(Morrisville, N.C.) Montie Design, an innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm, has expanded its product realization toolset with the purchase of a rotational molder. The new equipment allows the firm to produce prototypes of small rotationally molded parts and follow up with limited production runs of client parts. (more…)

(Spring Creek & Morrisville, N.C.) Montie Design, an innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm, today announced it will be holding a Winter 2012 Student Design Contest for aspiring product designers in community colleges, four-year colleges, or high schools from North Carolina and Virginia. Initial submissions are due on Feb 1, 2012 with final submissions due on Feb 29, with full details available online at www.montie.com/contest. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Tri-Star Electronics International, Inc., a leading worldwide supplier of electronic interconnect components for mission-critical applications for commercial aerospace, defense and industrial customers. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Montie Design, an innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm, has added to its ever-expanding line of popular Montie Gear hunting and camping equipment with a fun new lightweight slingshot for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages. The high-tech slingshot features a sturdy aluminum frame for unrivaled strength, a tapered flat band and leather pouch assembly. Like all of the products available at www.montiegear.com or via the Montie Gear store on Amazon.com, the Montie Gear slingshot is made in the USA. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Montie Design, an innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm, recently hosted a successful Lunch and Learn event featuring accomplished engineering firm EPEC Technologies. Attendees gained valuable insight into flex circuit design, a reliable and malleable approach to inter-connecting electronics which is quickly replacing conventional printed circuitry with a myriad of new product design applications. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Montie Design, an innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm, is continuing a string of educational outreach events by hosting a November 15 Lunch and Learn featuring Paul Tome with EPEC Technologies. Tome will be leading a discussion called the “Secrets of Flex Circuit Design” at the Montie Design studios located just off Aviation Parkway in Morrisville. The event is free but requires advance registration online at https://www.eventbrite.com/event/2434228844. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Montie Design, an innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm, has published an educational podcast on best practices in product design and manufacturing. A free copy of the three-minute podcast, “Designing Within Aesthetics” is available by emailing podcast@montie.com. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Montie Design, an innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm, recently participated in the North Carolina Defense Business Association (NCDBA) Breakfast with a Prime event August 25th as one of the presenting companies. Held at the Research Triangle Park Archie K. Davis Conference Center, Breakfast with a Prime featured a main presentation by renowned government contracting group IEM and was well-attended by representatives of private businesses, local government and universities. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Montie Design, an innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm, is hosting four student interns participating in its first annual Summer of Product Design program. The program offers the student designers rare access to state-of-the-art resources and instruction from industry professionals as they work to develop their ideas into marketable products. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) Internet security firm, Calyptix Security is assisting its authorized partners and other interested IT professionals in expanding security services for small and medium businesses (SMBs) through a series of April educational webinars focused on risk management. Calyptix Security will focus on how IT professionals can mitigate customer security incidents and related costs more effectively by implementing fundamental risk management practices. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) The Carolinas Chapter of PDMA (Product Development and Management Association) will host a day-long conference on Open Innovation at the UNC Charlotte campus on Friday, April 15, 2011. The conference focuses on examples of how North Carolina and South Carolina companies solicit and implement product ideas and technologies from the outside. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Collaborative product design and development firm Montie Design has announced its participation in the First Annual Symposium and Expo April 19-20 sponsored by the North Carolina Defense Business Association (NCDBA). The state’s inaugural tradeshow of its kind is expected to draw thousands of innovators and defense industry vendors to the world-famous Pinehurst Resort, along with numerous high-profile, influential speakers such as North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue, Secretary of Commerce Keith Crisco, and Lt. General Frank Helmick, the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg commander. (more…)