Uncategorized 29 Sep 2014 SolidWorks Workstation Build By Steve Sanford I have always wanted to build a PC from the ground up. Coincidentally, it was always something Joel Switzer (our senior product designer here) wanted to do… Steve Sanford
Product Design & Development 29 Sep 2014 The Importance of an Animation – Using 3D CAD to Tell Stories If a picture is worth a thousands words, then at 30 frames per second, a video is worth its weight in gold... In the product design world, a high value… Salient Office
Uncategorized 26 Sep 2014 Get Lost! How 3D CAD is Used to Build a Massive Maze Fall has officially arrived in Bozeman, Montana when the local straw bale maze opens to the public. Every year, they amaze the community with very large and complex designs that,… David Yakos
Uncategorized 12 Sep 2014 Gone Fishing…At Work… Product Field Testing With Salient headquarters based where the 1992 movie, A River Runs Through It was filmed, it's hard not to blur the lines between work and outdoor play. Especially when a local company tasked us to reinvent one of the oldest… David Yakos
Uncategorized 12 Sep 2014 Outcast Inventor, or Cartoon Hero? A Look at Inventors’ Uphill Battles The most gripping stories frequently revolve around an underdog who triumphs in the face of adversity. When an unlikely hero emerges from the slums or out of the mockery of… David Yakos
3D Printing Technology 05 Sep 2014 3D Printing a Doctor Who Dalek for Yahtzee! When you can combine 3D printing, product design, Yahtzee and the BBC science-fiction program Doctor Who, you end up with one fun and creative project. We were tasked by USAopoly… David Yakos
Uncategorized 03 Sep 2014 Battle of the Brains: Merging Engineering & Artistry There is an unfortunate engineering stigma where shirts are kept safe with pocket protectors and all notes are kept on graph paper. The predestined engiNERD views life through a narrow… David Yakos
Product Design & Development 03 Sep 2014 Production Design: The Mechanical Development Process (in a Nutshell), Part 3 Last time, we took a look at Stage 2 of the Mechanical Development Process - the Prototyping Stage. We've also explored Stage 1 - the Conceptual Stage in a previous post. Here, we'll… David Yakos
Product Design & Development 03 Sep 2014 Prototype Design: The Mechanical Development Process (in a Nutshell), Part 2 In our last post, we explored Stage 1 of the Mechanical Development Process - the Conceptual Stage. In this post, we'll explore Part 2 of 3, the Prototype Stage! Prototype… David Yakos
Product Design & Development 03 Sep 2014 Conceptual Design: The Mechanical Development Process (in a Nutshell) Pt. 1 New products appear in company catalogs and on store shelves every season. We don’t often give thought to how they transformed from an individual idea to a tangible product. Remarkably, this mysterious process can be summed… David Yakos
