Sheet 01 / 06 — General Arrangement
Knurl is a product design & engineering studio. We take hardware from first sketch to first article — and we hold every millimetre of the journey to spec.
knurl (v.) — to roll a patterned grip into metal so it cannot slip. That is the whole job: friction between an idea and reality.
Sheet 02 / 06 — Specifications
A drawing without tolerances is an opinion. These are ours — the values every Knurl project is inspected against.
Sheet 03 / 06 — Assemblies
Three assemblies shown the way we document real work: part number, orthographics, and what the object had to survive. All three are illustrative examples — fictitious projects that demonstrate our method.
Consumer climate control. A dial you can find in the dark: tactile detents, warm-touch housing, and a rear chassis that self-aligns during install.
12-week engagement · illustrative
Industrial safety node that survives fork trucks, pressure washers and −30 °C starts. Sealed to IP69K without a single gasket sticker.
20-week engagement · illustrative
Retail hardware that reads a card in one gloved grip. Drop-tested to 1.8 m onto concrete, twenty-six times — because that is what Tuesdays do.
16-week engagement · illustrative
Sheet 04 / 06 — Bill of Services
Every engagement is quoted line-by-line, like a drawing's bill of materials. Typical lead times are illustrative ranges — each project is costed individually.
| Ref | Service | Scope | Typical lead † |
|---|---|---|---|
| S-01 | Research & strategy | Field studies, competitor teardowns, requirement freeze, success metrics. | 2–3 wks |
| S-02 | Industrial design | Form language, CMF, ergonomics, human-factors validation, surface lock. | 4–6 wks |
| S-03 | Mechanical engineering | CAD, tolerance stack-ups, material selection, fastening & sealing strategy. | 6–10 wks |
| S-04 | Electronics & firmware | PCB bring-up, driver layers, power budgets, certification prep. | 6–10 wks |
| S-05 | Prototype & test | CNC / SLS builds, drop & environmental rigs, first-article inspection. | 3–5 wks |
| S-06 | Production transfer | DFM audits, vendor selection, pilot-line support, revision control handover. | 3–5 wks |
† Illustrative ranges for a typical mid-size engagement. Fixed-fee and retained formats available on request.
Sheet 05 / 06 — Process, Measured
Every part is made in a sequence; so is every project. Durations below are illustrative for a typical engagement.
Field research, teardowns and a requirements freeze everyone signs.
Form, CMF and ergonomics locked in CAD surfaces you can tool from.
Engineering, tolerance stack-up, prototypes and purpose-built test rigs.
DFM audits, vendor transfer and first-article inspection on the line.
Sheet 06 / 06 — Request for Quote
Tell us what you are making. We reply within two working days with questions — not a brochure.