Atrick Designs simplified, elegant, and innovative products with great user experiences. We have the multidisciplinary skills and experience to think, design, and build across disciplines and manufacturing techniques. Work with us for a better way forward with your product.

How We Can Help You

Practical Solutions for Every Stage of Product Development

Different challenges need different approaches. Here's how we help specific clients succeed:

Startups & Entrepreneurs

Your technical co-founder without the equity cost

Your Challenges:

Need a working prototype for investor meetings fast
Limited budget but unlimited pivots needed
Not sure what "Design for Manufacturing" means (yet)
Competing against established players with full engineering teams

How We Help:

MVP prototypes in days, not months
Iterate quickly without burning runway
Avoid the expensive mistakes we've already learned from
One partner from napkin sketch to prototype
Startup-friendly pricing and timelines

Established Companies

When your product needs rescue or refinement

Your Challenges:

Shipping a "prototype" as production and drowning in support costs
Current design works but costs too much to manufacture
Need to modernize legacy products without retooling everything
Warranty claims eating your margins
How do we package this

How We Help:

Redesign for reliability while maintaining backwards compatibility
Reduce part count and assembly time
Eliminate the issues causing service calls
Bridge the gap between what engineering designed, what manufacturing needs, and what production needs

Recent Win: Reduced RMAs by 90% through modular redesign. Client saved $200K+ in first year.

Patent Attorneys & Inventors

From idea to provisional filing in record time

Your Challenges:

Design validations
Need a working prototype to strengthen patent claims
Require technical drawings that actually make sense
Must demonstrate functionality, not just theory
Racing against filing deadlines

How We Help:

Functional prototypes fast
Patent-ready technical drawings and documentation
Multiple design variations to broaden claims
Physical proof your invention actually works
Clear documentation of novel features

Engineers & Developers

Your overflow capacity and specialty resource

Your Challenges:

Need large-format 3D printing (our 39" build height)
Stuck on a problem outside your expertise
Require quick-turn prototypes without equipment investment
Client needs something "yesterday"

How We Help:

Large-format printing no one else can handle
Fresh eyes on stubborn problems
Overflow capacity during crunch times
White-label services for your clients
Specific expertise (welding, sheet metal, high-voltage, etc.)

Restoration & Automotive

When "they don't make those anymore"

Your Challenges:

Original parts impossible to find or no longer made
Want modern performance with classic appearance
Working from worn samples or old drawings
Small batch production not worth tooling

How We Help:

3D scan worn originals, reverse engineer to like-new
Design modern upgrades that bolt into vintage applications
Small batch manufacturing for rare parts
Maintain originality while improving reliability

Recent Win: Reverse engineered GT40 transaxle parts from vintage drawings and castings.

Hobbyists & Makers

When your project exceeds your equipment

Your Challenges:

Need parts bigger than your 3D printer
Stuck on the jump from Arduino to product
Require expertise for other aspects of your project
Want to learn while building

How We Help:

Large-format printing for ambitious projects
Technical guidance without taking over your project
Fill specific skill gaps (CAD, welding, electronics)
Education through collaboration

Who We're NOT Right For

We believe in honest partnerships. We might not be your best choice if you:

Need us to do mass production (100+ units) - we'll help you get there, but others run production better
Want the cheapest option regardless of quality
Need aerospace certification, medical device regulatory approval, or other certifications
Require someone to just run files without thinking

Your Industry Not Listed?

If you have a physical product challenge, we probably have or can find you a solution.

There are many uncommon terms used in product development. We do our best to use easy to understand terminology but occasionally will use the common acronym, initialism, or term. We have a page of terms to help you make sense of this.

Why choose Atrick Design?

We deliver long term value with simplified, turn-key, world class designs. We have the practical hands on experience, understanding, and tools to navigate risk, simplify, and deliver designs and turn key solutions above your expectations. You won't be bogged down with flashy acronyms, false badges of achievement, empty promises, surprise costs, or blindsided by trouble areas. We're raising the bar on design, communication, and quality. Work with us to experience a better way forward. See our blog for some of the projects we have done.

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