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01 · Design and cost

Your CAD in. A manufacturing engineer’s markup out.

Fidem parses the geometry and returns prescriptive changes with the dollar amount attached.

Fidem analysis · ear defender assemblyEDF-27Injection · ABS + POM
EDF-27 · 8 solids · ABS / POM / PASource: STEP assembly · drag to rotate · shift-drag to pan
Ear-cup: 116 faces < 1° draft · demold risk
Bottom plate: under-sectioned · add ribbing
Decorative strip A: thin band 3.14 mm · sink risk
Decorative strip B: thin band 3.15 mm · sink risk
Scroll to analyze · 8 solidsShould-cost / unit: pending (6 molded parts)
02 · Sourcing

When you’re ready to make it, we find who should.

Fidem matches the job to vetted factories and grades every quote against our independent should-cost.

Sourcing matches · ear-cup · ABS · 25,000 units4 of 212 qualified
Factory SZ-014Shenzhen, CN · 14 yrs on record
Injection · 40+ pressesIn-house toolroomAudited 2026
Suitability96%
Factory BKK-007Bangkok, TH · tariff-diversified
Injection + overmold98% on-timeAudited 2025
Suitability88%
Factory DG-112Dongguan, CN
Class 101 toolingConsumer QMSDocs pending
Suitability81%
Factory US-003San Clemente, US
Bridge toolingLow volumeAudited 2026
Suitability74%

Rankings weigh audited capability, tooling class, historical on-time delivery, and quote deviation from Fidem’s should-cost. Identities disclosed at RFQ.

03 · Communication

One thread. Two languages. Nothing lost in the middle.

Fidem abstracts away the language and timezone barriers. It negotiates on your behalf, prompts you when action is needed, and drafts the response.

Your side · FidemEDF-27 · Group A
● Your turn to respondPrice agreed at target
Correspondence · summarized from chat
3 messages · 14:31–15:12Factory countered +$0.04 on the ear-cup over tool steel. Fidem sent the cost breakdown and held the target; the counter was withdrawn. All 6 parts at $3.25, T1 samples 18 days after steel order.
Recommended response · drafted by Fidem
Release tooling; confirm the steel order this week with a written T1 date (Aug 29).
Factory side · Chat模具部
收到。开钢料后18天出T1样件。价格:其余5件接受目标价;耳罩皮纹面建议 NAK80 钢料,单价 +$0.04。“Countered +$0.04 on ear-cup…” · summarized & logged
已发成本分析:NAK80 钢料已含在目标价内,请按 $3.25 执行。Your 14:40 reply · sent in Chinese by Fidem
好的,撤回加价,6件均按目标价执行。收到开模指令后即订钢料。“Counter withdrawn…” · summarized & logged
Every message, spec change and drawing revision is versioned on the Fidem side.
04 · Get started

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