Prototype Manufacturing Navigation · India

Your CAD files are ready.
We get them manufactured.

We find the right fabricator, run the RFQ, and stay on the part until it ships. Fixed fee. No supplier commissions. No surprises.

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The problem

A founder has CAD files ready. Then what?

Between a finished design and a delivered part sits a maze of phone calls, incomparable quotes, and timelines that quietly slip. Nobody owns that maze.

01

Finding the right fabricator takes weeks

Sheet metal, CNC, welding, coating — capability information lives in phone calls and WhatsApp, not anywhere searchable.

02

Quotes arrive in formats that can't be compared

Different assumptions on material, finish, and tolerance. Founders pick on price and get burned on quality.

03

Claimed lead times quietly slip

"Two weeks" becomes five. Nobody tracks which suppliers actually deliver when they say they will.

04

Zero visibility after the purchase order

You find out about a delay when the part doesn't arrive — always too late to react.

3–6
weeks lost before the
first part is even quoted
Knowledge stays tribal.
Every startup relearns it from zero.
Who we help

Tell us what you're building

Pick your category below — the page rewrites itself to show exactly how Manufactra clears the fabrication bottleneck for teams like yours.

EV Startup

Battery enclosures, mounts & harnesses

You're building an electric vehicle and need fabricated components made right the first time — sheet metal, CNC, welded frames.

Parts in scope
Battery enclosureMotor mount Harness bracketCooling plate Chassis sub-frameBMS housing
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Vendors quote without EV context

Sheet metal shops bid without knowing EV tolerances. You pay for rework on parts that could have been right first time.

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Demo day doesn't move

A slipping fabricator means you miss the investor review with nothing to show. The timeline is fixed; the supplier isn't.

How Manufactra helps EV startups

EV-aware supplier matching

We shortlist fabricators who've worked on EV components — not general shops who've never seen a battery tray.

Tolerance-specified RFQ packages

Material grade, finish, and dimensional tolerances are locked in your quote — every supplier bids on the same part.

Delivery chased to your door

We follow up on every milestone so you know where your parts are — not when they fail to arrive.

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Typical EV prototype navigation: ₹25–50K fixed · 50% advance to start

Robotics

Frames, brackets & machined parts

Your robot demands tight tolerances across CNC, welding, and surface treatment — often from three different vendors with zero coordination between them.

Parts in scope
Structural frameActuator bracket Machined shaftSensor housing End effector bodyDrive mount plate
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Multi-vendor handoffs break

One part needs CNC, then welding, then anodising. Three vendors, three timelines, and you're the one chasing all of them.

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Tolerance failures kill assemblies

A bracket 0.3mm off breaks the entire assembly. Most fabricators don't understand why that matters to a roboticist.

How Manufactra helps robotics teams

Multi-vendor sequencing

We coordinate across CNC, welding, and finishing suppliers so the handoffs happen — and you're not the one chasing them.

DFM check before the RFQ

We flag geometry that no local shop can hold — before you've committed supplier time and money.

Supplier reliability on record

Our database tracks which machining shops hit quoted tolerances across projects. You benefit from every run before yours.

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Typical robotics prototype navigation: ₹25–50K fixed · 50% advance to start

Drone

Airframes & gimbal mounts

Weight is everything. Every gram of overbuilt frame is payload you can't carry. Bad fabrication isn't just expensive — it flies wrong.

Parts in scope
Aluminium airframeArm clamp Gimbal mountLanding gear Motor nacelleElectronics bay
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Material substitution happens silently

Most local fabricators haven't worked with aerospace-grade aluminium — and won't tell you when they substitute.

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Small quantities, low priority

5 airframes from a shop that usually runs 500 units means your job sits at the back of the queue with no updates.

How Manufactra helps drone teams

Prototype-serious supplier matching

We know which shops take small runs seriously — not vendors who promise and then park your job for three weeks.

Material spec locked in the RFQ

Alloy grade, temper, and finish are specified upfront — vendors can't substitute without flagging it first.

Site checks during production

We visit the shop while your parts are being made. Not after they arrive wrong.

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Typical drone prototype navigation: ₹15–40K fixed · 50% advance to start

Hardware / IoT

Enclosures, panels & fixtures

Your product needs a physical housing that looks and feels finished — not a prototype. First impressions matter at pilot and at investor demos.

Parts in scope
Sheet metal enclosureDIN rail panel PCB mounting fixtureLaser-cut face plate Powder-coated housingCable entry bracket
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Finish quality at small quantities

Powder coat, silk-screen, clean cutouts at 10 units — vendors who do this well for prototype quantities are hard to find without a network.

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Iteration speed

Hardware needs 3–4 enclosure revisions before the design locks. Every week lost to supplier search is a sprint wasted.

How Manufactra helps hardware teams

Finish-capable supplier matching

We've visited shops handling coating, silk-screening, and precision cutouts at prototype quantities — production-quality parts at small scale.

Faster iteration loops

Because the RFQ is structured, re-quoting a revised design takes hours not days.

No rediscovery on revision 2

On your next enclosure iteration, we already know which vendor delivered. No search cost on repeat.

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Typical hardware prototype navigation: ₹15–35K fixed · 50% advance to start

College Team

Competition builds & pilot prototypes

You have a hard deadline, a budget that can't absorb a single bad vendor, and no alumni network of fabricators to call on.

Parts in scope
Formula/SAE frameBaja chassis part Robocon structureIncubator prototype Pilot device housingCustom fixture
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No supplier network

Your seniors graduated and took their vendor contacts with them. You're starting from zero with a 6-week competition deadline.

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One bad vendor can end the season

A fabricator who takes your advance and delivers late — or wrong — can derail the entire team's semester.

How Manufactra helps college teams

A supplier network from day one

You inherit every verified vendor contact we've built — no cold calls, no wasted weeks searching industrial estates.

Budget-protective quoting

Our structured RFQ eliminates surprise costs. You know the full price before any money changes hands.

Basic tier — built for lean budgets

Supplier discovery + RFQ coordination from ₹15K. Pay only for what you need right now.

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College team projects from: ₹15–25K fixed · 50% advance to start

The boundary

What's inside the engagement — and what isn't.

A sharp boundary is not a limitation. It's what makes our incentives completely aligned with you.

What we do

  • Supplier discoveryFrom a database of personally visited, verified fabricators — not online directories.
  • RFQ coordinationStructured quote packages and like-for-like comparisons you can actually decide on.
  • Feasibility observationsWe flag design-for-manufacturing issues before they cost you money.
  • Delivery coordinationVendor follow-ups, site checks, and visibility until the part ships.

What we don't do

  • Manufacture partsWe coordinate; we never own the production process or carry production liability.
  • Take supplier commissionsYour fixed fee is our only revenue. No hidden margin on parts, ever.
  • Hold inventory or stockAsset-light by design — we never touch the goods.
  • Run logisticsWe coordinate delivery; we don't operate trucks or handle customs.
How it works

Five steps, one point of contact

From CAD files to a delivered part — with a readiness report that makes your next run faster and cheaper.

STEP 01

Intake

CAD files, specs, quantity, and timeline — structured in one working session.

STEP 02

Shortlist

2–4 suppliers matched from our visited-and-verified database.

STEP 03

RFQ & compare

One structured quote package; a like-for-like comparison matrix.

STEP 04

Execution visibility

Vendor follow-ups, site checks, delivery chased to the dock.

STEP 05

Outcome debrief

You receive a manufacturing readiness report for your next production run.

Payment terms: 50% advance on engagement, 50% on delivery coordination complete. Supplier outreach never starts before the advance clears — so every project begins with full commitment on both sides.
Pricing

Fixed fees. No commissions. Clean incentives.

You know exactly what you pay before we start. We never earn from suppliers, so our recommendation is never for sale.

Basic
₹15–25K
fixed · per engagement

The fastest way to a verified shortlist and a quote you can actually compare.

  • Verified supplier shortlist
  • Structured RFQ package
  • Like-for-like quote comparison
Discuss your part
Standard
₹25–50K
fixed · per engagement

Full navigation from CAD files to delivered part — including the readiness debrief.

  • Everything in Basic
  • Feasibility & DFM observations
  • Execution visibility & site checks
  • Delivery coordination to the dock
  • Manufacturing readiness debrief
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Ongoing
Retainer
monthly · for growing teams

For startups moving beyond prototype into small-batch production runs.

  • Ongoing RFQ management
  • Supplier health tracking
  • Priority scheduling
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Why the fee varies within each band: complexity depends on how many processes are involved (sheet metal, CNC, welding, coating), part geometry, and your timeline. You receive one fixed quote after the intake session — before any work starts.
Who's behind this

You get someone who has stood on the shop floor

Aditya, Founder of Manufactra
Aditya
Founder, Manufactra · Vijayawada, AP
  • Supplier records built from physical visits to sheet metal, laser cutting, CNC, and welding shops — direct observation, not directories
  • Every project outcome recorded: claimed vs. actual lead times, quality issues, root causes
  • Udyam-registered MSME — invoicing from day one, clean legal boundary

I started Manufactra because I watched founders lose weeks to a problem nobody owned — finding a fabricator they could trust, and then hoping the part showed up. I've walked the workshops myself: sheet metal, CNC, welding, coating. I know which ones deliver when they say they will, because I've stood there and watched.

Every project I run gets recorded — claimed versus actual lead times, quality issues, what caused each delay. That knowledge compounds. The second project I run for you is faster and safer than the first, and your first project already benefits from everything I logged before you arrived. I'm building this record region by region, starting where I can verify every workshop in person: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

I keep the service deliberately small — only a few projects at a time — so every part gets the same attention, whether it's one bracket or a full enclosure.

AdityaFounder, Manufactra
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Have CAD files? Let's talk.

Tell us what you're making, roughly how many you need, and when you need it. We reply with next steps and a fixed quote after one intake session. Work with us from anywhere in India.

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