No gap between design and the floor
Most parts pass through two worlds that rarely talk: the engineer who designs them and the shop that makes them. The gap between those worlds is where cost, delay, and defects hide. At Rigid Concepts there is no gap — we are a licensed engineering firm and the shop running the machines, so design intent and finished part are owned by one team.
Feedback that makes the part — and the price — better
When you send us a model or a drawing, ask and you get more than a price — you get engineering judgment. Sometimes that means relaxing a tolerance that adds cost without adding function. Sometimes it’s a different material, a smarter fixture, or a feature redesigned so it can be cut in one setup instead of three.
- Design-for-manufacturability (DFM) review available on request
- Tolerance optimization — tight where it matters, relaxed where it doesn’t
- Material selection guidance for strength, weight, cost, and lead time
- Cost-down ideas: fewer setups, smarter fixturing, simplified features
- Design intent preserved — engineering owns the outcome end to end
- One accountable team — no finger-pointing between designer and shop
Why the combination produces a superior part
Because we engineer and machine under one roof, we catch problems before they’re chips on the floor — and hand you a part that’s stronger, lighter, more reliable, and easier to reproduce. It’s the difference between a part that meets the drawing and a part that’s actually right.
You stay in control
Already have a finished, locked print? Send it and we’ll machine it to spec, no changes. Want a better part? We’ll offer engineering input — start with a quote and we’ll take it from there.