Product Design & Manufacturing Case Studies

In-Bore MRI Infotainment System

Innovere’s Innovision is an in-bore MRI infotainment system designed to reduce patient anxiety by bringing video, audio, and patient-facing information directly into the scanning environment without compromising MRI compatibility. 

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Retinal Imaging System

CellView’s WR-1 is a retinal imaging system used by clinicians to capture widefield images of the retina, supporting screening, diagnosis, and monitoring through an optomechanical platform designed to image deep into the periphery of the eye.

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Rapid Blood Analyzer


Qvella’s rapid blood analyzer is a compact diagnostic instrument designed to support fast sample preparation and analysis through integrated industrial design, enclosure architecture, and prototype manufacturing development.

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Oxygen Accessory for Ventilator

Baylis’s 100% oxygen accessory is a ventilator add-on designed to extend the oxygen delivery capability of the V4C-560, enabling clinicians to support more severe respiratory cases through an integrated enclosure, flow regulation, plenum, tubing, and manufacturing-transfer architecture built around an existing ventilator platform.

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Mobile Medical Workstation

Amico’s Hummingbird LCD and AIO Powered Electric Lift Mobile Workstation is a production-grade, ergonomically engineered point-of-care computing and storage platform designed for clinicians and nurses, enabling continuous bedside documentation and medication workflows through integrated industrial design, mechanical engineering, and modular SmartDrawer development.


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Surgical Monitoring System

FluidAI’s Stream™ platform is a surgical monitoring system for clinical teams that detects early post-operative complications by integrating precision fluid sensing, molded flow channels, and a bedside-ready enclosure architecture.

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POC Blood Analyzer

Verv’s cartridge-based diagnostic platform is a point-of-care blood analyzer designed for decentralized testing, enabling single-drop biomarker analysis through integrated electrochemistry and precision mechanical interfaces.


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Mobile Shower Commode Chairs

Raz products are mobility, toileting and bathing systems designed for caregivers, clinicians, and individuals with mobility impairments. They improve safety, positioning and accesibility during toileting, bathing and tub transfers though innovative designs.

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Nuvio One Rollator

Nuvio One is a close-reach mobility device designed to help people with reduced mobility walk, rise, and move with greater support and control.

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Connected Access Hardware

Sera4’s AP3 is a connected padlock designed to secure remote and distributed physical assets, enabling identity-based access control, real-time monitoring, and auditable field operations.

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Laser Rangefinder Monocular

Newcon’s LRM 3500M is a rugged laser rangefinder monocular designed for military and field operators who need precise long-range distance measurement, targeting support, and observation in demanding environments.

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Recirculating Shower

RainStick is a recirculating shower system for homeowners and sustainability focused builders. It delivers a high-flow shower experience while reducing water and energy consumption by recirculating water through an integrated filtration and UV sanitation system.

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Portable Water Purification

Portage is a durable, reliable, go-anywhere water filtration system to provide safe drinking water anywhere in the world. Its novel graphene ultrafilter technology cleans the dirt and bacteria from the water, and when used in a brackish or sea water environment, an optional reverse-osmosis stage removes the salt.

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EV Charger Pedestal

Rivian’s Level 2 charger pedestal is an outdoor mounting and cable-management system designed to support one- or two-charger wallbox configurations, combining structural support, service access, and a cleaner field-ready charging experience around an existing charger platform.

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Portable Forensic Document Imaging System

A portable forensic document imaging system that enables field operators to examine and capture records using transmitted, visible, infrared, ultraviolet, and edge lighting within a compact deployable copy stand.

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Autonomous Weed Picking Robot

Nexus Robotics’ platform is an autonomous, AI-driven agricultural vehicle that enables growers to selectively remove weeds at field scale by integrating machine vision, hybrid-electric propulsion, and robotic manipulation into a commercially deployed, field-ready system.

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Lidar Surface Map Scanner

RockMass Eon is a handheld LiDAR-based underground mapping device designed for geotechnical engineers to capture structured geological data at the rock face with less physical strain, faster field workflow, and reduced post-shift transcription.

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Surgical Mining Instrumentation

Novamera’s control unit is a ruggedized subsurface electronics housing for its Surgical Mining™ system, designed to package and protect control, power, communication, conditioning, and telemetry electronics in a compact assembly for underground operation.

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