We tackle the most challenging problems every day, engineering innovative solutions with exceptional results.
Our Services
At Pump Studios we provide an array of services to help our clients achieve their product goals. We provide concept generation, detailed design, prototyping, testing, refinement, production support, and program management. Working with trusted strategic partners, we provide a seamless experience across all facets of product development.
"The engineers at Pump Studios have become an integral part of our team. When we need to accelerate a project to meet a deadline they always come through. We give Pump Studios nothing but high marks and recommend them to any group trying to get a hardware product into production."
Joe Pinkerton – CEO – Brane Audio
"Pump has been a very important and critical part of the iFetch Team. They provide great inspiration in the early product development activities and are totally involved in all phases of the new product commercialization process. They turn the concepts into prototypes for testing, and they complete the design for manufacturing, including release and control documentation for fabrication and quality control. We could not have developed the great family of products we have without them."
Denny Hamill – CEO – iFetch
"The team at Pump Studios strikes that perfect balance of due diligence and flexible experimentation. Over the years we've collaborated on a number of innovation projects for both established brands and early-stage companies. No matter what the project, Pump always shows up with a level-headed, can-do attitude. Combine that with their decades of experience and iterative working style, and you’ve got yourself an extremely potent partner."
Adrian Taylor – Pushstart Creative
"I've worked with Pump Studios on a number of projects over the previous few years and continue to be impressed at their professionalism, creativity, versatility, and ability to perform under high-pressure deadlines. The products that Pump Studios have helped us build have won a number of industry awards and are used by thousands of happy Trimble customers today. I consider them colleagues, partners, and friends. I look forward to our continued work together!"
Jordan Lawver – Sr. Business Area Manager, AR/MR/VR – Trimble
Prototyping without 3D Printing
When we purchased our first 3D printer over a decade ago, it changed our approach to prototyping. The real time feedback the printer gave allowed us to evaluate things we wouldn’t have otherwise tested until much later in the design process. Over the years, our printer farm has grown, and the quality of the prints, materials, slicers, and print volume has only gotten better. As awesome a tool as the printers are, every so often I see someone printing a part that could have been made faster, better, cheaper, or all of the above, using another approach. It’s always a
Proof of Concept Prototyping
Proof of concept prototyping is, at its core, a quick and dirty mock-up, intended to validate a fundamental idea or overall product architecture (Primary Feature). Sometimes these prototypes are used in an effort to get a sense of scale for a product, other times to validate a mechanism approach or even to test usability. The primary goal of the POC prototype is to get those answers WITHOUT spending too much time and money. The following are a few strategies for prototyping quickly and inexpensively. Focus on a single feature When you have a vision for a product, it is tempting
Tools: A Love Story
Let’s take a moment to give a shout-out to an important part of Pump’s team. No matter what needs to be done, they’re always in the shop (sometimes even working outside in the Texas heat), ready to go, and they never complain. A few of them have been around longer than anyone remembers, and will be for years to come. We’re talking about our tools, of course. It’s no secret that engineers love tools. We love using the new ones, the old ones, the big ones, and the small ones. Some are passed down as family heirlooms, and some make