Eliminate Manufacturing Risk Before You Commit to Tooling

We help hardware teams identify and fix cost, tolerance, and assembly issues before factories force expensive redesigns.

Check If Your Project Is a Fit

Where Most Hardware Teams Lose Money

Most product teams discover Design for Manufacturing problems too late — when tooling is already underway and changes are expensive.

Common issues we see:

  • Designs that work in CAD but fail in manufacturing

  • Tooling revisions costing tens of thousands

  • Factory pushback due to tolerance or assembly constraints

  • Launch delays caused by avoidable design decisions

These problems are rarely design failures — they’re DFM failures.

Why This Happens So Often

With over 30 years of Design for Manufacturing experience, we’ve seen the same pattern repeat across consumer, industrial, and medical products.

Teams focus on making the product work — factories focus on making it manufacturable at scale.
The gap between those two is where most cost overruns and delays occur.

Our role is to close that gap before it becomes expensive.

Design for Manufacturing Readiness

Our Design for Manufacturing Readiness engagement is designed for teams preparing to move from prototype to production.

We review and refine your design with real-world manufacturing constraints in mind — identifying risks related to cost, tolerances, materials, and assembly before they impact tooling or production.


The result is a design that manufacturers can build confidently, predictably, and at scale.


This is not a general design service.
It’s a manufacturing risk-reduction engagement.

Is This the Right Fit for Your Project?

Good Fit If:

  • You have a functional prototype or refined design

  • You’re preparing for tooling or early production

  • Manufacturing cost, quality, and timelines matter

  • You have budget allocated for engineering work

  • You plan to manufacture within the next 6 months

Not a Fit If:

  • Your project is still at idea or sketch stage

  • You’re looking for the cheapest CAD or design work

  • You’re not planning to manufacture in the near term

  • You’re seeking free design reviews or consultations

If you’re unsure, the project fit check will clarify quickly.

Engagement Cost

Design for Manufacturing Readiness engagements typically start at $3,000 and scale based on complexity.

 

One tooling revision often costs more than the entire engagement.

Next Step

If you’re preparing for manufacturing and want to reduce risk before committing to tooling, the next step is a short project fit check.

This helps determine whether a DFM Readiness engagement is appropriate for your situation.

Check If Your Project Is a Fit

We work with a limited number of projects at a time to ensure focus and quality.