As industrial designers, we?re often in the middle of marketing and engineering. We have to be looking for those engineering innovations that can offer our clients a competitive advantage. … We were very impressed with the number of products and just the innovation from a manufacturing standpoint.

We attend these seminars to prepare ourselves and our crews for the upcoming balloon season, as well as being able to educate others on how to balloon safely.

Safety is the key point whether it is at The Great Balloon Race (July 28-30), taking up passengers or just flying for fun.