For the last year we’ve been traveling from Los Angeles to New York City, as well as stopping by several great cities in between, telling the start-up story of Shield. Along the journey we’ve met gifted architects and designers who have tons of interesting conversations about the...
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"The details are not the details. They make the design." - Charles EamesFine details such as a photo on a restaurant menu, a green “download here” button on a website or the order products are placed in a store aisle can greatly influence our behavior.Small...
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There are a lot of articles about what mass customization means to the consumer, but it’s hard to find solid thinking and conversation about these macro-level changes in the manufacturing environment. Put plainly, we believe manufacturing version 3.0 means you get what you want, cheaper...
Read MoreCold calling is kind of like blind dating. You don’t know what you’re getting into and it might get a little awkward. If you are like us and many other companies, you probably think it’s a little bit old school, too. At Shield, we...
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As Shield grows, evidence supporting the importance of quality keeps rolling in. We all appreciate fine craftsmanship, products made with standards that focus on high quality and attention to detail. And they evoke our emotions: we talk about handmade items with a depth of feeling...
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Lean manufacturing is the process of maximizing customer value, while eliminating waste, both material waste and wasted motion (labor). The idea was derived from the Toyota Production System (TPS) and is now universally adopted. At Shield, we embrace lean thinking in manufacturing. We are...
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From high traffic to the battle against healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), healthcare facilities are prone to many cleaning challenges and can have difficulties controlling the proliferation of bacteria. Hospital life is hectic and it is basically impossible to stop patient room furniture or casework from having...
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