Bi-Link is preparing to launch its second location of The Hardware Store™ in San Diego, California on July 21, 2015, from 4:00-6:00 pm.
The first Hardware Store™ premiered last November at the Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, North Carolina and received a positive response from the community. Following the premiere, Jacob Newbauer, Community Manager of the Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, N.C., stated, "They [Bi-Link] recognize the plethora of R&D companies we have here and how they need a third space to be more than a coffee shop — they need tools and gadgets and a place specifically designed for the engineering mind."
A unique feature of The Hardware Store™ is the Midnight Lunch™ Lab. In collaboration with Sarah Miller Caldicott, great-grandniece of Thomas Edison and author of the book Midnight Lunch, the Midnight Lunch™ Lab is designed to ignite innovation like Edison. Caldicott is involved with the San Diego launch and will be present opening day.
Also making an appearance is MakingChips, a manufacturing podcast that recently hit over 10,000 downloads. Hosts Jim Carr of CARR Machine & Tool and Jason Zenger of ZENGERS Industrial Supply will be recording live and interviewing attendees.
Bi-Link chose San Diego as a second location due to its high demand for engineer support and its development as a hub for technology companies, in a wide range of industries. Tim Higby, Bi-Link's California Technical Liaison, states, "San Diego, one of America's finest cities with all its diversity and rich history, provides the perfect backdrop for engineers and entrepreneurs to collaborate freely." Recently, Crain's Chicago Business wrote an article on Bi-Link titled, "Why Silicon Valley's giants buy parts from this suburban job shop."
Read more about The Hardware Store™ by Bi-Link.
