Our name is a promise: we mine ideas, and we grow them.
Fertile Mined suggests two things about us at once — that we can mine innovative ideas in support of your objectives, and that we are fertile ground for innovation itself. Twenty-plus years later, we still believe both.
Mined Over Matters
The elusive creative force of the best designers — plus the decades-long experience of seasoned engineers.
Our teams of Mechanical, Electrical and Software Engineers have sloughed off the most demanding challenges from mega-corporations and dusted off the most rigorous mind-storms of anxious start-ups.
We are your product-development partner for the complete cradle-to-grave process — ideation, prototyping, design, testing, product verification and validation, and requirements documentation. Engage one discipline or the whole team.
In the Field · Cross-Functional Build
The Team
Seasoned engineers who love the end user as much as their vintage protractor collection.
A cross-functional bench across mechanical, electrical, software, industrial design, PM and UI/UX.
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Why FMI
Nine reasons leading organizations keep coming back.
01
Best documentation in the industry
Founded on the belief that superior documentation is the key to product-development excellence. Our Engineer-in-a-Notebook™ details the design and development of your product down to manufacturing spec.
02
We improve time to market
We hear it again and again — Fertile Mined designs and develops faster than our clients' internal resources. That's why we're the partner of choice.
03
We improve ROI
Not just an engineering firm — business analysts. Collaborating at the earliest stage, we help you identify opportunities and make better business decisions.
04
We absorb workload surges
Project delays happen at any time. Our engineers step in at any point in the process to help you hit critical dates.
05
Superior communication, tracked
Our MPT™ issue-tracking system controls changes from need to solution, on a secure extranet with up-to-the-minute status and documentation.
06
Manufacturable, reliable, cost-effective
We research the use environment and your manufacturing resources first, taking DFM and DFT into account so designs build cleanly on what you own.
07
Two decades of hard-won range
Over 20 years delivering successful projects across the diversity — and complexity — of multiple industries.
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Trusted by leading organizations
Organizations across the U.S. rely on Fertile Mined for engineering expertise in new product development.
09
Bilingual in hardware and software
Our engineers are experts in both — and design from a business perspective to keep products cost-effective and on-target.
