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Accelerate Hardware Development, Mitigate Risks & Build An Agile Supply Chain
Unlike software development, the risks and engineering involved in hardware startups and product development can be challenging. Iteration may be limited for startup companies due to budgetary constraints, technological capacity, and competitive timelines.
At First Part, we strive to help hardware startups level the playing field. Our low-volume manufacturing services and rapid prototyping solutions are ideal for quick testing, pilot runs, design iteration, and marketing showpieces to investors. Our engineers’ expertise from building with hardware startups over the years is available to make critical design evaluation, perform design-for-manufacturability analysis, and exploit opportunities to help you shorten your product development cycles.
Why You Should Work With Us
Speed
We offer a myriad of finishing solutions to convey the much-needed beauty and aesthetics seen in premium consumer electronic parts. Our finishing solutions will increase user acceptance scores and drive variety in your product lines, making sure there is something for every customer. From anodizing to polishing, coating, texturing, media blasting, and unibody finishes, First Part is a one-stop-shop.
Low-volume solutions
First Part has flexible production volumes that help startups and hardware companies to spread their budget and deal with financial constraints. With zero minimum order quantities "MOQs," First Part can make 1-1000 parts at competitive rates.
Instant quoting
Our instant and free quoting service can help you truncate wait lines and get your first quote in a matter of hours. Simply upload your design file, and our automated quoting engine will perform a design evaluation and relay pricing as quickly as possible.
Design-for-manufacturability
First Part conducts a free design-for-manufacturability analysis on your part design to explore opportunities for cost savings, improved functionality, and enhanced performance.
Rapid tooling
Reap the benefits of our robust quality systems, ISO 9001:2015, AS9100 certification, and precision measuring components to get only the best parts for your hardware.
Quality Control And Standards
Reap the benefits of our robust quality systems, ISO 9001:2015, AS9100 certification, and precision measuring components to get only the best parts for your hardware.
Experience
Tap into the wealth of experience in our engineering teams to help you innovate, prototype, and test as quickly as possible. With over ten years of industrial manufacturing for electronics, semiconductors, chipsets, robotics, automotive, energy, and medical components, our multisector and multidisciplinary knowledge will come to the fore in improving your part design and functionality.
What Technologies Do We Use To Make Hardware Components?
CNC Machining
Rapid-turn metal prototyping (24-72hrs) with ±0.05mm tolerances. Ideal for robotic joints, drone motor mounts, and sensor housings in 6061-T6 aluminum or 316L stainless steel. Scale from 1 to 500 units without tooling costs.
Rapid Injection Molding
Low-volume (500-5k units) ABS/PC parts with 48hr mold turnaround. Produce IoT device enclosures, wearable buckles, and waterproof gasket seats at 1/3 traditional mold costs. FDA-grade finishes for crowdfunding demos.
3D Printing
Functional prototypes in 12hrs: carbon fiber drone arms (Onyx+CF), heat-resistant engine ducts (ULTEM), and snap-fit connectors (Nylon 12). Zero tooling, unlimited design revisions – perfect for pre-seed validation.
Urethane Casting
Soft-touch prototypes (Shore 30A-80D) for button pads, vibration dampeners, and ergonomic grips. Silicone molds ready in 3 days, 50-300 units at $5/part. Test user experience before hard tooling.
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Client Base
500 Companies
2M+ projects
Cross Industry Experience
20 different industries
Culture And Diversity
10+ Languages
Experience
10+ years of active business operations
Reach
Over 30 Countries served
Hardware & Startups FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
What Parts Can First Part Make?
We can make an array of hardware components that will serve as either part of a more significant project or the main project itself. Our material options allow us to fabricate parts for:
| Chipsets and Semiconductors | Chassis, brackets, and enclosures |
| Automotive hardware | CPUs and GPUs |
| Exterior unibody and housing compartments | Buttons, dials, and haptic sensors |
| Drives, ports, fans, heat sinks | Mobile device components |
| Wireless device modules | Laptop screens and external accessories |
| Printed circuit boards (PCBs) | Sensors and actuators |
| Hardware panels and ICUs | Medical devices |
What Materials Are Available For Hardware Manufacturing?
| Natural and synthetic rubber | Elastomers |
| Thermoplastics | Aluminum |
| Titanium | Brass |
| Nickel | Zinc |
| Silver | Chrome-cobalt |
| Copper | Stainless Steel |
| Inconel |
