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GREAT IDEAS ARE JUST THE START

WE BUILD SUCCESS

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PROCESS

SPI is an invention company backed up by informed marketing skills and precision engineering to turn those ideas into successful product lines for our partners. The SPI approach to product development is fully encompassing from concept to product launch and beyond. Our Shared Risk/Shared Reward model means that we partner with companies to maximize their R&D dollars in return for a share of the product success. Whether we partner during the creation phase or license a product that was fully developed in-house, we work on projects that we are passionate about and truly believe will be a success.

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Every great product was once just an idea. First and foremost, we are inventors that are constantly evaluating new ideas to find the ones that we are most excited about taking to the next step.

IDEATION

Our lab is equipped with various rapid prototyping equipment to enable quick testing of the core concepts of an idea to help build project momentum.

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PROOF OF CONCEPT

Turning an idea into a successful product requires a thorough understanding of the market. It’s only with this knowledge that a product can be designed to address the market needs and price points to ensure success.

Market Research
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Patent protection is the cornerstone of our projects to ensure long term market success.

Intellectual Property
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Combining the core concept ideas into a complete system requires prototyping, and prototyping, and prototyping, and prototyping…….

Prototyping
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As inventors and designers, it’s easy to forget that customers view and interact with products in unexpected ways. Getting prototypes into the hands of the customers, and unbiasedly monitoring how they are used, results in products that will function as intended and contain only the right features.

Field Testing
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Field testing alone cannot provide insight to longevity without slowing down the product development. Combining real world testing with intelligently designed accelerated life testing in the lab ensures products that last.

Accelerated Life Testing
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A culmination of all lessons learned in the previous steps. Our unified team of the same people that studied the market, built prototypes, and observed customers using the system during field tests, are also the production designers.

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Design
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A great design is only as good as the documentation required to make the design a reality. Painstaking attention to every detail of the form, fit, and function of the design results in a design that can be built by partners anywhere in the world.

Design
Documentation
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Since Design for Manufacture and Assembly are important considerations in the production design, we leverage our detailed 3D models to produce easy-to-use manufacturing instructions and quality control materials resulting in products with outstanding out-of-box quality.

ManufacturingDocumentation
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We work side-by-side with manufacturing partners before and during the initial production build to make sure all documentation is accurate and properly implemented. After the initial launch, we continue to provide manufacturing support to overcome the growing pains associated with scaling up to support a successful product line.

Manufacturing
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A successful product launch consists of much more than the product itself. Items such as packaging design and testing, completed agency compliance testing, and marketing tools and materials are vital components of a product launch. We work closely with our partners to ensure every detail is covered before launch day arrives.

Product Launch
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PRODUCTS

The best proof of a successful product development process is successful products. SPI developed product lines have secured over $8 billion in sales for our partners. Below are some samples of our work:

Openings

Although we are not currently hiring, we're always interested in talking to people who are passionate about product development and why they believe they would be an invaluable asset to our team. If that sounds like you, send a message to hr@sperryinc.com

Co-op Program

We are proud to be a part of Northeastern University’s Cooperative Education (co-op) Program.  Typically there are 1 or 2 co-op students working as full-time members of the SPI team, where they gain experience in all phases of product development.  Our innovative, fast-paced, hands-on environment gives the co-op students a crash course in what it takes to bring a product from concept to successful market release.  This partnership has been a great success as multiple, outstanding students have returned for a 2nd co-op term or full-time employment after graduation.

 

Summer Internship

We occasionally offer Summer Internships. To inquire about possible positions, contact us at hr@sperryinc.com

CAREERS

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