September 2008
Evolve Showcased by Javelin Technologies as a Success Customer
Evolve Design Solutions is proud to have been selected by Javelin Technologies to appear on "Javelin Customer Successes".  Javelin Technologies, Canada's premier SolidWorks Value Added Reseller (VAR), has compiled and is showcasing a series of successful SolidWorks customer success stories from Canadian designers and manufacturers.
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June 2008
Innovative Office Seating Armrest System showcased at NeoCon 2008
Evolve Design Solutions' new Twister Armrest was launched in Chicago, IL at NeoCon 2008 (the world's most important trade fair for the contract furnishing industry).   
This innovative slim asymmetric fully pivoting armrest system was designed and engineered one of North America's leading manufacturers of office seating and boasts the ability to rotate 360 degrees as well as stop or lock in any position. The new armrest and mechanism is comprised of structural diecast zinc and polyurethane foam components.

May 2008
Evolve Supports the Designers Accord
Evolve Design Solutions is a proud new member standing amongst the ranks of the top firms in the international design community and now an active supporter of the Designers Accord, an industry-wide coalition of design and innovation firms who promote positive environmental and social impact through their work.  Through our knowledge, experience, and research we, as designers, have the possibility to positively influence what we design and consume.  The Designers Accord is endorsed by both the AIGA (the professional association for design) and the IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America).

To learn more about the Designers Accord, visit www.designersaccord.org


April 2008
Aldo Balatti Attends the Milano Salone Internazionale del Mobile
Each year in April, during the Milan Design Week, designers and retail buyers from around the world convene in Milan for one of the design world's biggest trade shows, the Salone Internazionale del Mobile.  Aldo Balatti of Evolve Design Solutions was one of 348,000 visitors from all over the world who attended the event from April 16-21. Thousands of international designers contributed to this year's show making it the biggest ever.  The event was a great opportunity to forge new professional and personal connections with international designers within the design industry and was an insightful and enriching experience.

January 2008
Evolve Designs and Develops Premium Packaging System
Working with its Global Development Centre, Evolve Design Solutions has recently finalized a complete world-class packaging system for a large international company renowned for its high-value leading-edge technology solutions and distributed in over 65 countries.  The new premium packaging was designed and developed for carrying and storage of hearing instruments.  The new three component packaging system comprises of an injection molded hard case with soft molded elastomeric inlays as well as a thermoformed EVA large carrying case and a small case. 

October 2007
Aldo Balatti Attends the ICSID/IDSA Connecting'07 World Design Congress
Aldo Balatti of Evolve Design Solutions was one of 2000 participants from more than 40 countries who attended the ICSID/IDSA Connecting '07 World Design Congress held in San Francisco from October 17-20.  In attendance at this design conference, labeled "The Design Event of a Lifetime", were some of the top designers and innovation thinkers in the world.  The event was a great opportunity to forge new professional and personal connections within the industry of design and innovation and was an amazing and enriching experience.

June 2007
New SME Production Ready Mold Matrix Provides Insight for Plastics Industry
Aldo Balatti of Evolve Design Solutions and Chair of the SME Injection Molding Tech Group spearheaded the creation and development of the new Production Ready Mold Matrix product offering. The Mold Matrix, a joint project between William J. Tobin and SME's Injection Molding Technical Group, is targeted as a guideline to show the protocols necessary to release different types of injection molds to production.
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April 2007
Evolve Creates Innovative Office Seating Slim Armrest System
Drawing from its experience in seating and manufacturing, Evolve Design Solutions was selected by one of North America's leading manufacturers of office seating to design and engineer an innovative slim asymmetric fully pivoting armrest system. The new armrest and mechanism is comprised of structural diecast zinc and polyurethane foam components. Structural FEA (Finite Element Analysis) was used along with 3D rapid prototyping to validate its final design.

February 2007
New Rugged Military Electronic Product Designed by Evolve
A new rugged state-of-the-art electronic military product has just been designed and engineered by Evolve Design Solutions. The new product is destined for military personnel and must survive stringent military testing and must meet and comply with the environmental testing requirements of the MIL-STD-810 standard. While environmental considerations were important, overall physical size and weight were crucial requirements. Evolve worked closely with the electronic hardware and firmware development team in creating this new product.

January 2007
World-Class Industrial Design Gives Vision to New Smart Remote Control
Evolve Design Solutions has recently finalized a complete world-class industrial design program for a large global company renowned for its high-value leading-edge technology solutions and distributed in over 65 countries. Working with its global development group and its European mechanical design group, Evolve’s new compact smart remote control incorporates leading-edge hardware, firmware, illuminated keypad technology, elastomeric tactile overmolding technology and new GE Plastics Visual Effect EF resin system.

November 2006
Evolve is selected as design partner by large international Corporation
Evolve Design Solutions has recently been selected by a large global European Corporation to be its long term Design Consulting Services partner. Aldo Balatti, Principal of the firm along with its team members are very proud and honored that Evolve was selected and qualified from a list of 145 design firms and are looking forward to creating a strategic, successful and long term design relationship.

November 2006
New design wins CES 2007 prestigious Award
A new product which Evolve Design Solutions helped develop has been named 2007 Design and Engineering Award Honoree by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) as an International CES Innovations. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the trade press to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting edge consumer electronics products.

August 2006
Evolve Design Solutions Receives Award from Javelin Technologies
Javelin Technologies, Canada's premier SolidWorks Value Added Reseller (VAR), presented Aldo Balatti of Evolve Design Solutions Inc. with a 2006 Customer Appreciation Award for being the first buyer and user of SolidWorks 3D CAD software in Canada, back in 1995. The presentation took place in Ottawa, on August 9, at the Annual SolidWorks Ottawa User Group meeting.

April 2006
World Leading Technology Corporation Selects Evolve Design Solutions
A recognized world leader in the design, development and manufacture of new technology products has selected and retained the services of Evolve Design Solutions Inc. for its plastics and manufacturing knowledge and expertise for a new product to be launched in Japan.

March 2006
Aldo Balatti to Chair SME Conference at NPE 2006
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has appointed Aldo Balatti of Evolve Design Solutions, Ottawa, ON, Canada, as Chair and Moderator for two energizing technical sessions called Productivity Enhancements for Injection Molding. The conference, running alongside the National Plastics Exposition (NPE), entitled Managing Plastics Manufacturing: Strategies for Improved Productivity & Lean Integration will be held June 20-21, 2006 at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. NPE is the premiere tradeshow serving the plastics industry. This will be the first time SME has participated in NPE and will sponsor its own conference, as well as assist in the development of SPI’s technical sessions.

January 2006
Microsoft and the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
What is the buzz with Microsoft and the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas you might ask? A new world-class high-tech, high volume product that Evolve Design Solutions has been collaborating and developing was shown on display in the Microsoft booth. This new product will be an industry innovation and a market leader. More updates to follow…

September 2005
Aldo Balatti Appointed Chair by SME Technical Group
The SME Injection Molding Technical Group has appointed Aldo Balatti, Design Engineering Director/Plastic Applications Specialist, Evolve Design Solutions, Ottawa, Ontario, as its chair person.  He has also been nominated to sit on the SME Plastics, Composites & Coatings (PCC) community steering committee.  Aldo has been serving SME as a member for the past two years on both the Injection Molding and Design for Plastics Technical Group.

July 2005
SME Engineering Materials Applications - Community News
Plastics Industry Solution Center - The Plastics Industry Solution Center has generated positive and wide interest among members of the EMA community, as well as other professionals from the plastics industry.
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May 2005
New York Times, Chicago Sun Times, Associated Press, MSNBC and Forbes
What is the buzz with the New York Times, the Chicago Sun Times, the Associated Press, MSNBC and Forbes magazine you might ask? They have all been writing about a new world-class high-tech, high volume product that Evolve Design Solutions has been collaborating and working on. This new product will be an industry innovation and a market leader. More updates to follow…

April 2005
New SME Web Page Provides Plastics Industry with Quick Facts and Tips
"The wealth of hands-on and proven knowledge which is being shared with these tips and which resides in a single location is priceless to me," said Aldo Balatti, design engineering director/plastic applications specialist, Evolve Design Solutions Inc., Ottawa, Canada, who led this program development for SME. "It will highly benefit any person involved within the plastics industry and over time, will grow to become an outstanding library of plastics knowledge."
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