Our Process: Design Through Production
A practical design & manufacturing path to repeat production.
Tektonics brings design and manufacturing expertise together to help clients move projects toward reliable production.
We can get involved early with design for manufacturing, support first articles and production preparation, or work with established designs that are ready to manufacture.
Because our designers and machinists work together under one roof, we can address design and manufacturing considerations together as a project moves toward production. The result is a more efficient path forward, with fewer handoffs between design and manufacturing.
How We Move Products Toward Production
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Design & DFM
We can work with clients early in the development process to refine designs for manufacturability, evaluate materials and processes, and identify potential production challenges before manufacturing begins.
Industrial design
Design for manufacturing (DFM)
Material & process evaluation
Production planning
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First Articles & Production Preparation
Before repeat production, we can manufacture first articles to evaluate the part and production process, confirm critical requirements, and make adjustments before moving into a larger production run.
First article production
Manufacturing process evaluation
Review of critical features
Refinement before repeat production
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Repeat Production
Once the manufacturing process is established, we support repeat production through CNC machining, CNC routing and other in-house capabilities, with emphasis on consistency, quality and production requirements.
CNC milling & turning
CNC routing
Laser marking for part identification & branding
Production runs at varying volumes
