By Ben Dyer
Sam Zaidspiner, CEO, Slingshot Product Development Group from Producer Celia Dyer-TechDrawl on Vimeo.
We are proud to recognize Slingshot Product Development Group of Lawrenceville, GA as one of our sponsors and to hear President/CEO Sam Zaidspiner in the video above describe his mission and process. Founded in 2001, Slingshot PDG aims to help its clients grow revenues and profits through innovation, and its list of successes in that respect is quite lengthy.
Slingshot’s expertise balances innovation with implementation and runs the gamut from research, design, engineering, prototyping, manufacturing, to product launch. The company has a presence in Asia to facilitate prototyping and manufacturing, most notably with its office in Shenzhen, China and relationships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. These resources lead to the most advantageous pricing for Slingshot clients.
The company develops products in categories including
For many of you in our audience, this last category may be of particular interest if you have a concept for a physical invention. Slingshot is even in the business of creating companies around innovative product ideas that are viable at that level.
The company has an excellent website with an impressive list of name brands. If you can arrange a visit, all the better. The company’s reception area is filled with items you’ll either recognize or want to get your hands on. Slingshot is an important part of the technology ecosystem in Atlanta, and we encourage you to get to know Sam Zaidspiner and his team.
Slingshot is one of the Southeast's leading product design and development organizations. The company's development teams utilize unique and proven strategies to rapidly launch products for clients in a variety of industries, including consumer products, medical, electronics, military/security, automotive, aerospace, toys, and other categories. Slingshot has developed products with dozens of corporate clients including The Coca-Cola Company, Plantronics, Conair, Kimberly Clark, CharBroil and Lockheed, as well as with innovation-based start-ups.
The company offers a full range of product development services including ideation, conceptual design, prototyping, engineering, design for manufacture, packaging and program management. Additionally, sourcing and manufacturer coordination services are offered through Slingshot's Asia office near Shanghai, China.
Slingshot Product Development Group was founded in 2001 by Sam Zaidspiner, President; George Hatzilias, Vice President of Engineering; and Noah McNeely, Vice President of Design.