How to Set Up a New Project – Pack and Go’s – Part 2
After many years of setting up projects for our industrial designers and mechanical engineers, here are my thoughts on some basic best practices on how to structure your files and keep your project...
View ArticleHow to Set Up a New Project – Costed BOMs – Part 3
After many years of setting up projects for our industrial designers and mechanical engineers, here are my thoughts on some basic best practices on how to structure your files and keep your project...
View ArticleHow to Design Successful Outdoor Products
Designing any great product is easier when the designer and engineers to have an appreciation for how they are making the customer, reseller and distributor’s life easier and more profitable. This...
View ArticlePodcast: The Return Of The Maker
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View ArticlePodcast: Developing A Product
Developing a successful new product requires funding and resources. Lets spend a few minutes talking about how all those fit together with the product development process. Developing A Productmap ::...
View ArticlePodcast: About Montie Design
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View ArticlePodcast: Design Process Steps Funnel
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View ArticlePodcast: Giving The Go Ahead To A New Product
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View ArticleMy Journey into Lean Manufacturing – Part 1
https://montie.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-May-17-Lean-Thoughts-0.mp3 Join me as I chronicle my journey into lean manufacturing! This is part 1 of the series. Comments and suggestions are...
View ArticleMy Journey into Lean Manufacturing – Part 2 – Active vs. Passive Data
https://montie.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-May-17-Lean-Thoughts-1-Active-vs.-Passive-Data.mp3 10 years ago, the push was to go paperless. Is paperless too much of a good thing? Data in your...
View ArticleWho You Are and Why Your Designs are Better Because of It
https://montie.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-Feb-12-Who-Are-You-And-How-Does-That-Fit.mp3 Forget about designing from a clean sheet of paper. It can’t happen. The designer himself prevents...
View ArticleMy Journey Into Lean Manufacturing – Kano Model / Don’t Forget Customer Delight
https://montie.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-May-17-Lean-Thoughts-3-Kano-Model.mp3 Greetings, Can you get so Lean (Lean Manufacturing) that you get lost in the process? You bet you can. Lets...
View ArticleDesign Story – Montie Gear in the Field – Hunter’s Friend
Montie’s Note: Here is a Montie Gear product story that gives a insight into the design and a use case that includes testing and field use by the designer. This was a customer newsletter item. Fall...
View ArticleMontie Interviewed on Everyday Innovator Podcast
Click on image to hear the podcast. I was recently interviewed for the Everyday Innovator podcast. This is a great podcast that interviews leaders in the product development and product management...
View ArticleDo We Need Creativity in the Engineering Process?
Yes, the answer is yes. Join me as I give you an inside look into my creative process as a mechanical engineer / industrial designer in a New Product Development (NPD group). Click to listen
View ArticleJoys of Unintended Use
Sometimes products can be used in ways you didn’t intend when you originally created them. As an example, the Camping Shelf we design for Montie Gear was originally intended as a camp kitchen...
View ArticleHow to Set Up a New Project for Your Design and Engineering Team – Part 1
After many years of setting up projects for our industrial designers and mechanical engineers, here are my thoughts on some basic best practices on how to structure your files and keep your project...
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