Sarasota, FL, September 23, 2015 — I chose to go into industrial design a few years before I entered high school. Growing up around Detroit (and with a father working for an automotive supplier) I was constantly exposed to automotive news, whether it was spy shots of soon to be released models or perfect studio photos of a next generation concept car. Naturally, I was always drawing cars myself (my mother was a self-taught artist) and found out around sixth grade that car companies are actually willing to pay some lucky people to draw cars all day, every day. ...    

EarthLinked uses the Earth’s own stored energy as the basis for their clean energy heating and cooling systems.

Sarasota, FL, June 2, 2015 — Internationally renowned ROBRADY design studio garnered four Green Good Design awards for submissions ranging from a human powered exoskeleton to an energy efficient cookstove for developing countries. The awards, presented by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in association with the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, represent the best examples of sustainable and environmental products and architectural design. ...    

Production Program Management

Whether a low or high volume project, we manage every factor of the production process. From resource management that establishes clear deliverables and timetables for our internal teams to supply chain management that insures outside vendors and partners know what they’re making, how it should be done and where the final product is shipped, ROBRADY’s meticulous management guarantees a seamless process.

Product Qualification and Testing

Our relationship with various regulatory agencies and testing labs puts us in a unique position not only to understand which certifications and approvals apply to a product, but also to oversee and manage the testing process. The end result is a product that meets or exceeds specifications before delivery to market.

Among the certifications we handle:

+ TUV

+ UL

+ FCC

+ FDA

+ ITAR

Niche and Low Volume Manufacturing

Whether it is a short-run production for a small or fledgling business or pre-production in anticipation of a high-volume need, ROBRADY works with clients to define and achieve their manufacturing goals.

Manufacturing Engineering

Because knowing how to manufacture something isn’t the same as manufacturing something well, we take several different approaches to manufacturing engineering such as Design For Manufacturing (DFM) which focuses on the producibility of a design; Design for Assembly (DFA) which focuses on how efficient and economical it is to put a design together; Design for Testing (DFT) which adds certain features to aid in hardware evaluation and Design for Quality (DFQ) which anticipates end users’ needs and expectations for a product.