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> How should hardware projects source such a company? Is there a directory? That is a very good question. I am in interested in that too.
by cscurmudgeon 12y ago
> How should hardware projects source such a company? Is there a directory?
That is a very good question. I am in interested in that too.
- pingswept 12y agoI used to work at one: http://www.mindtribe.com http://www.mindtribe.com
- cscurmudgeon 12y agoNoted.
- bravo22 12y agohttp://www.californiaconsultants.org/Home.cfm http://www.californiaconsultants.org/Home.cfm is a good place to find reputable EE consultants in the area. The "pitfalls" Lockitron encountered were so obvious, from the get go than a decent EE reviewing things would have been able to warn them. The similar thing holds true for ME.* * ME = Mechanical Engineer.
- cscurmudgeon 12y agoThank you! This is very informative.
- eitally 12y agoIf they were also looking for manufacturing services, all the big EMS companies do product design (EE, mechanical, PCB layout, software, + Potpourri for $1000, Alex), too. One of the biggest value adds in EMS is DFM work, where a customer brings in the "next big thing" that turns out is impossible to reliably or inexpensively build (Bloom boxes are an item I have some personal history with, for example). This is also why there is a pretty big EMS presence in San Jose / Fremont / Sunnyvale / Milpitas, and why Flextronics decided to open their hardware incubator (Lab IX) there, too. Besides all this, even the biggest usually only have a minimum investment of a few thousand dollars. I've spent the past 14 years in the EMS world and am happy to help/advise anyone who has a hardware or manufacturing problem.
- cscurmudgeon 12y ago> I've spent the past 14 years in the EMS world and am happy to help/advise anyone who has a hardware or manufacturing problem. You should include an email or url in your HN profile :)
- eitally 12y agoMy email is there (at least, I can see it).