(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Innovation and commercialization expert Montie Roland recently served on an information technology panel discussing modeling and simulation at the North Carolina Advanced Technologies Forum July 17. The Symposium, focusing on the future advanced technology needs of DoD and other federal agencies, was hosted by U.S. Senator Richard Burr at The Friday Center in Chapel Hill and attracted approximately 400 attendees. “Having a ‘big picture’ mentality when focusing on something specific like modeling and simulation helps address changing business and technology issues, especially in the fluid military and defense space,” Roland, president of Montie Design, said. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) The innovation and commercialization experts at Montie Design have come up with a new troubleshooting tool for original equipment manufacturers to successfully identify where their products’ RFID portals can, or can’t, read tags. The new RFID Field Detector targets the presence of the 900mHz signal emitted by RFID portals with the push of a button, conveniently showing where the RFID field is strong and where it is weak through a series of seven LED lights on the ultra-thin, simple tool. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Montie Design, an innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm, announced today that company President Montie Roland will be judging entries in the Product Development Management Association (PDMA) Carolinas Chapter Student Product Design Competition 2012. The contest is part of the Innovate Carolinas event taking place Friday, April 20th at the Longview Center located in the Moore Square Historic District of downtown Raleigh. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Montie Design, an innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm, recently participated in two key defense industry events in Research Triangle Park and Wilmington, N.C. Company President Montie Roland spoke at the North Carolina Defense Business Association (NCDBA) Breakfast with a Prime March 13th, and was an exhibitor in the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) Sustainability Symposium and Expo March 16th. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) Trig® Innovation, a Research Triangle, NC-based innovation management firm, recently completed a unique 3D animation video project for its client Mustard Tree Instruments®, an analytical instrumentation company developing innovative solutions to evolving pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing challenges. Utilizing its in-house resources of Bunkspeed MOVE ’12 animation suite in concert with SolidWorks 3D CAD modeling software, Trig® Innovation was able to produce an animated demonstration of the company’s breakthrough VTT-1000 at-line material verification testing tool.  (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…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) NCTechNews, a professionally edited online news publication, is now accepting submissions for listings in the Fall 2011 edition of its Innovation Resources Guide. The NCTechNews Innovation Resources Guide provides links and detailed information for technology vendors and organizations serving clients throughout North Carolina. No membership or fee is required to submit information for listing in the Guide, which is available at NCTechNews.com/innovation. (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…)

(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…)