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A qualified, contracted manufacturer able to make your product at the quality you need.
From $10,000 per project
Operations · Manufacturing
Prototyping
Manufacturing stage: ready for mass production
This is prototyping for a product that is heading to the factory. We prepare the engineering design files and manage the process with specialist workshops, who make rigid prototypes that closely resemble the final product, in materials chosen for durability, cost and availability. You can then test function, manufacturability and quality before you commit to mass production. Still exploring an early idea? There is an innovation-stage version of this service.
Looking for the innovation-stage version? Prototyping, Innovation
Who it’s for
- Your design is close to final and you need a prototype that matches the production version.
- You want to test function, manufacturability and quality before paying for tooling or a first production run.
- A manufacturer, retailer or investor has asked to see a sample that resembles the finished product.
What you get
- The engineering design files for your prototypes.
- Management of prototype production with specialist workshops, delivering physical prototypes that are rigid and closely resemble the final product.
- Material selection based on durability, cost and availability.
Not included
- Implementation of the recommendations, which is quoted separately if you want us to do it.
- Any success fee, which is agreed up front in your proposal.
- Workshop fees and other third-party costs (for example materials, machining or 3D printing), charged as third-party costs.
Third-party costs, taxes and expenses are billed separately unless your proposal states otherwise.
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Talk to us about this service
Tell us about your product and what you need. We will reply with a fixed scope, a written fee and a timeline.