Commercial terms
How it works.
What you own.
Three things we put in writing: your design fee credits to the order, the tooling belongs to whoever pays for it, and one engineer stays with you to shipment.
Samples, materials, and tooling steel already incurred are not refundable — that work is done and yours to keep.
Terms
Stated before you pay
Design fee
Design work is quoted as a one-time, cost-price amount — enough to cover the engineering, not a profit line. Before we start, you get a written quote for the scope.
Your design fee credits fully toward your production order. Design is quoted at cost so that fee moves into the order; tooling belongs to whoever pays for it.
Tooling and molds
The rule is simple: whoever pays owns it. If you pay for the mold, the mold is yours. We build it, run it in production, and maintain it — and if the project ends, it's yours to move or store.
Ownership is stated in writing before any tooling money moves. No surprises, no held-hostage tooling.
If you stop mid-way
If you decide not to proceed to production, the work you paid for is yours — drawings, engineering files, and tooling (where you paid for it). We don't hold your files or your property.
Costs already incurred for physical work — samples, materials, tooling steel — are not refundable, because that work has already been done and is yours to keep.
Minimum orders
There is no single minimum order quantity. Different processes have different economic breakpoints — a 3D-printed prototype, an injection-molded part, and an assembled product are not the same. Send the target quantity and we'll explain the practical breakpoints before quoting.
Confidentiality
We sign NDAs before reviewing sensitive files, and we use your drawings and data only to evaluate and deliver your project. If you have specific data-handling requirements, tell us up front.
The one thing that stays the same
One engineer stays on your project from first drawing to final shipment. Whatever the stage, you have a single accountable contact who can read the drawing — and a clear answer on what happens next.
These are our standard terms. Any specific project terms are agreed in writing before work begins.
Next step
Need a commercial point clarified?
Ask about design fees, tooling ownership, payment, shipping, or cancellation before approving work.