RigidEngineering™ — The Consultant

CAD, FEA, and professional engineering services. From concept sketch to manufacturing-ready deliverable.

Capabilities

What RigidEngineering delivers.

More details coming soon. Contact us to learn more about RigidEngineering.

Service Catalog

Engineering services you can buy today.

RigidEngineering delivers professional engineering services you can commission today. Every project is stored in RigidVault with full version control and provenance tracking.

CAD/FEA Consulting

$150/hr — 10hr minimum

Software-agnostic. NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, Creo, Fusion 360, ANSYS, NASTRAN — we work in whatever platform you use.

Reverse Engineering

From $500/part

3D scan to production-ready digital twin. Full engineering package — scan, CAD model, drawings, manufacturing notes. Stored in RigidVault.

Value Engineering

From $750/project

AI-assisted cost reduction. Material substitution, feature optimization, manufacturability improvements. Typical savings 15–40%.

Failure Analysis

From $1,500/report

Forensic failure investigation backed by RigidSense data, RigidVault records, and RigidTrust chain of custody. Legally admissible reports.

DFM Review

From $400/review

Design for Manufacturability review. Catch tolerance stacking, undercuts, and material conflicts before the first cut.

Expert Witness

$250/hr + prep

Engineering failure litigation, product liability, insurance disputes. Premium testimony backed by RigidTrust forensic records.

Retainer Agreements

Contact for pricing. Fractional engineering department for startups and small manufacturers who need expert access without full-time headcount.

Design for Additive

Convert subtractive designs to additive-optimized. Topology optimization, lattice structures, TPMS gyroid integration. Contact for pricing.

Digital Thread Consulting

Map your data flows from design through manufacturing through end-of-life. Identify gaps. Design integration architecture. Contact for pricing.

Certification & Compliance

Engineering reports that hold up in court.

PE-Stamped Certification

From $800/report

Professional Engineer stamped structural, thermal, or dynamic analysis reports. Legally binding certification for insurance, permitting, and compliance.

Insurance Risk Assessment

From $1,200/assessment

FEA-validated structural capacity reports for insurance underwriters. RigidSense monitoring data included. Long-term carrier relationships become referral partners.

Startup Fractional Engineering

From $3,000/mo retainer

Outsourced engineering department for early-stage hardware companies. CAD, FEA, prototyping, DFM — all under one retainer. Natural pipeline to full ecosystem adoption.

Start a Project

Tell us what you need engineered.

Fill out the brief below. We respond within 48 hours with scope, timeline, and a fixed-fee or hourly quote for your project.

No commitment required. We'll respond with a clear scope and quote before any work begins.

AI Consulting — Manufacturing & Small Business

Manufacturing AI consulting.
Priced by company size.

Beyond CAD and FEA — Kavanagh Industries brings the same AI discipline that powers our CNC systems directly to your shop floor. Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute discovery call. No commitment. No pitch. Just answers.

Discovery call is always free — Schedule yours →
Tier 1 — Micro Shop · 1–10 employees

Job shops & independent fabricators

Assessment
$1,250–$2,000
Implementation
$2,500–$6,000
Monthly
$299–$499/mo

RigidPulse Node retrofit advisory, AI readiness roadmap, heritage digitization. Start here.

Most Common
Tier 2 — Small Shop · 11–50 employees

Tier 2 auto suppliers & fab shops

Assessment
$2,500–$4,500
Implementation
$8,000–$20,000
Monthly
$750–$1,500/mo

Sweet spot in Macomb County — hundreds of these within 15 miles. Predictive maintenance, AI workflow, fleet telemetry.

Tier 3 — Mid-Size · 51–200 employees

Established facilities & production shops

Assessment
$5,000–$9,000
Implementation
$20,000–$50,000
Monthly
$2,000–$4,500/mo

Floor management, QC, production scheduling. Predictive maintenance and AI feed-rate optimization are high ROI here.

Tier 4 — Enterprise / Defense · 200+ employees

Defense primes, OEMs, TACOM contractors

Assessment
Custom scope
Implementation
$50,000+
Monthly
$5,000+/mo

CMMC 2.0 compliance is the wedge. Sovereign AI, zero foreign cloud, NIST 800-171 alignment. Contact for custom scope.

Also: General Small Business AI

HVAC, dental, legal, electrical contractors — same discipline, different workflow. AI Audit $299 flat → AI Setup from $499 → Retainer from $249/mo.

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What Clients Are Saying

Real client feedback will go here. We are building our first client engagements and will add testimonials as projects complete.

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Testimonials will be added as founding clients share their experiences.

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