tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46288665121968184492023-11-15T22:44:10.781-08:00Lightspeed News & EventsAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166520826815771065noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4628866512196818449.post-88578868247033281612016-01-13T04:45:00.001-08:002016-01-13T04:53:32.541-08:00Program connects old, new to boost manufacturing jobs<div class="WordSection1">
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;">Enter<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Manufacturing<span style="letter-spacing: -.95pt;"> </span>Initiative,<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>program<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>connects<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>hardware startups<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>manufacturers.<span style="letter-spacing: -1.0pt;"> </span>After<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>helping<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>tweak<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>design<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>his
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;">“It<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>really<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>nice<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>able<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>find<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>folks<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>could<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;">
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</span>that process,”<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>Mashburn<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Lightspeed,<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>“and<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>who<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>had<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>expectation<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>we would<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>manufacturing<span style="letter-spacing: -.95pt;"> </span>much,<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>much<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>more.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166520826815771065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4628866512196818449.post-24315589779007810992015-03-16T04:50:00.000-07:002015-03-16T04:50:48.077-07:00Rich Breault Lightspeed MFG cuts chain for MassChallenge March 10th 2015<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MADE@ MassChallenge aims to aggregate prototyping and manufacturing resources for early-stage entrepreneurs</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">On March 10th, MassChallenge Boston unveiled MADE@ MassChallenge, a 5,000 sq. ft hardware lab and maker space that will enable hardware startups to prototype in-house as part of the four-month accelerator program. MassChallenge startups and alumni will gain access to essential tools and equipment as well as mentorship and guidance from industry experts.</span><br />
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Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166520826815771065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4628866512196818449.post-6754141787398848492014-04-13T06:48:00.005-07:002014-04-13T06:48:51.336-07:00CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Names Lightspeed Manufacturing 2013 EMS Company of the Year<strong>CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY</strong> today announced <strong>Lightspeed Manufacturing </strong>as its EMS Company of the Year for 2013. The distinction is bestowed annually on EMS companies that have demonstrated profitability and sustained excellence among their peers.<br />
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<a href="http://circuitsassembly.com/cms/news/15474-circuits-assembly-names-lightspee" target="_blank">Click here for full article</a>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166520826815771065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4628866512196818449.post-76047831898127289052014-03-30T05:23:00.002-07:002014-03-30T05:23:33.471-07:00MassChallenge partners with Lightspeed, adds Microsoft/City of Boston civic prizeAlthough <a href="http://masschallenge.org/" target="_blank">MassChallenge</a>‘s transition from Fan Pier to Drydock Avenue is expected to be completed later this spring/early this summer, the world’s largest startup accelerator program is already making some big moves.<a name='more'></a><br />
<strong>MassChallenge and Lightspeed MFG</strong><br />
MassChallenge is expanding its partnership with <a href="http://www.lightspeedmfg.com/#" target="_blank">Lightspeed MFG</a>, a Haverhill-based electronics manufacturing, prototyping, and repair company.<br />
Last year, Lightspeed donated some manufacturing equipment, including 3D printers, software, and computer equipment, to MassChallenge.<br />
When I asked why his company decided to donate the equipment to the accelerator, Lightspeed founder Rich Breault explained, ”We came in to MassChallenge and thought it was great, but I asked them, ‘What do you guys do for hardware?’ They didn’t even have a screwdriver in the place.”<br />
This week, Lightspeed and MassChallenge have revealed that they are going to be working more closely together in the future.<br />
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<a href="http://betaboston.com/news/2014/03/28/masschallenge-partners-with-lightspeed-adds-microsoftcity-of-boston-civic-prize/">Read full story here</a>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166520826815771065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4628866512196818449.post-80713331222561948352013-05-04T07:27:00.000-07:002013-05-04T07:27:01.616-07:00Tech start-ups welcome in Haverhill<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px;">About 60 years ago, the world’s first commercial product that included a transistor was built by Western Electric in downtown Haverhill. Today, </span><a class="a" href="http://bounceimaging.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.1s linear, background-color 0.1s linear; background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.1s linear, background-color 0.1s linear; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Bounce Imaging</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px;">, which Popular Science cited as having one of the </span><a class="a" href="http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-04/emergency-response-smart-ball" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.1s linear, background-color 0.1s linear; background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.1s linear, background-color 0.1s linear; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">best inventions of 2013</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px;">, is relying on a company in the city’s Ward Hill neighborhood to create a high-tech orb that signals danger before first responders make their move. </span><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Brenda J. Buote Boston Globe</em><br />
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<br />Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166520826815771065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4628866512196818449.post-24777737629941548992011-06-22T06:56:00.000-07:002011-06-22T06:56:47.028-07:00LightspeedPROTO Launched, Dedicated to PCBA Prototype Services<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #004b85;"><em>Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA –</em></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #004b85;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #004b85;">Lightspeed Manufacturing , a leading Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider, announces the launch of <a href="http://www.lightspeed-proto.com/">LightspeedPROTO</a>, a new division of Lightspeed Manufacturing devoted solely to providing prototype electronic assemblies and related services such as engineering and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) assistance.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #004b85;"> </span>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166520826815771065noreply@blogger.com7