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Design & Fabrication
Prototype Manufacturing
Turn industrial concepts into physical builds with prototype manufacturing, low-volume production, short-run fabrication, testing, and design iteration before larger production commitments.
Why Direct
Test the Design Before Production
Prototype work changes as the design develops. Direct works with engineering and product teams through fabrication, assembly, testing, and revisions so teams can evaluate a physical build, capture practical feedback, and make changes before those decisions become harder or more expensive to adjust.
- Fast Feedback Through Physical Builds
- Design Changes Captured as the Build Evolves
- Fabrication and Assembly Under One Team
- A Clearer Path From Prototype to Production
Our Capabilities
Turn Concepts Into Testable Builds
Direct provides industrial prototyping services for equipment, fabricated parts, assemblies, panels, and custom concepts that need validation, manufacturability feedback, and a path toward low-volume production.
Prototype Fabrication and Assembly
Drawings, sketches, models, or functional requirements are turned into physical prototypes through metal and sheet-metal prototyping using CNC fabrication, waterjet cutting, forming, welding, electrical assembly, and mechanical build capabilities selected around the concept and testing goals.
Fit, Function, and Manufacturability Feedback
A physical build can reveal access, interfaces, material choices, manufacturability, tolerances, assembly sequence, serviceability, and other practical details that are difficult to resolve on-screen. Those findings can be captured, reviewed, and addressed while the design is still practical to change.
Low-Volume and Short-Run Manufacturing
As the design is validated, Direct can produce small batches that bridge the gap between a one-off prototype and a larger repeat-build program while keeping revisions, materials, documentation, tooling, and build expectations coordinated through the next production stage.
Prototype-to-Production Documentation
Revisions, build notes, BOM changes, fixtures, and process details can be captured throughout development so lessons from the prototype carry forward into low-volume or repeat production instead of being lost between builds, teams, suppliers, or later production stages.
Reduce Risk Before Full Production
A physical prototype gives teams a chance to uncover fit, access, fabrication, assembly, and operating issues while changes are still easier to make. It also creates a faster feedback loop between the design, the manufactured parts, and the next revision.
Test the Concept
Use a real build to evaluate fit, function, access, materials, interfaces, and design assumptions before scaling.
Make Changes Faster
Capture design revisions and practical fabrication feedback directly with the team building the prototype.
Bridge Into Production
Move a proven design into low-volume or repeat production with prototype lessons already documented.
From Prototype to Production
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Have a Concept That Needs to Be Built?
Share your concept, drawings, or functional requirements, and we can help turn them into a build you can evaluate, refine, and move toward production with confidence.
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(866) 583-3377
Direct Design & Fabrication
1305 Lew Ross Road, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
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info@directcompanies.com
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Turn Design Questions Into a Physical Build
Direct works as an industrial prototype manufacturer for teams that need to move from concept through fabrication, testing, design refinement, and low-volume production.
