​Join us and our friends from PTC for a summer kickoff Boston Hardware Meetup!

​🤖 Bring your latest builds, demos, announcements, or asks to share during our Open Mic!

​SPEAKERS + FEATURES

• ​CircuitHub Live PCBA DFM Feedback - CircuitHub's VP of Production, Chris Denney, will be joining us along with the CircuitHub team to provide design for manufacturing feedback. The first 10 signups will have the opportunity to sit down with Chris one on one to review their design. To make the most of your session, bring your PCBA, your laptop with your design open, or upload your project to CircuitHub.com ahead of time. If you upload your design, send the link to support@circuithub.com so the CircuitHub team can have everything ready before you sit down with Chris. Everyone who signs up will also receive their choice of a free hat or t-shirt. Sign up ahead of time using this form: https://forms.gle/k2M4usuVi64v7GBPA

• ​Speaker - Ethan Keller of Reframe Systems - Ethan’s career sits at the intersection of computation, design, and manufacturing. He currently leads development of a design automation pipeline at Reframe Systems, where he’s helping bring modular building systems to life through scalable, model-driven design tools. Prior to Reframe, Ethan spent five years at Onshape as a software development engineer, contributing to both the API and PartStudio teams. His experience building with and for Onshape gives him a unique perspective on how cloud-native CAD can power the next generation of automation. Ethan reveals how Reframe is reinventing home building with a unified platform that brings together Onshape, robots, and a whole lot more!

• ​Speaker - Andre Comella of Inkbit - Andre is a mechanical engineer who has worked on projects big and small, both in size and in scope. He is currently leading development of Inkibit’s next generation industrial inkjet 3D printer. He will be talking about the challengers of designing under high uncertainty and ways to work through them.

• ​Community Open Mic - As always, jump on the mic at the end of the meetup for your own chance to show off, pitch, ask, or demo!

​​Agenda

​5:00-5:45p - Arrival, networking, and CircuitHub Live DFM Feedback

​5:45-5:55p - Welcome and introduction

​5:55-6:40p - Guest speakers and audience Q&A

​6:40-7:00p - Community open mic

​7:00-8:00p - Mix, mingle, more CircuitHub Live DFM Feedback

​​About Boston Hardware Meetup

​Hardware Meetups happen across 30+ cities around the world, bringing together hardware professionals to network, share knowledge, and support each other and the larger hardware ecosystem. The Boston Hardware meetup has been happening since 2013 and is one of the largest local communities inside the global Hardware Meetup network.

​​Thanks to our hosts

​PTC is a global leader in digital engineering, enabling companies to design, make, and maintain innovative products with greater speed, efficiency, and collaboration. Through its unique portfolio of software solutions, PTC helps organizations streamline product development, reduce complexity, and adapt quickly in an increasingly competitive landscape. The world’s leading product companies—including 95% of Fortune 500 discrete manufacturing firms—rely on PTC technologies to transform how they bring products to market. Through the PTC for Startups program, early-stage companies can access these same capabilities at no cost, empowering founders to accelerate development, make smarter decisions earlier, and build a strong foundation for long-term growth.

​​Thanks to our sponsor

​CircuitHub is a Massachusetts based electronics manufacturing platform that has reimagined the SMT process with the "Grid" system for PCB assembly, allowing them to consistently turn around a high mix of assembled boards in as little as three days. Following a recent Series A funding round, they are expanding capacity on that infrastructure significantly. Unlike traditional contract manufacturers, CircuitHub operates without minimum order quantities and automates the quoting and supply chain process, making fast-turn, low-volume prototyping accessible in a way the industry has not historically supported.

​​Thanks to our partner

​informal is a freelance collective for the most talented independent professionals in hardware. With expertise in a diverse range of industries from consumer electronics to aerospace, informal members work with clients at every stage to design, manufacture, and scale physical products. Whether you're looking for a single contractor, a full-time employee, or an entire team of professionals to work on everything from product development to go-to-market strategy, the informal collective has the perfect collection of people for the job. Learn more.

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​Interested? Email us at boston@hardwaremeetup.com