As an American or Canadian entrepreneur, choosing a supplier overseas can be a difficult and daunting task. We’re several thousand miles away, primarily English-speaking and largely unfamiliar with Chinese law, business practices and culture. So how can we possibly be...
At SurfaceID we draw from years of experience to choose the right manufacturing process best suited to your project. It’s imperative that the manufacturing technique is selected before spending large amounts of time creating a 3D model. This is because each...
You’ve made the prototypes, now it’s time to take your new product invention to the next step. When it comes to manufacturing a product, SurfaceID has long standing relationships with manufacturing experts both in Canada and abroad. We work closely with...
In industrial design, when manufacturing plastic and metal parts, standard surface finishes such as textured moulds and powder coating can do a good job of protecting and colouring parts. But here are a few surface finishing decorating techniques that will really kick...
The Basics: What is industrial design? Industrial design is a process used to create products that will be manufactured through mass production. The main feature of industrial design is that the design process is separate from the manufacturing process. This means...
