5th Phoenix Hardware Meetup

The Phoenix Hardware Meetup brings together engineers, product developers, and hardware leaders from across Arizona for an evening of learning, discussion, and community.

This event is open to anyone involved in developing physical products, including mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, manufacturing engineers, industrial designers, robotics engineers, hardware startup founders, and others working in hardware development.

The evening will include 1–2 short technical presentations from local engineers, followed by open discussion and time to connect with others in the local hardware community.

Free professional headshots available during the event

Agenda:

6:00 - 6:45pm: Welcome & Networking

6:45pm - 7:00pm: Guest Speaker - Frankie Iovinelli | From Idea to Prototype: A Lean Toolkit for Building Hardware

Frankie Iovinelli will share a practical roadmap for taking a product from idea to early prototype using accessible tools for mechanical design, PCB development, coding, website creation, 3D printing, and product visualization. He’ll connect this tool stack to lean startup principles, showing how rapid prototyping helps teams test assumptions, learn faster, and make better decisions with limited time and resources. The talk is designed for founders, engineers, and makers looking to turn an idea into something real.

7:00pm - 7:15pm: Guest Speaker - TBD

7:15pm - 7:45pm: Open mic

7:45 - 8:30pm: Mix, mingle, and wrap up the night

Whether you're building new products, scaling manufacturing, or simply interested in hardware development, this meetup is a great way to meet others doing similar work in Arizona.

Date: August 5, 2026

Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Location: Pipeline Design & Engineering, Tempe

Food will be provided.

Thank you to PDX for sponsoring the 4th Phoenix Hardware Meetup.

Hardware Meetup is a volunteer organization and relies on sponsorships to cover the costs of putting on these events.

We share the RSVP list with sponsors who support 3 or more events. By RSVPing to this event you consent to us sharing your email address and other registration information with our sponsors.