Manufacturing, for founders
Send the idea.
We get it made.
You send the input. We structure it. We get it produced.
A sketch, a CAD file, a photo, or a paragraph. Whatever you have.
Who runs this
Two operators. One person on your project.
Small team by design. Each project runs end-to-end with a single operator assigned from first message to delivered parts.
Joachim Liebscher
Sourcing, Co-founder
Years in the field. Direct factory relationships, not broker chains. On site often enough to know the shops by name and to get real prices. Also at Cube.
Benjamin Odutola
Operator, Co-founder
Customer-facing end of the operation. Turns rough input into buildable plans and runs every project from first message through sample, inspection, and delivery.
The alternatives
Why not just go direct?
Founders don't fail at manufacturing for lack of options. They fail when they pick the wrong path too early. A cheap quote is worthless if the process, tolerance, or inspection plan underneath it is wrong.
Where founders get stuck
A local machine shop
Easy to talk to. Often the wrong process, the wrong cost, or the wrong lead time once you move past prototypes.
Alibaba or a marketplace
Gives you options, not judgment. You become the one sorting good suppliers from bad on your first attempt, with your own money.
Going direct to a factory
Sounds cheaper until you spend three weeks translating materials, tolerances, finish, and inspection into something a factory can actually quote.
Why Sendspec exists
We turn rough input into a buildable plan.
Material, process, tolerance, finish. The decisions that stall most projects, done before you see a factory.
We pick the right path, not a short list of bids.
One recommendation with the reasoning, so you can decide in minutes. We'll show you what we ruled out if you want to see it.
We carry the supplier complexity.
Samples, inspection, freight, customs. You don't learn any of this by making expensive mistakes on your first run.
How we operate
Three rules. We don't break them.
Everything else is judgment. These three are fixed.
01
Path before source.
We decide the process, material, and tolerances before we talk to a factory. If the plan is wrong, the quote doesn't matter.
02
One line of communication.
Same person from first message to delivered parts. No handoffs. No "let me check with the team."
03
Sample approval before production.
Nothing scales until you've signed off on a real first article. No "we'll fix it in the next run."
01
Real factories, not brokers. Every one vetted in person or by video walk-through.
02
You see the line. Progress photos, inspection reports, a direct line to whoever's running your job.
03
One operator from start to finish. Not a team of three passing you around.
What the first reply looks like
Concrete, not boilerplate.
This likely wants CNC at low volume and molding only if annual demand is materially higher. Main open questions are material, finish, and tolerance. Once those are locked, we can quote the right path.
How it works
Six steps. You know what's next at every point.
Step 01 / 06
Submit your idea
Sketch, CAD, photo, paragraph. Enough to start.
Step 02 / 06
We make it buildable
Material, process, tolerances, finish. You approve the plan before we move.
Step 03 / 06
Factory match and quote
We pick the factory and explain the choice. You don't compare bids.
Step 04 / 06
Sample
First article made and inspected. We iterate until it's right.
Step 05 / 06
Production
Real schedule. Photos at each milestone. Problems flagged to you, not buried.
Step 06 / 06
Inspection and delivery
Every shipment checked against the approved sample. Freight, customs, door.
Capabilities
We match the process to the part, not the other way around.
Every engagement covers the path, the factory, the sample, the inspection, and the freight.
Have an idea? Let's make it real.
Send what you have. We'll come back in 24 hours with a plan.
Questions we usually get: FAQ