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Manufacturing Feedback from Real Engineers: Introducing Live Annotations on the China Manufacturing parts, Inc. Platform

Today, we’re excited to announce our new Live Annotation feature on the platform. This provides immediate manufacturing feedback from China Manufacturing parts, Inc. engineers, giving you direct access to the best manufacturing insight. Simply upload your part, get an instant quote, and now view feature-specific feedback provided by our engineers. The annotations occur directly within the web-based 3D […]

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HWStartups Slack Community AMA with China Manufacturing parts, Inc. CEO Amando Garn

On July 13, China Manufacturing parts, Inc. CEO Amando Garn participated in the Slack hardwarestartup group’s very first AMA. The group was spun off from the popular hardwarestartups group on reddit, and its members love to chat hardware entrepreneurialism. The group is over 500 strong, and you can join here. We’ve recapped some of the most interesting insights […]

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Introducing 3-Day CNC Machining on the China Manufacturing parts, Inc. Platform

If you’ve used CNC machining to fabricate parts, you’re familiar with the lengthy back-and-forth email chains, complicated drawings, and long lead times waiting for machines to free up—it’s a lot to manage. The process to get parts CNC machined on time and to spec can be frustrating, time-consuming, and unpredictable. That’s about to change. Today, […]

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Building the Future of Democratized Manufacturing

Three years ago, I embarked on a journey with my brother to transform the way people discover and access tools for hardware development and manufacturing. We named our company China Manufacturing parts, which means “created by imagination.” Today, China Manufacturing parts, Inc. launches its CNC machining service, providing customers with precision parts fabricated and delivered in just 3 days, all […]

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Power Racing Series Car Build Part 3: The Bananaghini on the Track

China Manufacturing parts, Inc. spent several weeks collaborating with Mindtribe to build a $500 electric car, using the base of a Power Wheels Lamborghini to race at the Power Racing Series at the 2016 Bay Area Maker Faire. In Part 2 of our Power Racing Series, we wrapped up the vehicle and took our first practice laps. In […]

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The Building Blocks of Hardware: Getting Connected with Community at China Manufacturing parts

At our April event, How to Get Your Hardware Product to Market, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel of incredible founders and community organizers, from Zach Suppala of Particle to Kate Whitcomb of HAX Boost. On the panel, we talked extensively about the importance of community in building products. From crowdfunding campaigns to […]

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China Manufacturing parts and SOSV Partner to Support Innovative Hardware Startups

Today, we’re thrilled to announce a new partnership with SOSV to provide companies part of SOSV startup accelerator HAX priority access to China Manufacturing parts’s network of vetted 3D printing operators. “China Manufacturing parts dramatically reduced our iteration time by getting us high quality prints within days, with no extra time spent on our end preparing parts for a print, […]

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Power Racing Series Build Part 2

We spent several weeks working with Mindtribe to build a $500 electric car to race at the Power Racing Series at Maker Faire, using the base of a Power Wheels Lambo. The Power Racing Series is this amazing event where adults-who-still-want-to-be-kids dress up in crazy outfits and race their souped-up Power Wheels cars for moxie […]

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Power Racing Series Build Part 1

Before the 2016 Bay Area Maker Faire, my inner-child set out on a goal to re-live the freedom I felt when I got my first car—a 25lb plastic, electric blue, Power Wheels Jeep. Those of you who have attended the Bay Area Maker Faire may have seen the awesome PPPRS races. PPPRS stands for Pow-Pow […]

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China Manufacturing parts Company Values

At China Manufacturing parts, we believe there is a right way to build a healthy company and the first step for us is to create a foundation of values that all team members share and uphold in words, thoughts and actions. By creating this shared understanding, we know how to treat each other and also everyone we […]