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Our latest news, our biggest projects, and our best resources. Everything you need to know about hiring and working efficiently with a product development partner.
In Healthcare Design, Upstream Travel Leads to Downstream Success
It's no secret that a major component of healthcare design is focused on patient comfort in a hospital environment. When grappling with healthcare related design problems we are typically torn between hospital procedure and patient experiences. Take...
Fredricks Design, Inc. Announces Partnership with Siemens
Siemens+Fredricks Partnership We are delighted to announce our strategic partnership with Siemens to provide product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, Teamcenter, NX, Solid Edge software to our Clients. Our partnership with Siemens leverages the range of software,...
Fredricks Design, Inc. Mobility Solutions
Welcome to the wild west. As automotive OEM's continue to push the boundaries of new technology, drive systems and aesthetics in their production vehicles there is a far more exciting paradigm shift in the automotive market place; autonomous vehicles. We are tossing...
Fredricks Design, Inc. Rides and Animated Props
As industrial designers and engineers, we spend our time developing products and telling their stories. The story can be focused on our research, our clients, the product, the end- users or even some outside force to drive successful product design. If we picture...
You are Affected by PLM. What is PLM and How to Stop It?
This article is not about stopping a wide-spread, silent and dangerous disease as the title may suggest, but you're here now so let's talk about PLM, Product Lifecycle Management. To put it dryly, it's an information management system that can integrate...
Fredricks Announces the Addition of Dave Miller to Our Team!
On February 19, 2018, Fredricks Design, Inc. welcomed Dave Miller, BSME, to our team. Dave graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He spent the last few years as an engineer in the manufacturing environment at...
Autoshow 2018: Tricky Times Ahead
Just returned from a trip to attend the Industry Preview Days at the Autoshow in Detroit. It's about a three-hour drive down I-96 from our home in Grand Haven. Typically, drivers are doing an average of 15 over the prescribed limit and traffic is tight in spots. You...
CES2018 Mobility Ideas, Concepts & Future Solutions
image source: google images Back to the future... "The Jetsons" was a hit cartoon when I was growing up (produced by Hanna-Barbera,aired in primetime from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963). For a half hour every week, the show engulfed my imagination in a future...
Ben Fredricks Celebrates 8 years with Fredricks Design, Inc.!
We are delighted to announce Ben Fredricks' 8th anniversary with our family company! Our journey began in 2009 when Ben returned to Michigan from Colorado. It was a calculated risk for all of us. We've enjoyed almost every project and learned a lot along the way. We...
We Have a Food Problem in America
Two different viewpoints... Recently, I've attempted to wean myself from daily media sources and the talking heads. It's a hard habit to kick. My primary sources of news lean towards liberal publications and daily news programs. It does not matter which side of the...
In Healthcare Design, Upstream Travel Leads to Downstream Success
It's no secret that a major component of healthcare design is focused on patient comfort in a hospital environment. When grappling with healthcare related design problems we are typically torn between hospital procedure and patient experiences. Take...
Fredricks Design, Inc. Announces Partnership with Siemens
Siemens+Fredricks Partnership We are delighted to announce our strategic partnership with Siemens to provide product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, Teamcenter, NX, Solid Edge software to our Clients. Our partnership with Siemens leverages the range of software,...
Fredricks Design, Inc. Mobility Solutions
Welcome to the wild west. As automotive OEM's continue to push the boundaries of new technology, drive systems and aesthetics in their production vehicles there is a far more exciting paradigm shift in the automotive market place; autonomous vehicles. We are tossing...
Fredricks Design, Inc. Rides and Animated Props
As industrial designers and engineers, we spend our time developing products and telling their stories. The story can be focused on our research, our clients, the product, the end- users or even some outside force to drive successful product design. If we picture...
You are Affected by PLM. What is PLM and How to Stop It?
This article is not about stopping a wide-spread, silent and dangerous disease as the title may suggest, but you're here now so let's talk about PLM, Product Lifecycle Management. To put it dryly, it's an information management system that can integrate...
Fredricks Announces the Addition of Dave Miller to Our Team!
On February 19, 2018, Fredricks Design, Inc. welcomed Dave Miller, BSME, to our team. Dave graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He spent the last few years as an engineer in the manufacturing environment at...
Autoshow 2018: Tricky Times Ahead
Just returned from a trip to attend the Industry Preview Days at the Autoshow in Detroit. It's about a three-hour drive down I-96 from our home in Grand Haven. Typically, drivers are doing an average of 15 over the prescribed limit and traffic is tight in spots. You...
CES2018 Mobility Ideas, Concepts & Future Solutions
image source: google images Back to the future... "The Jetsons" was a hit cartoon when I was growing up (produced by Hanna-Barbera,aired in primetime from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963). For a half hour every week, the show engulfed my imagination in a future...
Ben Fredricks Celebrates 8 years with Fredricks Design, Inc.!
We are delighted to announce Ben Fredricks' 8th anniversary with our family company! Our journey began in 2009 when Ben returned to Michigan from Colorado. It was a calculated risk for all of us. We've enjoyed almost every project and learned a lot along the way. We...
We Have a Food Problem in America
Two different viewpoints... Recently, I've attempted to wean myself from daily media sources and the talking heads. It's a hard habit to kick. My primary sources of news lean towards liberal publications and daily news programs. It does not matter which side of the...
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