Cast Iron CAD Brighton & Hove · est. 2010
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Scoping conversation · Cast Iron CAD

Let's talk about your project.

A 30 to 45 minute scoping conversation, with no fee. We place your project on the ten-stage development diagram, confirm where you are, and agree the next step. The output is a written agreement.

Send us a short brief
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What to expect.

Front door · 30 to 45 minutes

  1. 01 · Intake

    Tell us the basics

    A short brief before we talk gives us 80% of the placement work. We come back within 2 working days with a slot or a routing recommendation.

  2. 02 · Placement

    The conversation

    We place your project on the ten stages, confirm what's done and what remains, and read whether enough validation has happened before engineering starts.

  3. 03 · Agreement

    A written agreement

    Scope, approach and a cost band where the work allows. You take the placement away whether or not we engage further.

§ 02

Send us a short brief.

Pre-call intake

Not sure where you are on the ten stages? That's fine, a best guess is enough and we'll work it out on the call.

Where is your project on the ten stages? (a best guess is fine)

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Where are you on the journey?

Stages 01 to 05: validation · 06 to 10: Cast Iron CAD
  1. Idea
  2. Discover
  3. Innovate
  4. Evaluate
  5. Define
  6. Design
  7. Engineer
  8. Develop
  9. Manufacture
  10. Deliver

Stages 01 to 05 · still validating

Idea, discovery, concept, evaluation, specification. If you’re here, Innovate Engineer’s free framework will help you articulate the project first, then bring the output back here.

Stages 06 to 10 · ready to engineer

Design, engineering, development, manufacture, delivery. This is Cast Iron CAD’s territory. Book the scoping conversation and we’ll size the work.

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Pricing, briefly.

Bespoke · sized at scoping

Cast Iron CAD project work is scoped and quoted per project; there is no fixed menu. Full product developments typically run from about £15k to £50k and above, depending on complexity. Smaller pieces of work are welcome too: a drawing pack, a design change, a DFM or FEA check, a one-off part. We scope and quote those on their own, and they’re often a good way to start working together. Earlier-stage idea that needs a fixed-price first step? See how Innovate Engineer fits. Full cost answer

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Book a scoping conversation.

In person at Plus X Innovation Brighton (Sussex, Surrey, Kent and the South East) or by video. We'll confirm a slot within 2 working days, and we're happy to sign a mutual NDA before you share any details, ours or yours.

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+44 (0)1273 252523 · Studio 01, Plus X Innovation Brighton, BN2 4GL