Mobile Solutions Develops Hot Rod Digital Design Master Class for Custom Builders
New class explores how router templates, CAD design, laser cutting, CNC machining & 3D printing work together as a unified fabrication system...
Mobile Solutions—a creator of tools and training for custom automotive electronics, audio and interior installations—announced a new event designed for installers, fabricators, custom builders and shop owners. From July 24 to 27, 2026, at the Mobile Solutions Training Center in Tempe, Arizona, the Hot Rod Digital Design Master Class will educate students on how to transform concepts into executable designs while reducing guesswork, increasing efficiency, and creating premium results that command higher profits, company officials stated in a press release.
A 4-Day Curriculum Built Around Real-World Fabrication
This four-day training class explores how router templates, CAD design, laser cutting, CNC machining and 3D printing work together as a unified fabrication system. Attendees will gain practical insight into designing interiors with greater precision, consistency and scalability while maintaining the artistry that defines high-end custom installations.
A centerpiece of the event is a full-scale live Digital Trunk Build, where students will watch a MasterTech installation from start to finish. Every step of the process will be demonstrated in real time, including advanced routing techniques, multilayer panel construction, aluminum insert fabrication, lighting integration, vinyl embossing and premium finishing methods.
Special guest presenters Justin Kush and Phillip Cantu will join the program, sharing their approach to blending technology and craftsmanship for faster, more accurate, and more profitable builds, noted the release.
What Attendees Will Learn
Throughout the course, attendees will learn:
- Interior design planning and concept development
- Converting ideas into buildable, repeatable fabrication workflows
- Integrating CAD, CNC, laser cutting and 3D printing into real-world projects
- Creating multilayer panel layouts with depth and dimension
- Advanced routing and panel contouring techniques
- Aluminum insert fabrication and finishing methods
- Hidden magnetic attachment systems
- Professional vinyl, suede and carpet seaming techniques
- LED lighting integration strategies
- Vinyl embossing and technical wrapping methods
- Workflow systems used by leading custom fabrication shops
In addition to the live build experience, every student will complete a hands-on Mini Trunk Build take-home project designed to reinforce the fabrication techniques, design processes and workflow strategies taught throughout the class.
“Hot Rod Digital Design is about more than building a trunk,” said Bryan Schmitt, president of Mobile Solutions. “It’s about teaching a complete design-to-fabrication workflow that helps builders create better results, work more efficiently and increase profitability. Students will leave with practical skills they can immediately apply in their shops.”
Mobile Solutions says that those who attend the Master Fab Track at MasterTech Expo will recognize the iconic trunk project that inspired the class. Attendees will have the opportunity to see every detail of its design and construction process revealed live for the first time.
