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    WE ARE AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF 
LIFE-TRANSFORMING TECHNOLOGIES
Lucid Labs has been core to the development of clients’ products with startups that have received funding exceeding $3.5B, and instrumental in the development of products on the market generating $40B+ in revenue.
Tim Hillukka is the founder of Lucid Labs, a technology and product development firm. Mr. Hillukka has worked with numerous Fortune 100 companies as well as many early-stage companies, inventors, physicians, VC, and angel investors. Prior to founding Lucid Labs, he worked for Guidant Corporation in marketing, product development, and manufacturing. Mr. Hillukka is currently a Board member of three Medical device companies. He holds numerous patents with several more pending.
ENGINEERING and DEVELOPMENT
- Mechanical Engineering 
- Equipment Engineering 
- Fixture Design and Development 
- Mechanical and Electrical Product Design 
- Proof of Concept 
- Process Development and Equipment Design 
- Custom Automation 
- PCB Design using Altium 
- 3D Animation of product interacting with dynamic human body 
- Software CAD: SolidWorks, Creo, Altium Designer, Maya, Inventor 
- Software FEA: SolidWorks FEA, Abaqus 
PROTOTYPING
- Swiss Machining 
- CNC Milling / CNC Turning 
- Nitinol Tooling Development 
- Nitinol Component Forming 
- Marketing Models 
- Proof of Concept 
- Production Quality Prototypes 
- Insert Machining for Injection Molding 
- Metal Forming 
- Laser Cutting 
- Water Jet Cutting 
- Urethane RTV Functional Parts 
- 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing 
COMPONENT PRODUCTION and MANUFACTURING
- Production Level Fixturing Equipment 
- Surgical Robotic Component Production 
- Implantable Components 
- Component Production for Class I, II, and III Devices 
- Component Design for Manufacturing Assessment (DFM) 
- CNC Lathe 
- Machine Assembly / Secondary Operations 
- Wire EDM - 0.002" / 0.006" / 0.010" Wire 
- 3, 5, 7, and 9 Axis CNC Machining 
EXPERTISE
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT client visions are clarified into designs
PRODUCT DEFINITION helping establish primary product features
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN forming product aesthetics, ergonomics, usability, and functionality
PROTOTYPING/3D PRINTING delivery of client Proof of Concept
PRODUCT DESIGN client designs are transformed into 3D and digital models
ENGINEERING multi-disciplinary team providing comprehensive innovation
SYSTEM EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING design implementation and installation of production equipment followed by fixture development
MANUFACTURING integration of the product development and process development into production
MANUFACTURING TESTING validation that final product meets design intent
PACKAGING & ASSEMBLY
 
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
              
              
             
                        