Companies with an In-House Hardware Product Development Team
Are you looking for specialists to plug-in and work with your staff to research, refresh, design, or help cost-reduce a key element of your new product concept?
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Expertise to Support Your Product Refresh
“Established companies work with Design 1st to refresh existing products and entire product lines. We provide focused design and engineering support alongside manufacturing strategy to mitigate supply risks and negotiate component pricing and shipping timelines.
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Portfolio of Projects
Across every industry, our team excels at developing technically complex projects
Case Studies
Learn how companies, like yours, have gotten their product to market faster with Design1st
Helpful Resources
Top 5 Manufacturing Reasons Hardware Companies Fail
By understanding each of these major reasons that hardware companies fail and do not make it to market, you can avoid the common pitfalls and drive your product towards success
Lab to Marketplace: Harvesting Energy from Water
After six years of intensive research and development to prove-out its emerging technology the next challenge was how to move from an in-field working prototype to production-ready manufacturable product
6 Types of Prototypes Every New Product Must Do
Prototyping helps remove design risks and leads to successful product outcomes. Here are the 6 types of prototypes every successfull physical product does
Your Product Designed and Done Right. The 1st Time.
Design 1st Leverages our 25+ years of Experience with our Expert Team and Proven process to turn your vision into reality.



