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The Latest Trend in Leather Accessories: Learn the Techniques for Crafting Modern Belt Designs

The Latest Trend in Leather Accessories: Learn the Techniques for Crafting Modern Belt Designs

Making, Product Development

October 14, 2024

Leather accessories are experiencing a renaissance, with belts taking center stage as both functional and stylish pieces. Leatherwork has a long history, but modern techniques and designs allow artisans to […]

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How to Create 3D Models for Printing

How to Create 3D Models for Printing

Making, Product Development

May 27, 2024

Bringing a 3D print to life requires a solid model, and there are many factors to consider. We sat down with Scott Newcomb to dive into all you need to […]

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DesignPhiladelphia at NextFab South Philly 2023

DesignPhiladelphia at NextFab South Philly 2023

Product Development

October 23, 2023

Were you there? NextFab hosted the last day of The Hardware Meetup x DesignPhiladelphia Festival. If you didn’t get a chance to be there, let us inspire you to attend […]

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Liquid Limbs: Assistive and Accessible Solutions

Liquid Limbs: Assistive and Accessible Solutions

Product Development, Venture Services

February 8, 2023

Looking at the chair at your dining room table, you probably wouldn’t call it ‘technology’ but at one point, it was. Everything from the phone in your pocket to the […]

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Meet Our Monthly Maker: Ricky Solorzano of Biorealize

Meet Our Monthly Maker: Ricky Solorzano of Biorealize

Member Stories, Product Development

August 23, 2022

Meet Our Monthly Maker: Ricky Solorzano of Biorealize Website: www.biorealize.com Instagram: @biorealize Tell us about yourself I love bioengineering, biodesign, and biofabrication. I’ve been involved with the biofabrication industry for […]

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Start with the Problem, Not the Solution

Start with the Problem, Not the Solution

Product Development

May 6, 2020

Have you ever had that “Eureka!” moment?  Perhaps a new product idea comes to you in a flash of insight. Or you’ve created something on the fly to solve a […]

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3D Printing and the COVID-19 Crisis

3D Printing and the COVID-19 Crisis

Product Development

April 3, 2020

On Thursday, March 26th we invited participants to listen in and inquire, as we sat down with Dr. Evan Malone, founder and president of NextFab, during our first NextFab Webinar. […]

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Reimagining Healthcare – The Jefferson Health Hackathon

Reimagining Healthcare – The Jefferson Health Hackathon

Contract Projects, Product Development

November 8, 2019

The Jefferson Health Hackathon is a yearly, three-day event that happened from November 1-3, 2019. During this event, teams gather to answer some of healthcare’s biggest problems and prototype solutions […]

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The Revolution Will Be Prototyped

The Revolution Will Be Prototyped

Contract Projects, Product Development

April 13, 2016

“I was having kind of a bad day. I was between jobs, had a cold and was in a pretty foul mood all round. On my walk home from the […]

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“It was just an idea until I came to NextFab!”

“It was just an idea until I came to NextFab!”

Contract Projects, Product Development

August 11, 2015

Simone Spicer is a Philadelphia-based painter and sculptor, who, after twenty years of working as a paint contractor, saw a problem that was ready for a solution. “I have always […]

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