Q: I have an idea I want to get made. What's the process?
A: Making products from an idea is a step by step process.
- We take your napkin sketch and model it in 3D.
- Determine the tolerances necessary for part function.
- Determine the material necessary based on your requirements.
- Analyze for manufacturability and adjust as necessary.
- Make rapid prototypes.
- Complete a manufacturing print.
- Get approval from you and then source manufacturing.
Q: Are you a machine shop?
A: We aren't a full service machine shop. We're a design and consulting business. We partner with shops around the world to get your parts made based on your requirements.
Q: How fast can you get a me a prototype?
A: Expedited service can get you a napkin sketch to holding a part in your hands in as little as 48 hours depending on design complexity and cost.
Q: Where are you located?
A: We have an office in the Bay Area of California; right in the heart of Silicon Valley.