CAPABILITIES
DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING
Send us the design before it's locked, and we'll tell you what fights the machine — the feature that adds cost without function, the tolerance you don't need. It's cheaper to change on screen than on steel.
THE APPROACH
THE SHOP FLOOR TALKS BACK
Most design feedback comes after the quote, when it's expensive. We do it before — the people who'll actually machine the part look at the drawing early and flag what's hard, what's costly, and what's over-specified. Not to redesign your part, but to make sure it can be made well before you commit to it.
Manufacturability input before the design is locked
Feedback from the people who run the machines, not a sales desk
Owner-level review of the print
Reverse engineering when you're starting from a physical part
A straight answer on cost and lead time drivers
THE INPUT
WHERE WE WEIGH IN
Three points where a shop-floor look at the design saves money later.
MANUFACTURABILITY
PRE-LOCK
DESIGN REVIEW
USE
PAIRS WITH
Catch costly features
Quoting
USE
PAIRS WITH
Catch costly features
Quoting
OWNER REVIEW
THE PRINT
READ BY DUSTIN
USE
PAIRS WITH
Straight feedback
First articles
USE
PAIRS WITH
Straight feedback
First articles
REVERSE ENGINEER
PART → MODEL
NO DRAWINGS NEEDED
USE
PAIRS WITH
Start from a sample
USE
PAIRS WITH
Start from a sample
CAD & CAM
THE WORK
WHAT A DESIGN LOOK CATCHES
Four things we flag before your design goes to production.
01
COSTLY FEATURES
The fillet that costs an hour, the finish that needs an extra operation. We flag the features that add cost without adding function.
02
OVER-SPECIFIED TOLERANCE
A tolerance tighter than the part needs is money spent for nothing. We'll point out where the callout can relax without hurting the part.
03
SETUP & FIXTURING
How a part is held drives what it costs. Early input on datums and workholding can take setups — and dollars — out of the job.
04
FROM A PHYSICAL PART
No drawing to review? Bring the part. We measure it, model it, and give you a manufacturable starting point.
WHY IT WORKS
ADVICE FROM PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE PART
Design feedback is only worth as much as the floor experience behind it. Ours comes from the machinists and the owner who'll actually cut your part — not a rep reading a spec sheet. That's the difference between input you can build on and input that sounds good and machines badly.
Feedback grounded in real fixturing, tooling, and cycle time
Owner-level review on critical first-article setups
Adaptive problem solving for non-standard components
A straight answer if a design needs a rethink
QUESTIONS
STRAIGHT ANSWERS
WILL YOU REVIEW MY DESIGN BEFORE I FINALIZE IT?
Yes. Send it before it's locked and we'll flag what fights the machine — costly features, over-specified tolerances, setup drivers. It's cheaper to change on screen than on steel.
DO YOU REDESIGN THE PART FOR ME?
We give manufacturability input, not a redesign — the goal is to make sure your design can be made well, not to take it over. If it needs bigger changes, we'll tell you straight.
CAN YOU HELP IF I ONLY HAVE A PHYSICAL PART?
Yes. We measure it, model it, and give you a manufacturable starting point — reverse engineering from the part itself.
WHO ACTUALLY LOOKS AT MY DRAWING?
Dustin reads the print himself, backed by the machinists who'll run the job. The feedback comes from the people who make the part, not a sales desk.
NEXT STEP
GOT A DESIGN TO PRESSURE-TEST?
Send the print, the model, or the part itself. You'll get a straight answer on whether we can make it, what it takes, and how long it runs.
McIntyre Tool & Machine
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1250 Pioneer Way #H, El Cajon, CA 92020
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