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12 Years in Mechanical Design: To Those Who Think, 'Can I Really Do Design?'

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Electronic Busy Board Is Fun For Kids and Hackers

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From napkin drawing to final product, this Fairfax business helps inventors through the process

Fairfax, Virginia-based X-Pro helps inventors bring product ideas to life, offering engineering, prototyping, manufacturing ...