The Free X-Ray
Send your BOM, quotes, and CAD through the scanner. If there's nothing to unlock, you exit the factory right here: no fees, no pitch, no hard sell. If there is, we lock scope and baseline today's cost.
found: $102.17 of removable costThe Should-Cost Institute
Material, process, labor, tooling, and margin decomposed from first principles. The gap between what you pay and what you should pay is the opportunity, backed by evidence suppliers can't argue with.
paying $232.45 · should-cost ref: $103.50The Re-Design Works
When negotiation isn't enough we go into the product itself: part consolidation, material swaps, tolerance opening, DFM. Same look and UX, lower bill underneath.
−$45.30 engineered outThe Negotiation Office
Should-cost-backed renegotiation across your suppliers, iterated round after round until the margin gap closes. You approve everything before it lands. You hold the pen.
−$38.62 negotiated offThe Global Freight Port
Packaging density, chargeable weight, carrier and lane strategy, plus HTS classification and duty moves. Often the fastest savings, and they compound on every unit that ships.
−$18.25 off every shipmentVerify & Ship
Savings confirmed in supplier quotes or shipped parts, with a clean record of what changed. Only now do we get paid: a share of what we actually saved you.
✓ verified −44%We cut hardware costs. Or we don't get paid.
We embed engineers, supply chain, and logistics operators trained at SpaceX, Tesla, and Zipline into your hardware build. You only pay us when we've verifiably saved you money.
Your first call is a free BOM X-ray. Bring a costed BOM and a drawing or photo of your priciest part; leave knowing if we think there's opportunity to save!
We cut hardware costs. Or we don't get paid.
Engineers and operators from SpaceX, Tesla, and Zipline, embedded in your build. You pay only on verified savings.
First call = free BOM X-ray. Bring your BOM + your priciest part.
The Free X-Ray
We scan your BOM and quotes. Nothing to unlock? We stop, free. Otherwise: scope locked, cost baselined.
The Should-Cost Institute
Every part decomposed: what it should cost vs what you pay.
The Re-Design Works
Part consolidation, material swaps, DFM. Same look, lower bill.
The Negotiation Office
Should-cost-backed renegotiation until the gap closes. You hold the pen.
The Global Freight Port
Packaging, chargeable weight, carriers, duties: savings on every unit shipped.
We work for free until we save you money.
Most consultants bill by the hour and hope you see value. We don't. Send us your costed BOM, your quotes, and whatever specs or CAD you can share. If we don't think there's cost to pull out, we walk: no fee, no pitch deck, no hard sell.
If we do, we charge a share of what we save you, confirmed in supplier quotes or shipped parts.
No savings → you pay $0. Simple.
What we've delivered.
Recent engagements across connected home goods, aerospace, city infrastructure, and electric vehicles.
Landed cost reduction
Every part re-quoted and re-thought, verified in shipped parts.
Freight cost reduction
Half the freight bill, same delivery promise, verified on active shipments.
Part cost reduction
Same panels the customer sees, way less money underneath.
150 components, redesigned for cost.
Same product, same user experience, same form factor, reworked underneath to hit a lower BOM cost. Chargeable weight cut in half through packaging redesign. Minimal requalification on the manufacturer side.
−48% full BOM −50% chargeable weight
See all case studies →Is this for you?
We're built for hardware companies that are shipping real product, where unit cost has become a board-level conversation.
Not sure? Reach out anyway. If the timing's not right today, it might be six months from now.
- You ship hardware. Real BOMs, real suppliers, real quotes to work with.
- Unit cost moves the business. Every cent has a meaningful impact on margin, runway, and the pace you can scale.
- You have inputs we can review. BOM, supplier quotes, forecasts, and CAD. We start from what you have.
- Someone internal owns margin. But doesn't have the bandwidth to run the sprint themselves.
Not ready for the full ride? Start smaller.
Four fixed packages, each one layer deeper into your should-cost. Fees credit forward, so the next step up is always the cheapest one.
Spot
Sizes it. The raw-material floor on one high-spend part, plus 3–5 prioritized levers.
Audit
Details it. One product line torn down to make-cost, with 6–12 quantified opportunities.
Deep
Plans it. Full landed should-cost for your BOM, with a prioritized savings roadmap.
Capture
Does it. The full line-by-line model, and we execute, paid on verified results.
Send us your BOM.
Let's see if we can find cost in your product. Worst case, you learn whether there's savings worth chasing.
15-minute intro call · No obligation