Engineering + fabrication when conventional manufacturing doesn’t fit

The rightmanufacturing pathfor right now.

01DefineWhat must work

02DevelopDesign + make

03ProveTest + refine

04DeliverOne, a run, or scale

Miami Makes helps entrepreneurs and organizations turn ideas into working products and physical solutions when investing in tooling, locking the design, or committing to production volumes would be premature, impractical, or beside the point.

Based in Miami. Serving businesses across the United States.

An engagement can end with production-ready engineering, continue through fabrication in our shop, or include specialist production coordinated by Miami Makes. We can also prepare a direct handoff when that better serves the project.

Tell us what must work Explore custom solutions

Too early for toolingToo specialized for a catalogToo small for conventional productionValuable enough to solve

Start with what needs to change

Four common ways forward.

You do not need to know whether the answer is 3D printing, CNC, laser cutting, or something else. Start with the outcome.

Prove a product

Move from sketch or CAD to a testable object, learn what matters, and refine before committing to tooling.

Prototypes · pilot units · design refinement

Improve an operation

Replace an improvised workaround with a fixture, guide, replacement part, or physical aid built for the actual workflow.

Fixtures · templates · custom components

Make a short run

Produce the quantity the opportunity justifies today while preserving the ability to revise or transition later.

Small batches · initial inventory · repeat runs

Create a physical brand moment

Build dimensional signage, displays, packaging, gifts, and objects with material presence—not ordinary flat print.

Displays · signage · custom packaging

See how we help

Custom solutions

Specific things.
Made to fit.

We help design and fabricate custom equipment, automation tooling, replacement parts, molds, laboratory accessories, agricultural tools, signs, and displays. Bring the problem or bring the files.

01Enclosures & panels 02Covers & shields 03Jigs & fixtures 04Automation & changeover 05Trays & part handling 06Mounts & components 07Replacement parts 08Inspection & testing 09Laboratory & research 10Molds & forming tools 11Ducts & dispensing 12Agriculture & biological control 13Architectural signs 14Industrial signage 15Displays & presentation 16Inserts & organization 17Prototypes & short runs

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How we work

Progress is a sequence of better decisions.

We begin with the objective, immediate quantity, design maturity, uncertainty, environment, and value of learning. Then we select the least burdensome path that can answer the next important question.

The right-sized path preserves capital, accelerates learning, and keeps better options open.

01Define what success must do.
02Choose what needs to be learned now.
03Make, test, and refine proportionately.
04Repeat, deploy, or transition to scale.

Honest fit

Bring the problem. We’ll help define the solution.

You do not need a finished design or a chosen process. Tell us what is happening, who it affects, what success needs to look like, and the constraints that matter. We’ll help shape the solution and determine the practical path forward. If another process or production facility would serve the work better, we’ll say so. Depending on the project, we can coordinate that production as your technical point of contact or prepare a clean handoff for you to manage directly.

See capabilities and boundaries

Your next useful step

Start with the problem, not the process.

Tell us what you need to change, learn, or make. We’ll help identify the next economically sensible step.

Tell us what must work