Our Mission: Lean R&D for the Little Guy

Ultralight boosts your odds of success with economical product development and sage advice. We don’t expect you to know anything, and we’re always happy to explain why we do what we do, so you can learn the ropes.

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Custom prototype fabrication at Ultralight

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You the World

Our focus on the initial aspects of product innovation will get you the proof-of-concept device and/or prototypes you need for further investment and final-phase engineering.

Here’s what you can expect:

A Free Phone Call

Let’s introduce ourselves and plan for maximum impact. We’ll tell you how to get organized so that you can wring the most out of engaging Ultralight.

À La Carte Menu

We’ll work within your budget to deliver prototypes, CAD, drawings, reports, testing summaries, and more.

Help on the Back End

We’ll provide you with schematics and other technical data you’ll need to file a patent application.

Non-disclosure

Before we get into the weeds, we’ll put a mutual NDA in place to ensure peace of mind.

Capabilities & Offerings

If aspects of your project fall outside our expertise, we consult with partners to ensure a seamless experience.

Project Scopes

  • Medical, wellness, consumer, and commercial products

  • Jigs and equipment for tests, experiments, calibration, and manufacturing

  • Training devices

  • Enhancement of existing products

  • Outside collaboration and review

Rapid Prototyping

  • 3D printing

  • Machining and fabrication

  • Injection molding

  • Sheet metal

  • Assembly

  • Programmable logic controllers (PLC)

  • Power application

Mechanical Design

  • Computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting

  • Finite element analysis (FEA)

  • PCBA integration

  • IPX ingress/waterproofing

  • Material and fastener selection

  • Design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA)

Testing and Simulation

  • Design of experiments

  • Statistical analysis

  • Monte Carlo simulations

  • Mathematical modeling

  • Oversight for common testing methods such as EMI, salt fog, acoustic, vibration, etc.

  • Test reports

Project Management

  • Project planning

  • Vendor coordination

  • Budgeting

  • Risk identification and mitigation

  • Regulatory research

Ideation and Documentation

  • Concepting

  • Drawings

  • BOMs

  • Specifying functional requirements

  • Intellectual property filing assistance

Efficient, because it’s all we do.

Schedule a FREE, no-pressure, 20-minute introductory phone call. We will not share any of your information.