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Bath and Play: From Idea to Kickstarter

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Ottawa inventor Jay Conohan walked into the Design 1st office in January 2013 with a product idea and the enthusiasm to dive headfirst into the product development process. Now 10 months later, he has a working prototype, Kickstarter campaign and is preparing for the ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas to showcase his product. Here’s a quick summary of Jay’s journey and how he re-invented toddler bath time.

The Product Idea

Like many inventors, Jay stumbled across the “Bath and Play” product idea by accident; literally, his son Ronyn fell in the bathtub while trying to standup. After an online search for a product that would allow Ronyn to safely stand and explore the bathtub came up empty Jay decided to invent one.

The first step was meeting with the Design 1st team and fleshing out possible design concepts, various concept sketches are shown below:

Detailed Design and Prototyping

After several design discussions with Jay, a product concept was chosen that met all the design requirements including:

Fit in any standard size bathtub
Foldable and light weight design for easy storage
Waterproof, durable and safe mate
Accommodate various accessories

The next step was building the finalized design concept and all its custom parts in Solidworks, a 3D CAD program. This step involved defining the geometry, features and function that would bring the product idea to life. Once complete, a fabricator was sourced to build a durable foam prototype using the 3D CAD files as shown below:

Kickstarter Campaign

With a working prototype, design files and pricing information on manufacturing costs, Jay was ready to start the next leg of his journey on Kickstarter. The goal of the Kickstarter Campaign was to raise $30K to offset the tooling costs in preparation for high volume and quality manufacturing – an expensive process. The Kickstarter campaign would also offer the opportunity for new parents to be the first to own a “Bath and Play” along with creative minds to design accessories for it.

Launched on September 30, the Kickstarter campaign got off to a great start reaching 20% of the funding goal with 20 Backers. To get look at how it all came together check-out Jay’s Kickstarter video below:

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Published on: July 18, 2023

Medical Hardware Startup Joylux Granted Two U.S. Patents

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Design 1st is excited to announce that long-standing Seattle based client Joylux was granted two US patents for their revolutionary female health device vSculpt.

Design 1st has been working with Joylux for over four years to bring the vSculpt device from concept idea to prototyping, manufacturing, Health Canada approval, and into new markets, including Canada, UK, Germany, Switzerland, and Australia.

The recent patent news comes on the heels of a $5-million Series A funding round Joylux closed in 2018 along with dozens of media mentions including Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire.

Moving into 2019 vSculpt is seeking to expand their United States footprint with FDA approval and market efforts to educate females on pelvic floor health.

Learn more: https://www.vsculpt.com/

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Published on: July 18, 2023

Cloud 9 Raises $17.5m in Series B Funding

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New York City-based client Cloud 9 raises $17.5 Million Series B funding round to expand operations. Design 1st helps Cloud 9 design, engineer and manufacture their industry-leading hardware platform devices enabling wall street brokerages to provide ultra-fast virtual environments for their traders.

Since March 2020, Cloud9 has seen new business increase by over 50% as top global banks and financial institutions adopt remote working environments.

“Whether it’s working from an office or from home, traders and financial institutions want optionality and that’s what we’re providing. The transition to a virtual, cloud-based trading floor is accelerating as the industry recognizes the importance of a more flexible and intelligent voice communications model.”
– Jerry Starr, Chief Executive Officer at Cloud9

Cloud9 Hardware Communication Platform Shown Below:

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Published on: July 17, 2023

Epiphan Launches Pearl Nano

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Design 1st client, Epiphan has launched its next-generation video production device, the Pearl Nano. A lightweight, portable 4K Live Video Streaming and Production device for audio-video professionals.

Epiphan’s new hardware device is the second product Design 1st has helped design and manufacture. The first product was the Epiphan Pearl, which featured an eye-catching brush metal finish and intuitive user interface.

The all-new Pearl Nano focuses on portability with a lightweight smaller footprint and range of new features for professionals on-the-go.

The Pearl Nano focuses on portability with a lightweight small footprint and a range of new features that make capturing, editing, and processing live video easier than ever.

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Published on: July 17, 2023

Design 1st 2020: Year in Review

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The Design 1st team met the challenges of 2020 head-on. The result was six new staff members, over 68 unique projects and hundreds of Zoom calls. Take a look at our infographic below to see what our hard-working team accomplished last year.

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Published on: July 14, 2023

Design 1st Featured in CBC News Investigation on Product Idea Dispute

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CBC Go Public ‘s Investigative Team Asked Design 1st For Expert Opinion

Design 1st President Kevin Bailey gave expert analysis on CBC Go Public’s investigation of an inventor’s complaint that Tim Horton’s took their idea.

CBC Go Public’s Investigative Report Featuring Design 1st President Kevin Bailey (2:18min)

Ahead of the interview with CBC Dragons’ Den host Diane Buckner, Kevin ran an in-house experiment looking at how likely it would be for separate individuals to come up with similar product designs.

The experiment gave three Design 1st product designers the challenge of designing a hands-free lid applicator without any prior knowledge of the situation.

The result: eight different types of applications and none matched the inventor’s solution.

“”It’s David and Goliath,” said Kevin Bailey, CEO, Design 1st.
“”And for the most part, I don’t think companies are predisposed to take inventors’ ideas. They want a solution. I think that’s where things fall apart; inventors have to do design and create the business at the same time, and are maybe too slow for the engine that requires the goods.”

Go Public asked Tim Hortons about Bailey’s findings. The company’s reply: “We were not involved in the design of any of the products that we evaluated and cannot speak to any similarities in their designs.”

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Published on: July 14, 2023

Design 1st Announces a Trio of New Client Projects Launched in Market

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Provided custom services to ensure first of its kind, all-in-one toothbrush + toothpaste that’s reusable (30x), custom land paddle and next-generation woodworking router successfully delivered to market.

September 8, 2021 – Design 1st, one of the most trusted full-service product design-engineering firms across North America, today announced a new crop of custom products recently launched in market.

The products include FunkkOFF! TeethRefreshers®, the only reusable (30x) toothbrush + toothpaste product; the SUPStick land paddle , a custom land paddle for competitive Stand UP Paddle training and commuting; and JessEM Tool Company’s next-generation woodworking router, all recently went into mass production and successfully launched in market.

In addition to design services for each of the new products, Design 1st set up and coordinated the contract manufacturers for FunkkOFF! and SUPStick and guided them through the manufacturing process, ensuring that current pandemic impact on the global manufacturing and supply chain industry had minimal impact on product delivery to market.

“We believe that with the right design partner, any entrepreneur or organization has the ability to successfully design and deliver a new product innovation to market,” said Kevin Bailey, CEO at Design 1st.
“Choosing and working closely with a Contract Manufacturer during design transfer is one of the most critical stages of the product development process. We are thrilled to see the results of our partnerships with FunkkOFF!, SUPStick, and JessEM Tool Company as each has reached an important milestone in their business journey – successfully contracting a manufacturing partner and delivering first product to their customers.”

Revolutionary On-the-Go and Reusable (30x) Toothbrush + Toothpaste

Launched July 2^nd, 2021, the multi-patented FunkkOFF! TeethRefreshers^® is owned by FunkkOFF!^® Inc., a fun and irreverent beauty lifestyle brand. FunkkOFF! TeethRefreshers^® is their flagship product described as the “1^st Beauty Essential for Your Teeth” and a must have with you when you’re on-the-go to refresh your teeth. It is elegant and easy to use – just twist the bottom, brush, rinse and smile! FunkkOFF! TeethRefreshers^® is fast becoming the ‘secret weapon’ in your purse or pocket that gives you a confident, fresh and white smile anywhere you go.

“Design 1st was a great partner that helped us bring our product to life,” said Sonia Hounsell, Co-Founder, FunkkOFF!^® Inc.

Compact and reusable by design, FunkkOFF! TeethRefreshers^® is environmentally friendly and contains all natural, proprietary tooth gel, which is SLS-Free, Fluoride-Free, BPA-Free, Gluten-Free and Vegan.

“The Design 1st team helped us in so many aspects, from the prototype development and testing standpoint, to selecting a contract manufacturer that ensured we had all the necessary components ordered and were ready for mass production,” added Hounsell.

Supporting the Paddle Enthusiast with the Ultimate Land Paddle

The SUPStick was inspired by the market need for a land paddle that could be used for competitive paddler training during the off season, or when accessibility to water was a challenge.

Current products on the market did not address the rigidity of paddling on asphalt or concrete and the detrimental effects it can take on the users’ arms and shoulders after repetitive use. Also appealing to the recreational outdoor sports enthusiast and ideal for commuting to work, the SUPStick satisfies the fun and healthy benefits of paddle boarding on land.

“The market for SUP is certainly a niche market and we needed a hardware design partner that implement the design elements that I envisioned, which would give customers a product that really is a first of its kind from a feature and aesthetic standpoint,” said Joel Brennan, Founder, Brennan Innovation Inc. and SUPStick.
“A life-long athlete, I knew what I wanted in a land paddle from a capabilities standpoint, but really needed guidance in how to design and select rugged components and the right manufacturing partner. Design 1st helped me with all of this.”

Next Generation Woodworking Router

JessEM Tool Company, an established supplier in the woodworking industry, turned to Design 1st for help in redesigning a better router for use in a router table. The Design 1st product development team developed a number of unique features to improve overall user experience and comply to JessEM’s high quality product standards.

This new woodworking router motor would excel when used in a router table and offer far better performance in the application.

According to Darrin Smith, President and founder of JessEM Tool Company,
“We had the manufacturing and assembly capabilities in house but lacked the necessary end to end design support and particularly the electrical design expertise, which was critical to the development of the motor controller specifications that we wanted. The Design 1st team exceeded our expectations with their depth of electronics expertise. They also tapped into their network and introduced us to quality suppliers and found us short supply parts inventory which was instrumental in our ability to deliver a product to market within an aggressive timeline.”

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Design 1st is one of the most trusted full-service product design firms across North America, with a seasoned team consisting of diverse technical expertise, over 1,000 projects developed, and 130 client patents secured. From Startup to Enterprise, we enable companies to quickly scale capabilities throughout their new product development programs by leveraging our core competencies in industrial design, mechanical engineering, electronics engineering, embedded firmware, and manufacturing setup. Design 1st’s plug-in experienced team has helped clients transform their physical ideas into commercialized hardware products across a variety of industries and influenced millions of people globally. To learn more, visit www.design1st.com.

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Published on: July 12, 2023

Design 1st at the Forefront of Design Expertise in UV Sterilization and Air Purity Innovation

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Design 1st at Forefront as Companies Seek Technology and Design Expertise to Address Consumer Interest in Products that Meet Heightened Standards of Air Purity and Clean Water

March 15, 2022 – Design 1st, one of the most trusted full-service product design-engineering firms across North America, today announced it is successfully supporting the need for clients seeking product design partners with leading-edge expertise in ultraviolet (UV) rays and other air and water purity technologies to support increased awareness in cleanliness among consumers.

With cleanliness standards integrating seamlessly into people’s lives, they are turning to products that help mitigate pathogens and support cleaner daily habits. Design 1st has emerged as a go-to product design partner of choice for clients that deliver on this clean factor and others that are on a path to deliver new products that enhance air and water quality and eliminate pathogens to ensure the highest level of purity for the air, water and food we consume.

For over 30 years, Design 1st has helped guide customers, from entrepreneur to enterprise, through all stages of the product design and development process.

Design 1st balances deep expertise in new tech, product usability, materials and engineering with component supply risks, global manufacturing expertise and diverse supply networks, to provide an end-to-end “idea to product” service.

One area seeing design demand in 2022 is the ultraviolet (UV) sterilization market.

According to a research report analyzing the UVC Disinfection Products Market Outlook from 2021-2031, sales are expected to reach $30B+ by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 15.2% over the period. With Design 1st’s technical skillset in air and water filtration and UV technologies, they have become an ideal partner for companies looking to bring disinfectant solutions to market for personal, batch and continuous cleaning applications.

Three dimensional imagineering of air, water and light flow behaviors requires experience and advanced tools to design new products in the sterilization markets.

“The global pandemic has ignited a shift in how people interact with everyday objects throughout their daily routine, from the air they breathe in a room, to the devices and surfaces they touch, to the food and water they consume each day,” said Matt Bailey, VP, Engineering at Design 1st.
“We have been helping clients design and configure technologically challenging filtration and purification products for many years and it’s exciting for us to have the opportunity to tap into our deep experience in UV and fluid flow control to help turn these ideas into useful products for a variety of applications.”

Innovating in UV Product Concept Development & Delivery

Ultraviolet rays have long been a standard method for cleaning and Design 1st is actively involved with clients to bring UV product concepts to market. CleanSlateUV, a Toronto-based biotechnology startup, is working towards a Fall market launch of a brand new product – the next-generation smartphone sanitizer co-designed by Design 1st. It leverages the simplicity of ultraviolet-C light technology to destroy the most dangerous microorganisms, causing disease in humans, in as fast as 20 seconds.

The device is ideally suited for healthcare, as well as public locations including transportation hubs, corporate offices and retail establishments. Its sleek design and user-friendly features allow it to be used by anyone, no training required. It is so powerful that up to 99.999% of common germs, including superbugs and Covid variants, can be inactivated in one UV light treatment cycle, without any damaging chemical additives.

With extensive UV technology experience, Design 1st has a competitive edge in sterilization technology that doesn’t allow bacteria to build up resistance to the cleaning process.

The UV technology expertise includes leveraging LED emitters for UVC and UVB wavelength emissions.

The Design 1st team also has a strong laboratory testing partner network to facilitate efficacy of specific implementations of LEDs, glass materials and reflectors, as well as ray trace simulation capabilities to quickly evaluate options and explore winning design configurations that most effectively bathe the objects being purified with uniform UV light exposure and intensity level.

Revolutionizing Air Flow

1) Calibre: A real-time fitness metabolic tracker

A wearable device that measures breath flow and composition for tracking calories, fat burn and oxygen use anywhere and anytime, Calibre was co-designed by Design 1st to be comfortable, functional, aesthetic, and light.

It includes multiple gas sensors to measure the composition and flow of inhaled and exhaled air, allowing it to measure dozens of biometrics with remarkable accuracy, including real time calorie burn rates, oxygen intake and the fat usage by your body. The data helps you know and influence how your daily routine affects your body.

2) Caframo: Canadian Designer and Manufacturer of High-Quality Fans

An award-winning hatch fan for boats and yachts that ejects stale hot cabin air in 30 seconds. Available in market, Caframo selected Design 1st to creatively design and deliver high-volume air flow for a yacht hatch fan with custom blade design to drive maximum air through the confined space of a boat hatch opening removing hot stale air quickly when it’s time to sail.

The blade design required CFD finite element analysis as well as the fan having the ability to rotate out of the way for people to use the hatch to exit the boat.

According to Mike Tettenborn, VP Engineering, Caframo,

“Design 1st’s designers and engineers demonstrated the right creativity and technical understanding, managing the product design and testing process. The end result was an easy-to-install, powerful portable marine hatch fan, unlike any on the market.”

3) Rumidifier: A zero-energy low-cost humidifier device

A zero-energy low-cost humidifier device with no moving parts that sits on top of household forced air furnace vents and employs a water well and filter positioned to maximize air flow and provide humidification from the water well to the air stream.

According to a Jeri Rodrigs, President of Rumidifer,

“I needed to transform the Rumidifier napkin sketch design into a working prototype and then a real product. As a first-time inventor, the importance of having a knowledgeable business-focused product development partner like Design 1st was critical.”

4) Molecule USA, Inc. – A Clean Energy Think Tank

Molecule develops disruptive, impactful solutions for humanitarian aid and sustainability challenges. Today, Molecule offers a scientifically-backed water resilience technology that harnesses the humidity in the air — even in dry, desert climates — to provide a sustainable supply of clean purified drinking water regardless of location.

Molecule selected Design 1st to conduct research and assist in the prototype development and testing for their new best-in-class line of Sorbent-Enhanced Atmospheric Water Generators.

In choosing Design 1st a product development partner Kurt Francis, CTO Molecule said:

“I did a lot of due diligence on product development companies and Design 1st had the deepest bench for technical capability. Design 1st’s early efforts in prototype development helped us move from our novel desiccant powder to embedded substrate and then with refinement and rigorous testing we continued on the path to our commercial products. Their design team are absolutely fantastic to work with.”

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Published on: April 11, 2023

Design 1st 2022 Year in Review

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Design 1st Achieves Record Numbers in 2022 Despite Challenging Economy

Battery innovation, sensor technology, autonomous robotics, and increasing entrepreneurship are among the growing trends happening today.

January 10, 2023 – Design 1st, one of the most prolific full-service product design-engineering firms across North America, achieved record numbers across the board in 2022, closing the year with 93 unique products developed, 44 new customers, 38 new customer projects, and 6 industry awards. Additionally, the company helped 15 unique clients complete their first volume production runs in 2022, compared to the 6 client projects launched in the previous fiscal year.

For over 25 years, Design 1st has helped guide customers, from entrepreneur to enterprise, through all stages of the product design and development process. Design 1st balances deep expertise in new tech, usability, materials, component supply and risk assessment with global manufacturing expertise and network to provide an end-to-end service. Design 1st has designed and developed over 1,000 products for a wide range of clients that influence millions of people globally.

Key highlights of the year include:

200% increase in industry accolades
150% growth in projects completed and launched to market
45% growth in connected electronics projects
78 new products in development in 2022

“These past few years have proved to be both dynamic and disruptive for the manufacturing industry,” said Kevin Bailey, CEO, Design 1st.

“Despite an unpredictable market our team at Design 1st has persevered through and positioned our clients for success during these times. We are excited for 2023, and look forward to reaching new heights.”

Product Design Trends We See in 2023:

As the world continues to acclimatize to social and economic changes caused by the pandemic, consumers and businesses look to adapt to the new trends that continue to emerge via an altered landscape. Not only did Design 1st play a pivotal role in identifying and helping companies implement these trends through an uncertain economic environment, they did so in 10 distinctive markets, expanding their reach by 43% since 2020. Some notable trends the company identified, and their solutions, are:

An increase in unique physical products with innovative battery configurations. As technology advances, consumer expectation increases with it. Batteries, a product typically expected to simply produce power, are now sought to be interchangeable, have a longer lifespan, and even have solar compatibilities. Design 1st helped develop products to fit these needs, such as the swappable battery designed for Levy Electric Scooter, described as the first electric scooter with a swappable battery pack, a solar power pack for electric vehicles, a USB charging station for warehouse and commercial spaces, and custom firmware of existing IoT-connected products to maximize battery life.

New sensor technology creating wearable innovation. Since the start of the pandemic, health has become the topic of seemingly every discussion. From respiratory, to neuro, to sleep health, Design 1st has played a role in developing a product to help make the world a healthier place. Calibre Biometrics’ wearable breathing tracker, described as the first in the world, Neurovine’s concussion recovering system, Dreamclear’s compact sleep apnea monitoring system, and Smarter Wake Up’s wearable vibrating alarm bracelet are all wearables that have received the Design 1st touch.

Autonomous robotics. From self-driving cars to delivery robots, autonomous technology continues to improve at a tremendous rate. As these technologies become increasingly integrated into our everyday lives, Design 1st aims to play a large role in its development. In 2022, Design 1st helped create a robotic farming tractor and a robotic sports field turf cutter.

The rise of entrepreneurs. Another byproduct of the pandemic is the ascent of entrepreneurship, a trend that Design 1st has witnessed for 27 years. During times of economic turbulence, entrepreneurs shine because, rather than investing capital, they put it to use building innovative ideas and improving existing products. Design 1st experienced this firsthand in 2022, generating 780 leads, a 22% increase from the previous year, and gained 44 new customers. We’ll likely see further growth in 2023 as the economy remains unstable.

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Published on: February 27, 2023

Disruptive Medical Cannabis Inhaler Wins Gold IDA Award

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Design 1st is celebrating the win of two IDA Awards alongside our client Tafée Technologies for a medical cannabis inhaler called BOWLE.

Bowle is a multifunctional handheld aromatherapy device that encapsulates the ethos of simplicity. The device is purpose designed for the inhalation of medicinal herbs and organic compounds like eucalyptus flowers, tea leaves and cannabis, in the form and function of a drinking glass.

The International Design Awards (IDA) celebrate design visionaries who take risks to develop ground-breaking products. The IDAs attract global companies like Volvo, Logitech and Fitbit and winning an IDA is a prestigious recognition for any design team or product to accomplish.

The BOWLE won two IDA awards that reflect the product’s laser focus on positively impacting stigma and accessibility, which are major issues in vaporizer design.

The awards include:

IDA Gold Award: Design for Elders

Part of the Design for Society category, this award recognizes how BOWLE makes medical cannabis more accessible to seniors through an elegant, familiar, and intuitive design.

IDA Silver Award: Design for Public Awareness

Also part of the Design for Society category, this award acknowledges BOWLE’s unique approach to normalizing medical cannabis usage and reducing stigma through familiar design.

An innovative medical device, the BOWLE seamlessly combines the familiar function and natural cohabit of consuming hot-or-cold beverages during aromatherapy with a vaporizer.

It opens cannabis use to a whole new segment of the population who want to experience aromatherapy in a different way. In addition to its radical design, Bowle also lists an array of leading features including an industry performance benchmark with a ready to use time of under two seconds from a cold start.

“Tafée’s mission in creating simple solutions for the complex things that don’t work well stems from the goal to progressively influence the misinformation that conflates medicinal cannabis. The call to action was the void in purpose designed devices that are progressive and sustainable for the health-conscious matured adult. With the divergent design of Bowle, Tafée is positioned to serve consumers with a simple sustainable solution for the complex things that don’t work well. The things through which society can be positively impacted with.” – Bruno Ubakar. Officer, Tafée Technologies

For Design 1st, the BOWLE inhaler offered a unique challenge for the team, which has developed five cannabis related hardware devices, because of the complexity of imitating the natural act of drinking in combination with on-demand vaporizer technology.

The BOWLE is now getting ready to ramp up to volume production later this spring. You can learn about the Bowle at: http://tafee.com/

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Published on: February 25, 2023

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Medical Hardware Startup Joylux Granted Two U.S. Patents

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Epiphan Launches Pearl Nano

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Revolutionary On-the-Go and Reusable (30x) Toothbrush + Toothpaste

Supporting the Paddle Enthusiast with the Ultimate Land Paddle

Next Generation Woodworking Router

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Design 1st at the Forefront of Design Expertise in UV Sterilization and Air Purity Innovation

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1) Calibre: A real-time fitness metabolic tracker

2) Caframo: Canadian Designer and Manufacturer of High-Quality Fans

3) Rumidifier: A zero-energy low-cost humidifier device

4) Molecule USA, Inc. – A Clean Energy Think Tank

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From Idea to Prototype in as Little as Six Weeks!