineering we selected design 1st because their designers and engineers demonstrated the right creativity and technical understanding with their cad and modelling tools they were able to address the numerous design challenges encountered with this type of product the end result was an easy to install powerful marine hatch fan unlike any on the market read case study kurt francis co founder cto molecule deepest bench of technical talent i did a lot of due diligence on product development companies and design 1st had the deepest bench for technical capability they worked on such a broad range of products with successful commercialization design 1st s early efforts in prototype development helped us move from a powder substrate into a commercial product for testing read case study john lupton director of engineering geosight got up and running fast the whole design was my idea and i had patents on them the team s main work was to solve the functionality issue of a piece of my design on top of that they helped identify one of our manufacturers read case study didi horn cto skyx exceeded our expectations the design 1st team exceeded our expectations and helped us deliver an exceptional product to the market as a startup we were working within a budget but expected the highest quality product design 1st identified the risks up front had the vast network of partners to find the right components and customized it to meet our unique needs read 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