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Notes from the team: research, engineering decisions and what we learn in the field.
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Can you send your tool idea to DeWalt, Milwaukee or Klein?
What big tool brands actually do with outside product ideas: DeWalt wants a patent or published application first, Klein declines them, and Milwaukee publishes no submission process.
October 12, 2026
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You built a fix for your own jobs. Is it a product?
A trade pro's guide to turning a homemade tool or jobsite workaround into a product: the questions to answer first, protecting the idea, and the traps to avoid.
October 11, 2026
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Tool companies want to interview you. What to expect, and what to ask
Why tool makers and researchers ask trade pros for interviews, how to tell a real research call from a sales pitch, and what to ask before you share anything.
October 11, 2026
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Why we ask about the last job, not the next tool
How Illyra JSL interviews trade pros: questions about a recent, real job instead of opinions about a tool that doesn't exist yet.
October 10, 2026
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How we decide which tool to build
The gates and scoring Illyra JSL uses before engineering anything: customer problem, technical and safety, commercial, and IP.
October 10, 2026
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Five claims we won't make about a tool
Discomfort isn't productivity, and saved minutes aren't saved money. The shortcuts Illyra JSL refuses to take when judging a trade problem.
October 10, 2026