Zone4 develops race timing hardware and software. In an industry where equipment has traditionally been complex and difficult to operate, the company saw an opportunity to do things differently.

Let’s talk about leveraging an external design expert to enhance your internal technical team - the benefits and the challenges.

We talk about the real timeline and investment required to transition from prototype to manufacture-ready design.

The gap between prototype and production is wider than most hardware entrepreneurs realize.

Hardware development means constantly balancing innovation, quality, and manufacturing reality.

Manufacturing constraints are often seen as creativity killers, but what if they're actually your greatest design opportunity?

The storied Canadian curling equipment manufacturer turned to onetwosix design to create something the industry had never seen before.