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Catania Product Development has been named a finalist for the 2025 AFGSC Commercial Capabilities Showcase, where it will present ModuMFG, its modular manufacturing platform designed for field-ready sustainment.
Catania Product Development, a Melbourne-based design and engineering firm, has won the Bronze Prize in the Pet Care / Toys for Pets category at the 2024 International Design Awards for its innovative SwiftPaws CHASE! Course Kit. This recognition highlights the company’s commitment to blending aesthetic appeal with functionality. CEO Stefanie Catania expressed pride in their achievement, emphasizing the importance of creating accessible products for pet owners. SwiftPaws, which gained fame after appearing on ABC’s Shark Tank, aims to enrich pets’ lives through their affordable lure course kits. Learn more about these award-winning products at www.swiftpaws.com.
Through Catania’s Design for Manufacturability (DFM) process, we ensure a positive user experience through ALL aspects of your product design lifecycle. Properly executed DFM in the initial design stage will yield optimal returns in terms of both time and cost. Read more to find out how DFM encompasses several principles to establish an effective manufacturing plan.
Have you ever made the observation of how products get smaller? Have you ever looked at computers from the 70s and compared them to today’s computers, and asked, how did that happen? As engineers and designers, we do that all the time. We do it in part because we’re curious about things and we … Read more
Ever torn something apart or broken something down piece by piece to see what’s inside? In the process did you discover something new, like how it was made? I know that I have. Recently, I took apart one of my son’s remote-controlled toys and what I found was that it was surprisingly complex. It was … Read more
Studies show that organizations who use project management techniques are 28% more likely to meet their target business objectives. But not all project management systems are alike. Sometimes bigger isn’t always better. Here at Catania, we individualize our project management techniques to provide the best fit to meet your needs. And it all starts with … Read more
Catania is founded upon the spirit of innovation because every member of the team is an innovator at heart. Most are also inventors. Christine Bralich is just one of those stories. Christine has been working at Catania for a little more than a year. She is passionate about creating user-friendly and aesthetically pleasing products that … Read more
In business for the past decade, SwiftPaws® (www.swiftpaws.com) holds the patent for lure coursing equipment and is currently the only professional manufacturer in the industry. The competition took place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Three-year-old Reas, a Whippet (a medium-sized breed of … Read more
Catania Enterprises’ company culture is based on the premise that freedom begets creativity. Ray Catania, CTO, of Catania Enterprises, is a mechanical engineer who has always been passionate about creating innovative solutions. He and his wife, Stefanie Catania, CEO, started their business to help other small business owners and inventors turn their ideas into functional … Read more
For many inventors and start-ups, success or failure all hinge on proper initial research. This can be one of the hardest things for enthusiastic entrepreneurs to focus on. It is easy to get so excited and emotionally invested in your idea that you do not take the proper time to research your idea for viability … Read more