Flipout Tantrum Electric Screwdriver Receives Cool Idea! Award
07 Maio 2013 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
An electric screwdriver designed for tight spaces called
Tantrum, by Flipout Screwdrivers, has received a Proto Labs (NYSE:
PRLB) Cool Idea! Award.
The Tantrum screwdriver can be configured
into 168 positions. (Photo: Proto Labs, Inc.)
Proto Labs, the world’s fastest manufacturer of CNC machined and
injection molded parts, launched the Cool Idea! Award to help
product designers bring their innovations to life by awarding
prototyping and short-run production services to recipients. Proto
Labs provided Flipout, located in Bellingham, Wash., with tooling
and a subsequent first production run of injection molded parts in
preparation for the product’s Kickstarter campaign.
“This screwdriver can truly fit any project. From the
professional contractor to a DIYer, a lot of people will have use
for the Tantrum. With the Cool Idea! Award we are very excited and
ready to launch a limited product release through Kickstarter,”
says Joel Townsan, Flipout founder and CEO.
The idea for the Tantrum came while Townsan was working on a
project of his own – replacing the speaker in his car – and was not
able to find a tool that would fit in the confined space. Townsan
took it upon himself to learn computer-aided design, or CAD. After
several iterations of prototypes, Townsan arrived at the finalized
design for the Tantrum. Complete with a low profile design and a
patented gear system, it can be configured into 168 positions,
giving the Tantrum access to spaces inaccessible to traditional
power tools.
“When I was ready to start production, I teamed up with a local
community college. Unfortunately, they weren’t yet skilled enough
to machine my parts,” says Townsan. “When I went to a local CNC
machining company it was too expensive. Luckily, that company
recommended Proto Labs, and I found the Cool Idea! Award. The Cool
Idea! Award is a god-send. It brought down our production costs,
which ultimately means lower product costs for our customers, and a
successful launch.”
Unlike other product awards that recognize products after
they’re in mass production and on store shelves, Proto Labs’ Cool
Idea! Award is meant to help cool ideas come to life. Eligibility
for the award is determined during the design and development
stage, when innovators are too often stymied by lack of resources
or funds to turn their ideas into real products.
“The Tantrum is a brilliant tool for a lot of different groups,”
says Larry Lukis, CTO and founder of Proto Labs. “Proto Labs
customers make things, and this tool could help any one of them.
It’s exciting to support a product that could directly benefit the
makers of the world.”
For more information about the Cool Idea! Award and how to apply
visit www.protolabs.com/CoolIdea.
About Proto LabsProto Labs (PRLB) is a leading online and
technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer of low-volume
CNC-machined and injection molded custom parts for prototyping and
short-run production. The company provides “Real Parts, Really
Fast” to product developers worldwide and has two quick-turn
services in North America, Europe and Japan: Firstcut
(www.firstcut.com) CNC machining and Protomold (www.protomold.com)
injection molding. Both are capable of providing parts in as fast
as one business day. Product developers who use Proto Labs for
prototypes and short-run production can upload a 3D CAD file at any
one of Proto Labs online sites, get an interactive quotation and
place an order for Proto Labs services directly online. For more
information, visit: www.protolabs.com.
About FlipoutFlipout’s vision is to create an entirely
new experience for power tool users, to change the way people think
about electric screwdrivers, and to bring excitement to everyone
who uses their products. Flipout hopes to empower customers to take
on projects in new ways and literally go where they've never gone
before with a power tool. For more information, check out
www.flipoutproducts.com, and be on the lookout for Tantrum’s
Kickstarter campaign.
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