Plans to launch new manufacturing platform this Fall

San Leandro, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 09/27/2016 -- SYNCFAB.COM is pleased to announce our involvement in the US Department of Energy's Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute and that SYNCFAB will launch a new platform this Fall.

On June 20, 2016, President Barack Obama announced a $70M million federal award to the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition, an industry-led national non-profit, to create a nationwide Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute. The Institute which will include SYNCFAB's involvement, will fuel industry growth and innovation nationwide with more than $140 million in public-private investment geared toward developing advanced manufacturing technology and a supporting workforce and education pipeline. The announcement was made at the Select USA Summit in Washington, D.C.

The Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) will be an industry-led non-profit organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California with networked regional centers across California, Washington, New York, North Carolina and Texas. The national network will work across business, workforce and technical focus areas, leveraging each region's unique industrial environments. It will be the ninth institute awarded under the National Network of Manufacturing Institutes initiative. The SMLC brings together a strong collaboration of nearly 200 partners from academia, industry, and non-profits across over thirty states. The Institute will accelerate the development and adoption of advanced sensors, data analytics, and controls in manufacturing, while reducing the cost of these technologies by half and radically improving the efficiency of U.S. advanced manufacturing.

Commenting on the Company's inclusion in the Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII), SYNCFAB CEO, Jeremy Goodwin, said, "We are honored to be an industry partner to CESMII appointed by the White House and sanctioned by the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and we look forward to facilitating the creation and implementation of new manufacturing efficiency standards."

On September 16, 2016 SYNCFAB CEO, Jeremy Goodwin, together with the San Leandro City CIO, Deborah Acosta, introduced the launch of a new SYNCFAB platform. The new regional advanced manufacturing procurement platform was developed in response to an Economic Development Challenge shared by the City of San Leandro and presented at the 2016 City of San Francisco STiR Demo Day (Startup-in-Residence with Mayor Ed Lee's Office of Civic Innovation). The new platform will launch this Fall.

About SYNCFAB
Product designers and supply chain purchase managers agree 1) locating factories to manufacture their products and 2) obtaining reliable manufacturing quotes are big problems. SYNCFAB is working to change that by lowering marketing and manufacturing costs to make the procurement bidding process more transparent. Supply chain buyers and product designers can take advantage of surplus production capacity at local factories for quality, accuracy and sustainable production. SyncFab is also the first to link Northern and Southern California with a common manufacturing hub as the resident startup for the San Francisco Mayor's Office of Civic Innovation, with its roots in industrial Los Angeles. Get an early lead on the market and Register your Profile.

Company Contact:
Jeremy Goodwin, CEO
510-859-7794
contact@syncfab.com
https://www.syncfab.com/

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Civic Tech Partnership Supports Regional Supply Chain Platform Expansion

San Francisco, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/20/2016 -- SYNCFAB, the developer and marketer of the leading local supply chain sourcing platform for product development, design and manufacturing, today announced that supply chain buyers and product designers will be able to source local manufacturing far more easily in the San Francisco Bay area.

The Company is pleased to report it is signing a strategic agreement under the San Francisco STIR program, to facilitate and accelerate building its regional supply chain platform of online factories for product development and procurement. Under the terms of the collaborative Agreement, SYNCFAB will receive city support in its Bay-area initiative bringing more local product developers and supply chain professionals together with local manufacturers.

"The City of San Francisco Mayor's Office of Innovation is proud to announce the Startup in Residence (STIR) program has partnered with the cities of San Leandro, Oakland and West Sacramento," said Jay Nath, San Francisco Chief Innovation Officer. "Made in USA" is making a comeback and San Leandro, the "City that makes things," is factory floor to the San Francisco Bay Area," said San Leandro Chief Innovation Officer, Deborah Acosta, "we look forward to working with SYNCFAB to enhance our manufacturing supply chain resources available online." More info on the STIR program can be found here.

Commenting on this important Company milestone, SYNCFAB CEO, Jeremy Goodwin, said, "We are honored to be included in the STIR program indicating the City believes our company mission is important to the local economy and its citizenry and our team is credible and committed enough that they are willing to support the company publicly. We are grateful for the strong support of San Leandro and San Francisco that enables us to accelerate connecting regional buyers with local factories. Through our extensive active network of product development and supply chain professionals, SYNCFAB is solving a major marketing problem for local manufacturers with limited marketing budgets whose factories are underutilized. By connecting product development experts with those local manufacturers, the factories are more accessible and productive for a win-win value proposition all around."

Product designers and supply chain managers agree 1) locating factories to manufacture their products 2) obtaining reliable manufacturing quotes and 3) factory accountability are HUGE problems. SYNCFAB is working to change that by lowering marketing and manufacturing costs to make the procurement bidding process more transparent. Supply chain buyers and product designers can take advantage of surplus production capacity at local factories for quality, accuracy and sustainable production. Get an early lead on the market and Register your Profile.

About SYNCFAB
SYNCFAB is a revolutionary service platform streamlining product development for supply chain managers, designers, engineers, production planners, manufacturing representatives and entrepreneurs. SYNCFAB is short for Synchronized Fabrication - the marriage of additive (3D printing) and subtractive (traditional) manufacturing which combined with computer-aided-design and robotic automation collectively represent "advanced manufacturing." The company's mission aims to combine sustainable design with local manufacturing. #MAKELOCAL

Company Contact:
Jeremy Goodwin, CEO
510-859-7794
contact@syncfab.com
https://www.syncfab.com/

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Marketplace Connecting Hardware Startups & Growing Product Businesses with Established Manufacturers & Regional Suppliers adds RFQ, RFP and GD&T Features

Silicon Valley, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/21/2015 -- SyncFab this week unveiled its new and improved version 1.5 web user interface (UI) update to help growing product businesses collaborate online with manufacturers, suppliers, designers and engineers. SyncFab is the premiere online invention platform and product development marketplace connecting growing product businesses and hardware startups with established regional manufacturers. You may view SyncFab 1.5 and register your free profile.

"Our nimbleness as a growing company allows us to quickly incorporate user feedback and upgrade our platform from our version 1.0 release July 4, 2015," said SyncFab CEO Jeremy Goodwin. "Newly introduced features of SyncFab 1.5 include upfront request for quotes, RFQs, for budget-minded open source product developers as well as upfront request for proposals, RFPs, for inventors with budget and intellectual property requirements."

In addition to upgrading the RFQ and RFP process, SyncFab streamlined the user registration process and a technical drawing bid-matching system for RFQs. "We are working to create a seamless user experience to simplify the sourcing process from a rich but opaque local supply chain," said SyncFab CEO Jeremy Goodwin.

About SyncFab
SyncFab is an online marketplace connecting inventors, hardware and product developers with regional manufacturers and suppliers. The platform is like a Costco or Yelp for manufacturing catering to entrepreneurs, designers, engineers and product developers. The platform allows product developers to crowdsource local manufacturers, prototypers, production planners and material suppliers for quality, accuracy, material and process sustainability. SyncFab is lowering manufacturing costs by making the bidding process more transparent and helping product developers take advantage of surplus production capacity at local factories. Don't just buy local - design and make local with SyncFab!

Founded in 2013, the company has offices in Silicon Valley and Santa Monica, California. SyncFab is short for Synchronized Fabrication to represent the synchronization of logistics, robotics, materials, computer-aided-design (CAD), 3D print (additive) and traditional (subtractive) fabrication, which collectively comprise modern advanced manufacturing. Register your free profile and unleash your inner creator!

Contact:
Jeremy Goodwin, CEO of SyncFab
310-496-1826
contact@syncfab.com
https://syncfab.com/

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New Silicon Valley presence with the largest 3D technology cluster in the world

Silicon Valley, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/20/2015 -- SyncFab has expanded its network to include the customers and 3d print services of the Bay Area Advanced Manufacturing Hub (BAAM) coalition in Silicon Valley. SyncFab is the premiere online invention platform and product development marketplace connecting growing product businesses with established regional manufacturers.

"We are excited to work with the Bay Area Advanced Manufacturing coalition and expand our additive manufacturing supply chain to better serve both SyncFab and BAAM customers. SyncFab will continue to forge similar strategic partnerships adding value for SyncFab users," said Jeremy Goodwin, CEO of SyncFab.

"We see great synergy between BAAM and SyncFab," said Espen Sivertsen, CEO of Type A Machines and founder of BAAM. "BAAM can offer a comprehensive portfolio of additive manufacturing services to SyncFab customers. SyncFab will also play an important role supporting BAAM's mission of integrating the 3D printing ecosystem to create a seamless user experience offering order aggregation, design on demand and go-to-market consulting for BAAM members and customers."

About SyncFab
SyncFab is an online marketplace connecting inventors, hardware and product developers with regional manufacturers and suppliers. The platform is like a Costco or Yelp for manufacturing catering to entrepreneurs, designers, engineers and product developers. The platform allows product developers to crowdsource local manufacturers, prototypers, production planners and material suppliers for quality, accuracy, material and process sustainability. SyncFab is lowering manufacturing costs by making the bidding process more transparent and helping product developers take advantage of surplus production capacity at local factories. Don't just buy local - design and make local with SyncFab!

Founded in 2013, the company has offices in Silicon Valley and Santa Monica, California. SyncFab is short for Synchronized Fabrication to represent the synchronization of logistics, robotics, materials, computer-aided-design (CAD), 3D print (additive) and traditional (subtractive) fabrication, which collectively comprise modern advanced manufacturing. Register your free profile and unleash your inner creator!

Contact:
Jeremy Goodwin, CEO of SyncFab
310-496-1826
jeremy@syncfab.com
https://www.syncfab.com/

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Hosted at the REEF MakerCity LA for MFG Day 2015 and LAIW15

Los Angeles, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 09/23/2015 -- SyncFab -- the premiere platform connecting product develops and manufacturers -- has partnered with the REEF to host the LA Design and Manufacturing Innovation Partnership Conference on MFG Day 2015 during LA Innovation Week. The event will provide product designers, industrial designers and engineers crucial information about successfully designing, prototyping and manufacturing products in the greater Los Angeles area.

When: Friday, Oct. 2, 2015
1-3 pm
Where: MakerCity LA (The REEF)
1933 S Broadway 11th floor
Los Angeles, CA 90007
RSVP: SyncFab.com/factory-tours

"California is the No. 1 center of manufacturing in the USA and Los Angeles is the premiere design capital, which makes this the perfect location to host this conference for MFG Day 2015," said SyncFab CEO Jeremy Goodwin.

CAD software firm AutoDesk will provide a keynote on "the Future of Making Things." The local product development panel features a lineup of advanced manufacturing and 3D-printing rapid prototyping industry rock stars:

Jens Windau, founding CEO of AIO Robotics, maker of the world's first all-in-one 3D printer and scanner
John Sundermeyer, co-founder of Pull Creative, a product design agency
TBA, West Coast manager of EnvisionTEC, a 3D printer manufacturer
Taj Johnson, co-founder of ToyBuilder Labs, a 3D-printing materials supplier
Michele Nash-Hoff, manager of ElectroFab, a one-stop source for all fabrication needs

"I managed to fund my company with Kickstarter in the first 24 hours and I'm excited to share my experience with others how they can do it too," said AIO Robotics founding CEO Jens Windau.

Exhibitor tables will also be available in the concourse area. Companies interested in exhibiting should email contact@syncfab.com to request a booth.

About SyncFab
SyncFab.com is a revolutionary service platform streamlining product development for small batch regional manufacturing bringing together designers, engineers, entrepreneurs, fabricators, materials and production planning services. SyncFab's mission couples sustainable design with local manufacturing to better serve startups and established hardware companies alike. The SyncFab platform matches surplus regional manufacturing capacity with intuitive local design and eco-conscious materials and fabrication. The company facilitates product development for entrepreneurs with factory tours, prototyping and supply chain sourcing tools.

Founded by Jeremy Goodwin and Andy Tong in 2013, the company has offices in Santa Monica and San Leandro, California. SyncFab's name is short for Synchronized Fabrication, which is the marriage of additive (3D printing) and subtractive (traditional) manufacturing. Register your profile on SyncFab.

Contact:
Jeremy Goodwin, CEO of SyncFab
310-496-1826
jeremy@syncfab.com
https://www.syncfab.com/

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Santa Monica, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/09/2015 -- Turning design ideas into finished products is now easier than ever. SyncFab launched July 4 a new online platform that provides everything designers and entrepreneurs need to manufacture their products locally -- from raw materials to local factories -- in a one-stop shop.

SyncFab is like an eBay or eHarmony catering to designers, engineers and inventors. The platform allows them to efficiently source local manufacturers, suppliers, production planners and prototypers. SyncFab aims to lower manufacturing costs by making the bidding process more transparent and helping designers take advantage of surplus production capacity at local factories.

"SyncFab is on a mission to return overseas manufacturing to the U.S. and create jobs," said SyncFab CEO Jeremy Goodwin. "We streamline the word-of-mouth referral system currently relied upon by most designers and entrepreneurs when sourcing fabricators. We are also solving a massive marketing problem for local manufacturers who have no advertising budgets and end up letting their factories sit idle." Take a Peek by Registering your Profile Here.

"The U.S. is at the epicenter of 3D Printing, CADCAM computer aided design for manufacturing and robotics automation and SyncFab is the platform bringing them together to produce high-quality products locally," Goodwin added.

To further it's mission of "Don't Just Buy Local - Design & Make Local," SyncFab created the "Made in California" factory tour series. To join or host one of our Made in California tours contact: tours@syncfab.com

SyncFab will be hosting Anniversary and Soft Launch Receptions in both its Bay Area and Southern California offices.

Berkeley
2:00 - 3:30 pm
Saturday, July 11, 2015
RSVP Berkeley Reception

Santa Monica
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Saturday, July 18, 2015
RSVP Santa Monica Reception

About SyncFab
SyncFab.com is a technology company that provides a revolutionary platform bringing together designers, local manufacturers, materials and services. Founded by Jeremy Goodwin and Andy Tong in 2013, it has operations in Santa Monica and Berkeley, Calif. SyncFab's name is short for Synchronized Fabrication, which is the marriage of 3D printing with traditional manufacturing.

Contact:
Jeremy Goodwin, CEO of SyncFab
310-496-1826
jeremy@syncfab.com
https://www.syncfab.com/

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