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Prototype to Production: Why the Manufacturing Process Should Evolve as Your Product Grows

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From a Working Prototype to Repeatable Production Every successful product starts somewhere. Maybe it’s a napkin sketch. A CAD model. A 3D print. A single prototype machined from a block…

How Custom Aluminum Extrusions Reduce Manufacturing Costs and Make Production Easier to Scale

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When Growing Demand Calls for a Different Manufacturing Approach Many products begin life exactly the way they should: with a piece of plate or bar stock and a CNC machine.…

Why Copper Machining Quotes Vary and What to Look for in a Supplier

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Reliable Copper Machining Starts With an Accurate Quote If you’ve sourced machined copper parts before, you’ve probably experienced one of two things. The first is that several machine shops simply…

Why More Companies Are Bringing CNC Machining Back to the United States

info@ketchproducts.com May 22, 2026 No Comments

Looking Beyond Part Price When Choosing Where to Manufacture For years, offshore manufacturing dominated the conversation around cost reduction in the machining industry. Companies moved production overseas in search of…

Manufacturing Insights

Prototype to Production: Why the Manufacturing Process Should Evolve as Your Product Grows

How Custom Aluminum Extrusions Reduce Manufacturing Costs and Make Production Easier to Scale

Why Copper Machining Quotes Vary and What to Look for in a Supplier

Why More Companies Are Bringing CNC Machining Back to the United States

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