I've got a little problem with limited resources in my area. I know a number of machine shops that can make parts for me, but what I really need is a prototype development house . . . people who take the parts and help me try to make my designs get off the ground, wring out problems, tweak and test. I'm busy with design -- don't have the equipment or the time to do much more. Yes, I know all about rapid-prototyping -- am using such technology pretty heavily and that's not what I'm talking about. There are several prototype developing places around, but each has fairly major weaknesses. Whereas one might be heavy on Industrial Design (I don't need it, don't WANT it, and besides that I use IBM compatibles and the applications that run on them, not a Mac), another is disorganized and dirty, and another has nobody who has much experience in Web-based communication and/or computers in general. Anybody know of a shop within striking distance of Charlotte, North Carolina that might fill the bill?
Thanks, Mark 'Sporky' Stapleton Watermark Design, LLC