The problem
Small and mid-size manufacturers regularly face challenges they can’t solve in-house: complex part design, FEA analysis, fixture design, tolerance stack-up. Too specialized for a general hire, too intermittent for a full-time position.
Contract engineering firms design in a vacuum, hand off a PDF, and move on. When the part doesn’t cut right, there’s a disconnect between design and manufacturing reality.
The result is iteration loops that cost time and money: design, attempt, fail, re-design, attempt again. Each cycle is days or weeks.