Manufacturing support with engineering judgment.
Relay Manufacturing helps teams move their designs to production with confidence. We review feasibility, align scope, and coordinate execution through trusted manufacturing resources — so outcomes are predictable, not hopeful.
The work we’re built for
Focused scope now — process-agnostic long term. We’ll recommend the best path, not the trendiest one.
Large-format additive manufacturing
Oversized FDM parts, functional prototypes, fixtures, patterns, and low-volume production — especially when typical service bureaus aren’t a fit.
Tooling, fixtures, and jigs
Practical manufacturing aids that need stiffness, stability, and clear tolerances — designed to survive real shop environments.
Foundry patterns & casting tooling
Patterns, match plates, core boxes, and related tooling where speed, iteration, and geometry confidence matter.
Prototype-to-production support
We help decide what should be printed, machined, fabricated, or done another way — and coordinate accordingly.
Common deliverables
A practical snapshot of the kinds of work we run every week.
- Functional prototypes
- Assembly fixtures and jigs
- Large housings and enclosures
- Patterns for sand casting / investment casting
- Fit-check and geometry validation parts
- Low-volume production components
- Post-processing coordination (as needed): inserts, bonding, machining ops, finishing
Materials & constraints
We recommend materials based on use-case — stiffness, temperature, outdoor exposure, wear, cosmetics, and lead time.
If you already know what you want, we’ll validate it. If you don’t, we’ll guide it.
We’ll tell you quickly if something isn’t a fit.
A fast “not a fit” is still a win. If a project is better served by a different process or supplier, we’ll say so plainly — and often point you to a better path.
- Only want the lowest price and already know the exact process
- Want instant checkout without review
- Need ultra-tight tolerances better served by CNC from day one
- Are purely cosmetic with zero performance requirements (we can still help — we’ll just set expectations)
Fit check
Two quick lists that save time on both sides.
A great fit if you…
- Need a part larger than typical vendors can handle
- Want scope clarity and predictable delivery
- Need an engineering sanity-check before spending money
- Value one accountable point of contact
Probably not a fit if you…
- Only care about fastest checkout
- Want to manage multiple vendors yourself
- Need commodity pricing with no review
- Want “yes” answers without reality checks
Have a part that matters?
Start with a technical review. We’ll tell you quickly whether it’s a fit — and what the best path forward looks like.