(Morrisville, N.C.) Collaborative product design and development firm Montie Design has announced the winners of its first annual Student Design Contest centering around new additions to the Montie Gear line of outdoor equipment. Prizes will be awarded at the March 25 Final Friday networking event at the Montie Design studios in Morrisville. First prize goes to North Carolina State University student Josh Little, who will collect $500 and receive a two-year commission on his product, the Autolever gun rack, if it is successfully brought to market within two years. Nicholas Pennington, also of NCSU, will be awarded $250 for his second-place design for a Montie Gear slingshot. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Montie Design, an innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm, has added to its ever-expanding line of Montie Gear outdoor equipment with the multi-purpose Tree Hook Archery Rest.  This new tool for hunters and campers provides sturdy support, whether in a tree stand or campsite, for a bow, crossbow (without quiver), rifle with a sling, or pots, pans and other camp utensils. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Montie Design, an innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm, has received 13 Stage 1 entries for its first annual student design contest as the February 17 deadline for final design proposals quickly approaches.  Students from Appalachian State University, North Carolina State University, and Virginia Tech have sent in their description of basic concept for a new product for the Montie Gear line of outdoor shooting, hunting, camping and archery products. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Montie Design, an innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm, recently launched the tourism website VisitSpringCreek.com as part of a year-long advocacy campaign touting Western North Carolina’s natural beauty and outdoor attractions. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Energized participants launched into an unscripted breakout session to help an attendee with a product naming exercise after the feature presentation at the February 2 Montie Design and RTP Product Development Guild Lunch and Learn. “Who’s Your Product? Putting the Right Name on What You Sell” by Jeff Smith of Montie Design and Trajectory Business Services engaged the audience, who utilized elements of Smith’s presentation to help one of their own. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Collaborative product design and engineering firm Montie Design is partnering with the RTP Product Development Guild in launching a series of Lunch and Learn educational and networking events with a January 19 interactive session on the defense industry. Barry Cox of Wyle Labs will be presenting “Alphabet Soup: The Acronyms and Steps of Military Contracting” for attendees seeking access to industry contacts and important insights related to the business of developing and bringing engineered products to market. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Collaborative product design and development firm Montie Design has released the Montie Gear 2011 Product Catalog featuring popular state-of-the-art shooting-oriented accessories such as the X-Rest portable shooting rest. Manufactured entirely in the U.S.A., Montie Gear is designed with the shooter in mind using sturdy, hi-test lightweight metal alloys, easy-to-carry for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts of any age or athletic ability. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Collaborative product design and development firm Montie Design is hosting a student design contest for Winter 2011 with prizes of up to $500 and a two-year commission on any products that go to market within two years of design submission. Participants are being tasked with designing a new product for the Montie Gear line of outdoor shooting, hunting, and archery products which grew out of the success the firm has enjoyed with its X-Rest line of portable firearms rests. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Collaborative product design and development firm Montie Design has announced the availability of the Precision Rest, the latest in its innovative line of portable hunting and recreational shooting equipment. The ultra-light Precision Rest weighs in at just 2.5 lbs for easy transport in the field or on the trail, and sets up quickly and easily to provide fine and coarse adjustment for critical shot placement.  The Precision Rest is a product that fills the void between shooting stick type products and heavy duty, recoil reducing rests. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) The RTP Product Development Guild has announced official sponsors for the organization’s fourth annual RTP Product Design Street Faire to be held Saturday, September 25, 2010. The ten area businesses and organizations sponsoring this year’s event more than double the number of sponsors in 2009. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) The Fourth Annual RTP Product Design Street Faire is now accepting applications for vendors and sponsors interested in getting in front of manufacturing and product design professionals Saturday, September 25 from 3:00 – 6:30 p.m. Hosted by the RTP Product Development Guild — a community of designers, engineers, entrepreneurs, inventors and other professionals devoted to helping the RTP regional economy – this fun, educational event is free and open to the public. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Collaborative product design and development firm Montie Design is proud to announce the launch of its computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis service utilizing industry-leading design simulation software from Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc. (more…)