In the news
What local press, our customers, and our partners have said about the work.
Watch and listen
Play video: Small Business Series: APTUS (YouTube)Blount PartnershipSmall Business Series: APTUSWhy we build in Blount County. 
Play video: Introduction to APTUS DesignWorks (YouTube)APTUS DesignWorksIntroduction to APTUS DesignWorksMeet the team and see the shop. 
Altium OnTrack podcastStreamlining Product Development Process for Successful Product LaunchBen and Connor on product development, proof of concept, and keeping costs in check.Listen (opens in a new tab)
Partner stories
Stories our suppliers and partners have told about projects we did together.
Play video: Breaking down the barriers to progress (YouTube)AltiumBreaking down the barriers to progressHow our team kept the SASE grinder launch moving through a parts shortage.See the project: SASE 8KR Remote-Controlled Concrete Grinder - AltiumAPTUS DesignWorks drives innovation with AltimadeThe written version: a board redesign that got the SASE grinder to launch faster.Read the story (opens in a new tab)See the project: SASE 8KR Remote-Controlled Concrete Grinder
Recognition
- Daily MemphianTwo Memphis-area products might be the Coolest Things Made in TennesseeHuey, the nail polish robot we built with Blank Beauty, made the Top 8 for Coolest Thing Made in Tennessee.Read the story (opens in a new tab)
- Heavy Duty TruckingHDT Top 20 ProductsGeoLok, the intermodal security device we designed, made the list.Read the story (opens in a new tab)See the project: GeoLok Intermodal Security Device
News
Teknovation.bizKnoxville-based Blank Beauty is building new foundations, literallyA closer look at Vivi, the custom foundation system.Read the story (opens in a new tab)See the project: Vivi Custom Foundation System
Teknovation.bizYou not the SKU: Blank Beauty is the first cosmetic innovation company to create custom foundationWhy custom foundation, and how the machine behind it came together.Read the story (opens in a new tab)See the project: Vivi Custom Foundation System
EpsonEpson Robots Invests in Blank Beauty to Bring Automation and Retailtainment to the Consumer SpaceBlank Beauty's CEO calls APTUS a longtime trusted design partner, and the ones who brought Epson in.Read the story (opens in a new tab)See the project: Vivi Custom Foundation System
Inside of KnoxvilleBlank Beauty Moves Headquarters Into JFG BuildingWorking with APTUS is what brought Blank Beauty’s founder to Knoxville.Read the story (opens in a new tab)
Teknovation.bizAPTUS DesignWorks reveals the seven elements to start-up successBen’s advice for founders, from a talk to Knoxville-area startups.Read the story (opens in a new tab)
Teknovation.bizLooking for a custom nail polish color? Blank Beauty and APTUS DesignWorks have you covered.How we built Huey, a kiosk that mixes a custom nail polish color on the spot.Read the story (opens in a new tab)
Teknovation.bizAPTUS DesignWorks doubles in size as focus remains consistentA profile of APTUS: how we work, and how the team has grown.Read the story (opens in a new tab)
Wood & PanelGuffey's PIVOTPOINT solves spraying issuesThe spray finishing system we developed with Guffey Systems.Read the story (opens in a new tab)
Woodworking NetworkSystem revolutionizes spray finishingHow Guffey Systems and APTUS made a better way to hang and spray parts.Read the story (opens in a new tab)- WBIRBlank Beauty aims to transform the beauty industry with custom foundation shadesLocal TV on Vivi, the custom foundation system.Read the story (opens in a new tab)See the project: Vivi Custom Foundation System
- Knoxville ChamberBlank Beauty closes Series A raise with backing from Epson, RPM, 3Roots, and Evolution VC PartnersBlank Beauty's next step, including the automated order system we worked on together.Read the story (opens in a new tab)
- Three Roots CapitalThree Roots Capital Invests in Blank Beauty to Support Scalable Growth and Economic Impact in East TennesseeNames APTUS as the regional partner behind Blank Beauty’s product development and manufacturing.Read the story (opens in a new tab)
- Teknovation.bizKnoxville is a rising hub for innovation in the beauty-tech sector, thanks to Blank BeautyBlank Beauty moved from Memphis to East Tennessee to build its robots with us.Read the story (opens in a new tab)
- WBIRCompany creating custom nail polish colors expands into Knoxville with hopes of future expansionBlank Beauty’s move to Knoxville, made possible by working with APTUS.Read the story (opens in a new tab)
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