Pricing models
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Pricing models
Most consultancies sell hours, which means you carry the budget risk. We define the scope as numbered requirements, price it once, and carry the risk ourselves.
Pricing models
MODELS 2
MODEL 1
Fixed-fee delivery
You get the delivery and own the project IP.
Payment 40 % on signature, 30 % at mid-point, 30 % on handover.
MODEL 2
Production management
Everything above, plus ongoing production responsibility: a per-unit fee on what you build, and an annual retainer that keeps the product buildable.
The retainer covers
TERMS
The retainer covers
- —Component obsolescence and end-of-life monitoring with second-source qualification
- —Firmware toolchain maintenance
- —Test fixture calibration and repair
- —Technical support to your manufacturer
- —Keeping the compliance and documentation file current
- —An annual production-readiness review delivered as a written report
Intellectual property
IP
Intellectual property
- —Your product design, schematics, layout, application firmware and mechanical files are assigned to you on final payment.
- —Our reusable libraries and building blocks stay ours, licensed to you perpetually and royalty-free for use in your product.
- —We never reuse your product design for anyone else.
- —We show work publicly only with your written approval.
What's included / what you pay directly
COSTS
What's included / what you pay directly
Included
- —All engineering
- —Project management
- —Pre-compliance
- —Documentation
Paid directly by you
- —PCB fabrication
- —Assembly
- —Components
- —Prototypes
- —Tooling
- —Accredited lab test fees
Warranty
WARRANTY
Warranty
12 months from handover or first production batch, whichever comes first. Covers design defects — not specification changes, component end-of-life, or modifications made after handover. Covers our engineering time; fabrication and re-test costs follow the same rule as all external costs.
Contact
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