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Defined:  Synthesis  is . . .

“. . . bringing the pieces together for a coherent whole.”

  • From an engineering perspective, this is exactly what we do.
  • Fusing Ideas, Science & Style in Design & Product Development.
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The Mission:

We are here to serve you.  Every customer has different needs and goals  —  We are the flexible, innovative, engineering design resource to assist in achieving them.

Innovative Design & Patents
Engineering Services:

We are a full service provider for a host of Product Development, Consulting, and Engineering Design services.

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Bicycle Industry Product Development
Engineering Services:

A generalized list of things we do:

  • Functional & Aesthetic Design
  • All Phases Of New Product Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Project by Project Consulting
  • Prototyping Assistance
  • Manufacturing Automation Machines
  • And So Much More . . .

We’re ready.  Let’s Get Started

Custom Machines & Manufacturing
Why Synthesis?

Our philosophy brings  System Optimization  together with the  Eloquent Solution  resulting in performance, reliability and economy for you.

Innovation  &  Experience  are favorite tools as we work to meet your needs —

Our Goal:   Empower Your Profitability

Inventions and Inventors Lab
Power in Experience

For 20 years, Synthesis has stood as a top Engineering Services provider, and we’ve weathered economic storms that took many others.  We believe it is a dedicated focus on Customer Satisfaction — in work ethic, attention to detail, and in drive for excellence, that keeps customers coming back.

How Can We Serve You?

Serving Inventors, Startups, Small Businesses, and Large Corporations.
We span diverse industries — bringing added insight and experience to you.

Engineering Design Hydraulic Patent
Innovative Design:

It’s easy to say Creative, or Innovate.
– How about backing it up?
Visit Patents & Slide Show to see our clout.

Unique Solutions
Creative Designs
Invention, when Needed
Expanding Technology

Product Development:

We’ll help bring your potential product through any, or all of the process steps.  For more information, please read the article:  The Product Development Process.

From Design
Through Prototypes
Systems & Optimization
to Final Product

Mechanical Engineering:

At the Core of our business, Mechanical Engineering is the start. Our focus is product-centric and manufacturing support – including design & build of Custom Machines

Product & System Design
Mechanisms & Robotics
From Concept To Product
R & D

Experienced Consulting:

Consulting in many areas of mechanical design, manufacturing, machinery, failures, and other general engineering.

Failure Analysis (Forensics)
Product Review
Manufacturing Machinery
Process Optimization

Recent Articles From The Engineer’s Perspective

Mixed Paradigms

Learning Creo? – Start With The Paradigms

If pencil and paper design is like walking, then Sketchup is a bike, and Rhino a car.  Fusion 360 is cheap CAD akin to a railroad.  Solidworks is the quintessential Cessna Citation (that PTC wants to be), and Pro/E (what used to be) is an

Creo User Interface

PTC’s Creo: Awesome CAD Power, Mired In User Interface Woes

Creo, by PTC, is extremely capable CAD software, maybe the best.  Yet, PTC has wrapped this beautiful gem in a mire of mixed paradigms and inconsistency making it hard to learn and slow-er to use.  Creo is Awesome CAD, wrapped in User Interface stupidity.  Why the clash?

ChatGPT Tech Article

Case Study:  ChatGPT vs. Experienced Advice

How well can available AI write a technical-ish article?  With all the Buzz lately about AI writing papers for students, that question keeps popping through my head.  I see AI written articles around on the web and I wonder just how complete

Bicycles for Transportation

7 Reasons People Don’t Use Bicycles For Transportation

The list of advantages and benefits for bikes are numerous.  Health, Emotion, Financial, and more.  Also, the many societal benefits of bicycles.  Yet, in the United States anyway, people overwhelmingly prefer the automobile or other powered forms

Is Your Company A Bully?

Does Your Company Bully Customers?

April 2022.  I have just re-done my annual coaching training for youth sports.  One of the topics is “Bullying” and I have a question.   Why do we work so hard to eliminate Bullying with youth, while allowing it — even making it policy to bully customers — in many businesses?

The Pep Talk

A Business Pep Talk – What CAN You Do?

As a customer, how many times have you run into “Can’t”?  As in “Sorry, we can’t do that.”  It’s a disastrous business paradigm, it happens all the time, but it is really easy to fix, and it creates sales instead of shutting them down.  It creates happy, loyal customers.  Here’s the pep talk.

Are We Learning in COVID?

What Are We Learning In COVID?

With every adventure, it’s a good idea to look at what we are learning, to manage our failures, then direct our future toward success.  Some say that’s not so with things largely out of our control (like COVID), but there are always things to learn,

Innovation with Conflicting Constraints

Case Study: Managing Conflicting Constraints

I’m looking for a good source of Unobtainium.  With the pandemic in full swing, it’s really hard to find.  Yet, the demand keeps growing.  I’ve got a few customer projects that need it to solve conflicting constraints, so if you know

Prototyping what was once impossible

Case Study: Prototyping The Impossible

One of the coolest things in modern rapid prototyping is the ability to build the impossible.  Parts with complex features that we could only dream of previously are a reality — even easy.  Best of all, the parts are functional, not just for show.

How Do You Deliver Quality?

How Do You Deliver Quality?

The concepts around Quality are central to a lot in engineering.  We think about quality control in terms of delivering product that meets customer expectations.  In some industries that’s considered in measurables

– Inventors –

Design Engineering Invention Ideas

Looking to dive into the sphere of product development and patents for your new invention or product based startup?  We recommend you read:

  1. The Product Development Process  – a multi-page article about bringing ideas to market.  This popular work has been republished multiple times and used in entrepreneurial education around the globe.
  2. Inventors Lab  – a collection of thoughts and resources from an engineer’s perspective — an experienced inventor’s perspective — as we have helped dozens of inventors navigate onto new paths.
  3. Keep Your Startup Out Of The Sand  – presentation from Startup Week about staying effective as you navigate traps of a new adventure.

Invention Design Engineering Consultant

– Startups –

More Information & Links

Take a minute and visit the Who Are We? page, or our Product Design Slide Show (a resume in pictures) — or, the Engineering Services Page for a lot more detail on the Product Development Services and Engineering design & Consulting we provide.  You may also check out the Team that’s ready to help “bring the pieces together.”

Keep up on the latest happenings at Synthesis by reading the blog we call The Engineer’s Perspective.  We post a random assortment of things we’ve been doing, like recent news, engineering design awards, events and occasionally some cool general engineering stuff.

Feel free to Tell Us What You Think, both of the website and of our materials presentation.  Also, tell us about your needs for design engineers, product development or mechanical engineering.  What are the things you make?  And, How can we help?  We would love to hear.

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engineering design and build by Synthesis.

Engineering Design For The Future

We’re here to help.  The years of engineering design and consulting experience bring a rich perspective for you to tap into.  We’ll bring knowledge, fueled by innovative thinking to every customer project — actively building the future.
How can we serve you?

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