Built by Builders
This isn't about presentations or concept videos — it's about real parts, real budgets, and real customers.
Mike Formica
We're engineers who've walked the walk. We've built and shipped thousands of complex products for industries where performance and cost both matter — and we've done it quickly, under pressure, and without unlimited funding.
Mike Formica has founded several technology startups and led them to acquisitions. Along the way he has developed, manufactured and shipped over 30 products across the medical, defense, automotive, and industrial markets. From 3D scanners manufactured by the thousands, to the world's first commercial lane departure warning system deployed in half a million vehicles, to autonomous robotic platforms for the DoD — the track record is built on real hardware solving real problems.
How We Work
Build First, Pitch Later
We'd rather have a working prototype than a polished deck. Real hardware answers questions that slides can't. We prioritize getting to something tangible as fast as possible.
Learn by Making
Every unit we build teaches us something. We feed production lessons back into engineering, compressing the learning cycle and driving down cost and complexity with each iteration.
Local Supply Chain
We know the regional manufacturing ecosystem because we helped build it. Relationships with fabricators, coaters, and assemblers across the Pittsburgh region — built over 20+ years.
No Budget Theater
We've lived the startup grind. We know what it's like to build under real constraints. Every dollar matters, every shortcut has consequences, and we design with that reality in mind.
Let's Build Something
We've been doing this for over two decades. Whatever you're building, we've probably seen something like it before.
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