THE EXPERIENCED LUCID TEAM BRINGS DETERMINATION TO EVERY PROJECT NO MATTER THE SIZE.
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