Manufacturability review · CAD
Every manufacturing issue is cheaper to fix in CAD than on the factory floor. Get an independent Design for Manufacturing (DFM) review before production.
Independent DFM & DFA review for CAD models — before they reach a toolmaker. Fixing an issue now costs $150. Fixing it after tooling has started costs a lot more.
Deliverables
What you'll receive
A clear, actionable report — not just a pass/fail checklist.
- PDF DFM report
- A structured document covering every manufacturability issue found in your CAD model.
- Annotated screenshots
- Views of your part with issues marked directly on the geometry, so there's no ambiguity about what needs to change.
- Priority-ranked issues
- Findings ordered by criticality, so you know what to fix first and what can wait.
- Recommended design changes
- Specific, plain-language fixes for each issue — not just a description of the problem.
- Manufacturing observations
- Broader notes on process fit, cost drivers, and opportunities to simplify tooling.
- Optional follow-up consultation
- A call to walk through the report together and answer questions before you commit to tooling.
Who this is for
A manufacturing-focused second opinion
For anyone about to commit a CAD model to tooling, quoting, or production.
Design studios
A reliable check before client work ships
Loop me in once a design is "done" internally. I check it against manufacturing rules before it goes out the door — and you can offer "manufacturability-reviewed" as part of your own service.
Startups & inventors
Your designer finished the CAD. Now what?
If an industrial, product, or mechanical designer built your first CAD pass, I review it from a manufacturing angle before you commit to a tool — so surprises show up now, not after the deposit.
Designers
A specialist pass on your own work
Industrial, product, and mechanical designers use this as a manufacturing-specific check alongside their own design review, before handing files to a client or manufacturer.
How it works
CAD in. Report back in 72 hours.
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Send your CAD
STEP/native file, plus intended process, material, and volume.
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I review it
Checked against process-specific manufacturability rules.
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You get a report
Issues ranked by criticality, with plain-language fixes.
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Send it to tooling
Confidently — with fewer surprises and change orders.
Pricing
Estimate your project
Adjust part count and the DFA add-on to see your total — the same formula I quote from.
72-hour turnaround per part. Multi-part discount applies from 3 parts, scaled to complexity — confirmed in writing before work begins.
Background
Reviewed by someone who's built parts, not just checklists
M.Sc. Manufacturing Technology — TU Dortmund
Formal training in process-specific manufacturability, tooling, and production engineering.
Several years as a Mechanical Design Engineer
Hands-on experience designing parts that had to survive contact with a real toolmaker — not just pass a checklist.
Processes covered
Got a part heading to tooling soon?
Send the CAD over — you'll have a manufacturability report back within 72 hours.
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