Our Process.

Bringing a new product from an idea to market not only requires many years of experience, but also the ability to be agile and adaptable.  These traits also require practice and vigilance to improve project speed and efficiency.  Every product has its own unique challenges and team members must be comfortable wearing many different hats.

Many engineers prefer to stay in their own lane and execute what they know.  This can inevitably lead to them perceiving challenges through old lenses.  We instead seek engineers that prefer to work on diverse teams and on projects that require creative, trans-disciplinary solutions.

At Mass PD, we understand the importance of the client’s experience and do not tell them how to view the trends in the industry they know the most about.  We leverage their experience and augment their insights with supplemental, innovative approaches.

To check out the amazing products we have developed, please visit our Work page.

Prototypes demonstrate a product's functionality and inform the industrial designers of key product criteria to design around. Progressing without these parameters risks designing an infeasible or cost-prohibitive product. Our new, in-house rapid prototyping technologies and proven methodology expedite this prototyping process while maximizing the learnings from each iteration. In this stage, we test and evaluate the prototype to determine these parameters for the industrial designers:

  • Key components and their placement

  • Required volume and weight

  • Part material and quality

Prototyping.

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Build It
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Design for Manufacturing.

Before making any prototypes, we will make sure that we can identify a product architecture that will be cost effective in production. We validate the proposed approach with quick fast-fail prototypes that demonstrate that the concepts and technologies are not-only viable, but also can be packaged in a product as intended. During this stage we will provide:

  • System architecture schematic

  • Production COGs ball-park estimate

  • Fast-fail validation

  • Roadmap of prototype development

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Technology Scouting.

Plan It

With the more creative tasks completed, this phase focuses on the objective of onboarding the manufacturer. We engineer the internals of the files provided by the industrial designers to maximize quality and reduce cost while maintaining the aesthetic. We then build a "works-like looks-like" prototype to validate the final design and support the hand-off to the manufacturers by providing:​

  • RFQ package with drawings and 3D files

  • Supplier introductions (US + abroad)

  • Advice on supplier selection

  • Guidance on tooling strategy

  • Assistance with off-tool debugging

Produce it

Additional ways we support

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Technical Support for Your Next Fundraise

We help funded startups prepare for their next round by turning product decisions into investor confidence.

As companies move from Seed to Series A—or from Series A to Series B—investors expect more than vision. They expect a credible product architecture, a defensible cost structure, and a clear path to scale.

MASS works with already-funded teams to ensure their product strategy, manufacturing plan, and technical roadmap hold up under investor scrutiny.

Supplier & Manufacturing Sourcing

Make informed sourcing decisions with clear trade-offs, not guesswork.

As products move toward production, choosing the right suppliers and manufacturing partners becomes a critical business decision—not just a technical one. MASS helps funded startups evaluate, compare, and select suppliers that align with their product requirements, cost targets, and scaling plans.

We present clear options, outline trade-offs, and help teams understand the downstream impact of sourcing decisions before commitments are made

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Patent Application Support

Strengthen your patent applications with clear, defensible technical content.

MASS supports founders and legal teams by developing the technical backbone of patent applications. We help translate products into clear drawings, embodiments, and technical descriptions that stand up to examination and future enforcement.

Our role is focused on accuracy and clarity—ensuring the invention is fully captured without overreaching or ambiguity.