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PCDworks

A typical incubator or accelerator provides office space and mentoring mostly for software development. They help aspiring entrepreneurs with market analysis, financial modeling, and pitch development to gain seed and angel funding. We, on the other hand, provide a nurturing environment and the equipment, space, and engineering mentorship dedicated to designing and building the "hard" physical innovations of this world — things like:

  • Linear-motor-driven subsea safety valves
  • The Mars Rover power-board design
  • Swimmer-rescue rebreathers
  • Cataract removal technology
  • The connected railcar
  • IA-certified sensors and gateway
  • Downhole-motor-driven pumps
  • Black water recovery system (Wall Street Journal Technology Award)
  • Next-generation broiler for a major food chain
  • Automated, smart tie-down for the US Navy hovercraft
  • Harmonic drives
  • Sensors and the accompanying communications and computer controls for all of the above

Once the initial prototypes are built and tested, companies tap into our 25 years of commercialization experience to help with what Thomas Edison called the "99% perspiration" part of innovation: bringing a product into the marketplace.

Who are we?

PCDworks, the founder and driving force behind HardTech Basecamp, is an innovation think-tank situated on top of a secluded, pine-covered hill in East Texas. For the past 25 years we've developed innovative solutions for 50+ companies across 90+ HardTech projects. We have more than 30 patents either issued or in process. Projects span transportation, medical, oil & gas, military, and consumer.

We own parts of four companies that were developed through these HardTech projects, and bring expertise in electrical, mechanical, and software engineering, material science, and mathematical/multi-physics modeling. We conduct testing and certification up to (1A) Intrinsically Safe UL levels, and have extensive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) expertise plus manufacturing/sourcing partnerships in China, Romania, Germany, and the US. This breadth is what allows us to help startups get their product to market fast.

How the Basecamp works

A basecamp is a strategic spot on the mountain that gives the bold souls daring to reach the summit a place to prepare themselves and their gear for the journey. The basecamp doesn't get climbers to the top of the mountain — instead, it prepares them for the trials ahead, de-risking the venture to ensure success. Your team will be housed and fed on an 80-acre campus in the quiet hills of the Piney Woods of East Texas, free from distraction, working in an equipment-rich environment with PCDworks innovation mentors, engineers, and tradesmen available 24/7.

Your team will live in a comfortable guest house on the PCDworks campus where you'll live and eat with the founders and other entrepreneurs as family to foster team building and nurture creative problem-solving. The entire experience is designed to focus the spirit of creativity and accelerate the project to the next stage. Facilities include a machine shop workspace, office space for the "paperwork" part of the project, conference rooms for team meetings, a gym, a game room, and 8 guest rooms with private bathrooms and queen-size beds. The nearest town is Palestine, Texas — about 20 miles south.

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