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    ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE.

    Deep dives into product design, prototyping, DFM, and hardware development from ONMOTIO's engineering team.

    You Funded. Now the Real Risk Begins.
    DFM, Crowdfunding, Tooling

    You Funded. Now the Real Risk Begins.

    The campaign hit its goal. The press ran the story. Now the real work starts, and most of it is invisible to everyone who just celebrated.

    June 15, 2026 15 min
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    Building a Signature CMF System That Scales
    Industrial DesignMay 21, 2026

    Building a Signature CMF System That Scales

    A pragmatic guide to creating a CMF (color, material, finish) system that communicates brand while minimizing downstream surprises. Includes decision matrices, sample briefs, and how-to scale across SKUs.

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    Looks-like or works-like: which prototype do you build first?
    PrototypingMay 9, 2026

    Looks-like or works-like: which prototype do you build first?

    A looks-like (visual) prototype settles the shape. A works-like (functional) prototype proves the product works inside it. Which comes first, and why.

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    Injection Molding Optimization for Startups
    DFM: injection molding optimizationApr 9, 2026

    Injection Molding Optimization for Startups

    Technical primer on optimizing injection-molded parts for cost and manufacturability. Focused on starter tooling choices and common design fixes.

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    [ WHERE TO START ]

    New to hardware? Start with the guide.

    How to Develop a Physical Product walks the whole path in one place: the brief, concept and industrial design, mechanical and electronics engineering, prototyping, DFM, tooling and production. The articles go deeper on one decision at a time.

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    • DFM and tooling

      What to change before a mold is cut: draft, wall thickness, tolerances, part count, and what each costs once the steel exists.

      Mechanical engineering

    • Prototyping

      Which prototype to build first, what it should teach you, and when a looks-like model is worth more than a works-like one.

      Which prototype first: the path finder

    • Design and CMF

      Colour, material and finish as a system a factory can repeat, and the design decisions that hold up at scale.

      Industrial design

    • Launch and crowdfunding

      What goes wrong between a funded campaign and a shipped product, and how to plan the cost and the calendar before you launch.

      Product strategy

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