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Join us at HardwareCon

We’re excited to announce our participation at this year’s HardwareCon from March 24th-25th in San Leandro, CA, where Fictiv CEO and co-founder Dave Evans will be discussing how to go from digital to physical more effectively. Dave will explain how the hardware development lifecycle can be shortened by asking and answering the right questions during […]

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PCB Design: How to Balance Functionality in the Context of Mechanical Constraints

As data and connectivity continue to be popular themes in tech, engineers are increasingly tasked with packing more features into smaller products, which often leads to deeply integrated electromechanical designs and complex assemblies. This guide aims to outline a framework for electrical and mechanical engineers to identify easily overlooked PCB design issues, minimize revision cycles, […]

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Tolerance Analysis Fundamentals Workshop

A few weeks ago we hosted a workshop on the fundamentals of tolerance analysis. In the workshop, we walked a group of engineers through the basic steps of a simple tolerance analysis, to help them gain experience around how to complete a tolerance analysis for higher quantity manufacturing processes. In the workshop we reviewed: Important keyword […]

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2017 State of Hardware Survey

Last year we created and shared our first Fictiv State of Hardware Survey with our community of engineers and designers. Your responses culminated in our inaugural 2016 State of Hardware Report, where we shared information on: How much time you allocate to build a functional prototype Most popular CAD software programs Top-of-mind challenges in bringing […]

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Get Prepared for CES with These 5 Prototyping Tips

It’s December and while most people are giddy with the holidays upcoming, consumer electronic companies around the world are in crunch-time preparing prototypes for the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES). It can be a stressful time of year for engineers and designers, so here are a few prototyping tips to help you understand all your options […]

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5 Crowdfunding Lessons for Hardware Startups

Crowdfunding is tough. From developing and managing the campaign, to choosing a manufacturer, to staying on-time and under-budget–it’s a lot to manage, especially for young companies. I’ve launched two crowdfunding projects for PocketLab—a wireless sensor for makers and STEM educators—and have learned a lot in the process. Here are five crowdfunding lessons for hardware startups […]

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How Ford is Redefining Its Business to Meet a Shifting Industry

The development of autonomous vehicle technologies, coupled with a growing demand for personal transport options and decreasing interest in vehicle ownership, is radically impacting the automotive industry. Forward-thinking OEMs* like Ford are responding with a bold new strategy: redefining themselves as service-oriented mobility companies. We talk to Adi Singh, Research Scientist at Ford’s Silicon Valley-based […]

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Designing for the Unknown: How NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab Engineers a Mission on Mars

We humans have turned our faces heavenward since we can remember—no doubt at the same time as we painted animals in caves and learned to make fire. Thousands of years later, we stand at the incredible moment in our history when we’ve successfully landed a creature of our own making on another planet: the Rover. […]

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Uplevel Your Team with 4 Amazing New Fictiv Features

Fictiv is a platform built by engineers, for engineers. So every feature we build—from our quick-turn CNC service to our knowledge-rich Hardware Guide—is the product of listening to our customers and learning about the tools they need to work as effectively as the products they build. Over the past few months, we’ve been hard at […]

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The CNC Periodic Table of Elements Poster Giveaway Contest is Back!

We received so much great feedback on our CNC Periodic Table of Elements the first time around, so we’re giving away more posters! And this time around, we’re not just giving away a few posters… we’re doling out 10 posters every day for the next 2 weeks. Enter to win a free CNC Periodic Table […]