Program · Full manufacturing management
Contract Manufacturing
Your product made to spec, at a cost you negotiated, by a factory someone is watching.
Every request is reviewed personally.
The problem
Manufacturing is where good products go wrong quietly.
A vague quote, a tooling mistake or an unchecked production run can cost more than the design did. Someone has to be accountable for all of it.
- You've got a finished design and no idea how to get it made well.
- You've received quotes you can't compare and can't trust.
- You don't want to learn tooling, quality control and compliance the expensive way.
Fit
Who we consider for the Contract Manufacturing program
For production-ready products whose owners want manufacturing managed end to end.
Who this is for
- You have a final design and need vendors quoted and qualified.
- Your product needs molds or tooling, and you want that coordinated by someone who's done it.
- You want unit costs negotiated and quality and compliance overseen on your behalf.
Not for you yet
- Your design isn't production-ready yet. See the Product Development program
- You already have a factory and just need production coordinated. See Manufacturing Coordination
- You need to prepare the product for mass-retail buyers. See the Retail Ready Program
What the Contract Manufacturing program includes
Full manufacturing management and sourcing.
What's included
- Vendor quoting and qualification
- Mold and tooling coordination
- Unit cost negotiations
- Quality control and compliance oversight
Other programs: Product Development · Retail Ready Program
How it works
How it works
A program is a longer-term project, assigned to a project manager who uses our internal resources and strategic partners to deliver what your proposal sets out. When a project needs outside expertise, such as specialized testing and certification labs, marketing or creative agencies, or logistics and packaging suppliers, we manage those vendors and specialists for you.
Tell us what you need
Share your project and where it stands today. A line or two is plenty.
Initial consultation
If there's a fit, we talk through your goals, constraints, timing and budget, candidly.
Tailored proposal
A proposal scoped to what you need: what we'll do and what it takes.
Dedicated partnership
A project manager and our network of strategic partners carry the work forward with you.
FAQ
Questions, answered plainly
Do you own factories?
No. We manage manufacturing on your behalf: quoting and qualifying vendors, coordinating molds and tooling, negotiating unit costs and overseeing quality and compliance. The supplier relationships are yours.
Where is production done?
Wherever suits the product, domestic or overseas. We qualify vendors on capability, quality and terms, not just the lowest quote.
How are quality and compliance handled?
Through agreed standards, inspections at the right points and the testing and certification your product requires. Specialized labs do the testing; we manage them.
How is this different from Sourcing plus Manufacturing Coordination?
Those are the individual services. The program runs them together with tooling coordination and unit-cost negotiation, as one long-term project with one project manager accountable for the result.
What does it cost?
Every program is custom-tailored to your product, so we scope it in a proposal after we have reviewed your request. We'll be candid about budget and fit from the first conversation.
What happens after I submit?
Every request is reviewed personally, and we'll be in touch about next steps.
Request to be considered
Ready to be considered?
Tell us about your product and where the design stands. We review every request personally.
Program request form
Tell us about your product
About one minute. Tell us where your product stands and we'll take a look. Interested in: Contract Manufacturing.