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July 7, 2025
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Pitching In at the 2025 Special Olympics ...

At SPARK, we’re builders at heart, problem-solvers who love to roll up our sleeves, work together, and make things happen. That same mindset fuels not just our product design work, but our commitment to community.

Pitching In at the 2025 Special Olympics Virginia Summer Games
May 28, 2025
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6 Common Product Development Mistakes (And what ...

What we’ve learned from 30 years and 130+ years of combined experience in product development

6 Common Product Development Mistakes (And what to do instead)
April 22, 2025
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Our Newest Full-Time Hire - Mike Holt

We’re excited to officially welcome Mike Holt to the SPARK team as our newest full-time hire. (Although he’s been around for a while!)

Our Newest Full-Time Hire - Mike Holt
April 2, 2025
Philip O'Connor
The Innovation Bottleneck: Why internal teams ...

Internal innovation teams are everywhere these days. And for good reason: who better to spot opportunities, propose smarter systems, or dream up the next big thing than the people already working inside your company?

The Innovation Bottleneck: Why internal teams stall out (and what to do instead)
March 17, 2025
Philip O'Connor
What I Learned at AHR Expo 2025: Insights from ...

SPARK Product Development is proud and excited to announce that October 31st marks our 27th anniversary as a company! For nearly three decades, we’ve been

What I Learned at AHR Expo 2025: Insights from the HVAC Industry’s Biggest Event

Your Prototypes: Proof of Concept vs Beauty Model

February 18, 2016
SparkPD
Prototyping, Research & Development, Process
Your Prototypes: Proof of Concept vs Beauty Model

So, you're in inventor- an entrepreneur- and you have a hardware based product idea. Nice! You think it through and decide it's time to push yourself ahead of the crowd. You do your due diligence to select a product development firm, forming a relationship and setting up a contract. In the plans are up front prototyping and revised/educated design to follow.

3D Print Quick Tip: FDM & Threaded Inserts

January 7, 2016
SparkPD
Informative Resources, Prototyping
3D Print Quick Tip: FDM & Threaded Inserts

When designing screw bosses for plastic injection molding, certain parameters must be taken into account such as wall thickness, coring, draft, etc. When prototyping with 3D printing, especially with FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling), these bosses can become finicky and delicate features to work with.

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Pitching In at the 2025 Special Olympics Virginia Summer Games
6 Common Product Development Mistakes (And what to do instead)
Our Newest Full-Time Hire - Mike Holt
The Innovation Bottleneck: Why internal teams stall out (and what to do instead)
What I Learned at AHR Expo 2025: Insights from the HVAC Industry’s Biggest Event

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