GPS300 / GPS350

The GPS350 by American Innovations, a GPS device in a water proof case, it is laying on its back.

GPS300 American Innovations (AI) came to Pump with older product versions that were too large, and didn’t meet the evolving needs of their customers. Pump worked closely with AI’s sales, field and engineering teams, as well as AI’s existing suppliers to develop a product that not only met their clients’ needs, but also fit well with […]

Bullhorn

The American Innovations bullhorn on top of a reflective surface.

American Innovations Bullhorn Product line ensures the safety of people and the environment by monitoring cathodic protection (CP) systems such as rectifiers, test points, compressors, tanks, and other critical assets. Pump worked closely with American Innovations (AI) to design a versatile, rugged, user-friendly enclosure for the product family, initially as a platform for AI’s new remote monitoring […]

Allegro QX Field Data PC

A rendering of the Allegro QX Field Data PC from American Innovations.

With the previous version of their Field Data PC nearing the end of life on several critical components, American Innovations came to Pump with the goal of designing a new product leveraging the next-generation device. Pump worked closely with the PC manufacturer, Juniper Systems, and designed a completely new docking solution, and an independently enclosed, and sealed DVM […]

American Innovations

A rendering of the Allegro QX Field Data PC from American Innovations.

American Innovations is a leader in ensuring the safety of oil and gas lines. The security of this infrastructure is critical, and AI makes the measurements to ensure these hidden pipelines are in good condition. Pump Studios has worked with AI over the years to create custom mechanical designs to complement their industry-leading hardware and software. […]

Go!

The AccuQuilt Go!, closed and standing upright. The hand crank is point to the left.

Pump worked closely with the industrial designers and the internal team at AccuQuilt throughout the development cycle, providing mechanical architectural layouts, technical proof-of-concept prototypes, materials selection, and production ramp-up support. One challenge during the design included selecting and testing specific materials for the gears. It was critical to select a robust material while still keeping investment and […]

Go! Baby

The AccuQuilt Go! baby, a small die cutting fabric cutter, with the cutting tray open.

GO! Baby is the smaller, lighter, lower cost version of the original GO! Fabric Cutter. Pump worked with AccuQuilt’s internal team and industrial designers from start-to-finish, providing mechanical architectural layouts, material selection, and support through prototyping and production ramp-up. With lessons-learned and the background knowledge from the original GO! Fabric Cutter, we were able to focus […]

Go! Big

The AccuQuilt Go! Big, a electric fabric die cutter, laying on its back with the front panel 3/5th open.

With the success of their GO! and GO! Baby fabric cutters, AccuQuilt’s next evolution envisioned making the GO! motorized. Once again Pump provided the full mechanical engineering design support from initial concepts into production. We worked with AccuQuilt and their industrial design partner to incorporate a motorized drive train and sophisticated safety features into a reliable product that is […]

AccuQuilt

The AccuQuilt die cutter product line. From smallest to largest: the Go! Baby is on the left, the AccuQuilt Go!, and the Go! Big is to the right.

When the company that would eventually become AccuQuilt first approached Pump Studios and our industrial design partner, they were looking to create a consumer-friendly version of their well-known roller die-cutting machine. They hoped this would enable them to expand from a general market solution to become a larger player in quilting. The resulting design launched a new […]

Connect for Hololens

A rendering of the Trimble Connect for Hololens. A white hard hat, the gray hard hat mounts, the Trimble Hololens, and the safety locks and strap.

Trimble Connect for Hololens utilizes mixed-reality technology, allowing workers to view virtual design information precisely overlaid in the context of a physical industrial setting, such as a construction job site. In order to achieve this, Trimble approached Pump Studios for a reliable solution that allows their customers to comfortably wear the Microsoft Hololens while also […]

XR10 with Hololens 2

A rendering of the Trimble XR10 and the Connect for Hololens. Two hard hats and their virtual reality glasses.

In January 2018, Trimble launched the first and only Microsoft supported integration of a hard hat + Hololens, developed at Pump Studios. This integrated solution was so successful that it was clear there was a strong market demand for mixed reality in environments that require PPE (personal protection equipment). With this success, Microsoft and Trimble partnered early on […]