Product Development From Concept to Production. We've Done It 1,000 Times.

A senior team of 35 taking products from first concept through production-ready manufacturing, under one roof.

1,000+ products across medical, industrial, consumer, and cleantech
Working prototypes in as few as six weeks
Your IP stays yours, an NDA starts the process

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Product Development Challenges We Solve

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Products We've Developed

A sample from 1,000+ products developed since 1996.

Commercial

Adaptaspace - Control Room Consoles

Telecom

Cloud9 Technology - FinTech VoIP Phone

Mining Equipment

SkyX - Drone Recharging Station

Smart Connected Devices

GoldenEar - Hi-Fi Loudspeakers

Mining Equipment

GeoSight - Mining Borehole Probe

Telecom

Liberty Pumps - Connected Sump Pump

Commercial

NASA - James Webb Space Telescope

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Trusted by startups, OEMs, and Fortune 500 teams

We’ve been developing physical products since 1996. Here’s what that looks like.

Products DevelopedMedical, industrial, consumer, cleantech: 1,000+
Years in BusinessFounded 1996, in Ottawa Canada: 25+
Senior ProfessionalsDesign, engineering, firmware, supply chain: 35
DisciplinesNo outsourcing, no handoff gaps: 8

Industries We Work In

Medical Devices

Consumer Electronics

Mining & Resources

Robotics & Automation

Industrial Equipment

Cleantech & Energy

Telecom & IoT

Transportation

Why Choose Us For Product Development

From first-time founders to engineering teams at public companies.

"We ended up with the best product in dentistry. FDA approval very, very fast. Design 1st came through."

David Turner
Dentist & Founder

“I did extensive due diligence and Design 1st had the deepest bench of technical talent. Their broad range of commercialized products gave me confidence, and their prototype work helped us move from powder substrate to commercial product.”

Kurt Francis, CTO
Molecule · Ireland

“Design 1st took our Cobot from concept through final testing, handling electrical, mechanical, software, and manufacturing in one team. They developed our tank access system, finalized the swabbing robot, and responded quickly to every change.”

Richard Mineo, CEO and Founder
Swabbot · North Carolina

“We selected Design 1st because their team demonstrated the right creativity and technical understanding. Using advanced CAD and modeling tools, they addressed design challenges and delivered an easy-to-install, powerful marine hatch fan.”

Mike Tettenborn, Lead Engineer
Caframo · Ontario