Manifesto
Manifesto
We are capable beyond how we’re perceived
We are capable beyond how we’re perceived
America never lost the ability to build. We let parts of it drift. The talent and know-how are still here. It’s time to point them at things that matter.
America never lost the ability to build. We let parts of it drift. The talent and know-how are still here. It’s time to point them at things that matter.
Make it popular to try again
Make it popular to try again
America never lost the ability to build. We let parts of it drift. The talent and know-how are still here. It’s time to point them at things that matter.
America never lost the ability to build. We let parts of it drift. The talent and know-how are still here. It’s time to point them at things that matter.
A guiding light
A guiding light
Builders should become Beacons and exist to show what’s possible and help others see it too. Connect people, places, and tools so builders can move from idea to output without needless barriers. Every new project launched should serve as a small representation of the greater movement building.
Builders should become Beacons and exist to show what’s possible and help others see it too. Connect people, places, and tools so builders can move from idea to output without needless barriers. Every new project launched should serve as a small representation of the greater movement building.
The network is the advantage
The network is the advantage
Starting in Detroit means starting inside a living network of shops, suppliers, and operators. Builder-led means the people you meet can pick up the phone and get the brake press, the laser, the machinist, or the builder you need. If it’s not in-house, we know who can do it and we line it up. One place to call.
Starting in Detroit means starting inside a living network of shops, suppliers, and operators. Builder-led means the people you meet can pick up the phone and get the brake press, the laser, the machinist, or the builder you need. If it’s not in-house, we know who can do it and we line it up. One place to call.
An industrial renaissance
An industrial renaissance
Re‑use what already exists: buildings, cranes, power, shops, and the people who know how to run them. Pair legacy craft with next‑gen tools, digital fabrication, and better systems. So new hardware can be built locally, quickly, and well.
Re‑use what already exists: buildings, cranes, power, shops, and the people who know how to run them. Pair legacy craft with next‑gen tools, digital fabrication, and better systems. So new hardware can be built locally, quickly, and well.
We build where we live
We build where we live
We’re starting in Detroit and planning New York next, then more cities. These are not showrooms. They are places to cut, bend, shape, weld, and print things into existence. Not places to build proof of concepts that get shipped overseas to decide our future, but products that are born here.
We’re starting in Detroit and planning New York next, then more cities. These are not showrooms. They are places to cut, bend, shape, weld, and print things into existence. Not places to build proof of concepts that get shipped overseas to decide our future, but products that are born here.
The mission
The mission
I
I
Fill forgotten spaces with builders shaping the future
Fill forgotten spaces with builders shaping the future
II
II
Obsess over removing barriers so teams can ship sooner and learn faster
Obsess over removing barriers so teams can ship sooner and learn faster
III
III
Light the path for others to follow
Light the path for others to follow
How we work
How we work
We say yes to tough problems, then figure it out
We say yes to tough problems, then figure it out
We match the right people and equipment to the job
We match the right people and equipment to the job
We keep builds close to the floor-clear plans, clean handoffs, real accountability
We keep builds close to the floor-clear plans, clean handoffs, real accountability
The People
The People
Our team has spent decades building. We’re allergic to complacency and defeatism. When something’s hard, we don’t quit; we roll up our sleeves. That’s where we shine.
Our team has spent decades building. We’re allergic to complacency and defeatism. When something’s hard, we don’t quit; we roll up our sleeves. That’s where we shine.
An invitation
An invitation
If you’re a fabricator, builder, or engineer who enjoys hard problems and has a record of beating the odds we hope you’ll join us whether it be for one project or many. If you’re a company ready to build, do it here. Take control of your destiny.
If you’re a fabricator, builder, or engineer who enjoys hard problems and has a record of beating the odds we hope you’ll join us whether it be for one project or many. If you’re a company ready to build, do it here. Take control of your destiny.
The Promise
The Promise
We will leverage the tools and strategies of today, and the steadfast, creative will that got us here, to help a new generation build locally first. We will be the light that helps others see the bright future ahead.
We will leverage the tools and strategies of today, and the steadfast, creative will that got us here, to help a new generation build locally first. We will be the light that helps others see the bright future ahead.