How it’s made: 3D printer filament Step 1: The first step to creating 3D printing filament is to pour a lot of raw PLA or ABS resin into a mixing container. The resin always starts out white so you will need to mix in the pigment of your choice to make it whatever color you […]
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Dec
Dec
At Lime Design, we’ve had the pleasure of working on many products over the years – and with plenty of success stories. Today we met with David Spence to catch up and learn more about his success with his product, the K9ite, an LED safety dog light. The K9ite came through our South Florida doors […]
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May
May
YOUR TIME TO SHINE HAS COME Lime Design wants to help you make your next Invention or Product Idea a REALITY! All Creatives, Inventors, Tinkerers, Aspiring Entrepreneurs, Idea People, and Out-of-the-Box Thinkers are encouraged to enter. Win the head start of your dreams, a FREE Premium Inventor's Prize Package! The Inventor's Journey Sweepstakes All idea submissions and discussions are [...]
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May
May
Hi everyone! We are Lime Design and this is the story of Fern, a 5-year-old girl whose life we are about to change with a 3D printed prosthetic arm. We met Fern about a month ago via mutual friends. They came to us in need and we are now raising money, in association with “e-NABLE the Future”, […]
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Dec
Dec
With more room for the newest 3D printers and a confidential meeting space, Lime Design’s new office is officially ready for new clients. Lime Design has moved its product development studio space to Hollywood, Florida, with plenty of space for meetings, designing, prototyping and 3D printing. Since its inception in 2015, Lime Design was located […]
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Aug
Aug
Lime Design is pleased to announce that two more talented interns have joined our product development team for the summer! Carolina Esslinger is an Industrial Design major from the Rhode Island School of Design and Lior Barhai is currently working on a Mechanical Engineer degree with a minor in Material Behavior from Carnegie Mellon University. […]
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Jun
Jun
One of my driving philosophies at Lime Design is that collaboration is the key in the product development field. Maybe a few years ago, it would have been normal for me to look at a business landscape in black-and-white terms. Competitors, prospects, deliverables, and profit. Stark, but simple. That doesn’t make sense to me in […]
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May
May
What Is Brainstorming? Brainstorming is when people get together to generate lots of ideas in a group session. The term was coined in the 1950s and became increasingly popular for decades, before falling out of practice for awhile in favor of top-down management. Recently, brainstorming is popular again – and for good reasons. Overall, we’re […]
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May
May
Crowdfunding raises money via small contributions from many people. It’s a type of crowdsourcing, which also includes collecting market insights. Crowdfund for cash. Crowdsource for ideas. We show you how. Product developers create the best possible products these days by directly harnessing the power of crowds. If you need capital, you turn to crowdfunding. If […]
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May
May
What Is Design for the Environment? Design for the Environment, or DFE, is the industrial design approach that considers the impact of product design and development on human health and the environment. Designers and product developers incorporate their concerns into all stages of the product, from eco-minded materials to energy efficiency to end-of-life issues. All […]