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London | June 2018

'We involve potential manufacturers in optimizing the design'

Orlach Design works for startups as well as bigger clients like LG and Panasonic. 'Clients will price down every component,' says Dejan Orlac. 'Within that space you need to find a design, an identity and a process where you can choose something special.'

London | October 2017

'First thing you need to do is start talking to manufacturers'

Product developers Thomas Keen, Stacey Mendez, Tristram Keech and Steve May-Russell discussed collaboration with manufacturers early in the design phase on the opening panel at DFM Summit #22 in London.

London | February 2017

'We fix designers' problems'

Chris Pett (Makersco) talked about connecting designers to manufacturing last month at a small DFM Summit in London. 'More commonly someone will come in with an unfortunately extremely highly realized design that is not practically manufacturable.'

Toronto | September 2016

'There has never been an easier time to be a hardware startup'

Cortex Design generally works on projects for Fortune 500 clients or medium-sized businesses like Cloud DX and Voltera. 'Most of the support around startups is focused on software startups,' founder Dylan Horvath says. 'How things actually get manufactured isn't pushed as much as an educational component in high schools and universities.'

London | June 2016

'Learn something is not going to work sooner'

Proto Labs' commercial director Damian Hennessey answered audience questions after his keynote at DFM Summit #16 last week in London. 'We turn manufacturing on its head and make it work for you guys developing stuff'

Toronto | May 2016

Rocket Awards 'great place to reconnect with other designers'

ACIDO's president Jonathan Loudon was a keynote speaker at the first Design for Manufacturing Summit in Toronto on May 5. A week later he hosted ACIDO's annual Rocket Industrial Design Grads awards ceremony.

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