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Prototyping Support
One-offs, revisions, and a team that keeps the loop short.
Prototyping is a loop — design, get the part, learn, revise. This service keeps the loop short: one-off parts with no minimum order, a fresh quote within 24–48 hours of every revision, and design help between rounds when you want it. Standard lead time is 4–6 weeks, rush is 1–2 weeks, and every part is inspected before it ships.
Updated June 2026
Built around the iteration loop
A prototype’s job is to answer a question, and the faster the part shows up, the faster you get the answer. Each revision gets quoted against its own print within 24–48 hours, one piece is a normal order, and rush parts can ship in 1–2 weeks when a test date is fixed.
Revision B doesn’t start from zero, either. The same person who quoted rev A reads rev B, so the context — what you’re building, which fits matter, what went wrong last round — carries forward instead of being re-explained to a new ticket queue.
A second set of eyes between rounds
When a revision is more than a dimension change, the team can help: adjusting the model from your markups, suggesting where a tolerance can relax, flagging the feature that’s quietly driving the price of every round. That’s the same DFM review that rides along with every quote — applied iteration after iteration, so rev C costs less to make than rev A did.
You stay the designer. The team is bandwidth and manufacturing judgment, not a committee — suggestions come as markups and notes, and nothing changes without your sign-off.
From one-off to bridge run
When the design settles, the same print scales: a handful of pilot units, then a bridge run of 25–500 parts while production tooling or volume sourcing comes together. Ask for quantity pricing on any quote and the curve comes back with it — no separate negotiation, no starting over with a new supplier who’s never seen the part.
Questions
Before you send a job.
01 Is there a minimum order for prototype parts?
No. One part is a normal order, and so is the fifth revision of that one part. No minimum quantity, no minimum-charge surprise hiding in the quote.
02 How fast can one iteration turn around?
Quotes come back in 24–48 hours, and rush parts can ship in 1–2 weeks. If a review or test date is driving the schedule, flag it and the quote is built around it.
03 Can you update the CAD between revisions?
Yes. Send markups, a sketch over a screenshot, or a list of changes, and the team revises the model and print. The updated files are yours, same as everything else.
04 Why do prototypes cost more per piece than production parts?
A quantity of one carries all of its own setup. That’s arithmetic, not a penalty — and the quote shows it plainly. Ask for 1-and-5 pricing if you might want spares; the additional pieces are usually much cheaper.
05 When should I switch to production pricing?
When the print stops changing. Ask for quantity breaks on the next quote — 10, 25, 50 — and you’ll see the curve. Bridge runs from the same print are a normal next step.
Get Started
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We’ll take it from there.
A quote in 24–48 hours, no minimums. Like the quote, and we’ll make your parts and ship them to you.
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