Jigs and Fixture Design Services

Rapid Prototyping

Rapid prototyping provides new information when testing hypotheses and finds outside-the-box solutions much faster. For products built from plastics, it helps save a good amount of money related to tooling. Also, non-standard fixtures for testing products are made using rapid prototyping methods.

Mechanical Engineering

We help develop products that already have a physical form and exist on the market. It is impossible to prepare a product for mass production without validating the concept and conducting testing beforehand. Our mechanical engineers design small details, improve layouts of the main assemblies, and use non-standard solutions for the prototype to improve the viability of your future product. 
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Low volume Manufacturing

EnCata is ready to help you in small-batch manufacturing. Low volume manufacturing is very sensitive to used equipment and tooling, COGS, and lead time. Large producers are usually not flexible during negotiations on small orders. EnCata has an in-house production facility where we can prepare the first small batch, make hundreds of PCBAs, assemble products, and test them before shipment.
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Reverse Engineering

Using RE gives obvious benefits for any product design company. RE for product development saves from reinventing the wheel if you plan to allocate a budget properly.
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However, RE is not a good idea for the main functions of a product. In this case, your product risks always falling behind your competitors.

Design for Manufacturing (DFM)

Preparation of CAD files is a standardized procedure. Necessary equipment and tooling, COGS, and lead time could be highly affected by the several numbers in the technical documentation on your product. 

Manufacturing Support & Sourcing

We do not produce molded parts by the thousands. However, if you are finished with the design and want to start mass-producing, we can recommend a production company. We will assign an engineering team specializing in the production process to communicate with the manufacturer and solve quality issues.
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