DiaTreadArchitectural stair and safety systems.
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EXOCNC / CONNECTED MANUFACTURING
One supply chain. Every operation has a place to land.
EXOCNC connects the work center, EXOHDW modular interfaces, acceptance standards, and qualified production partners around one released product.
EXO / STRATEGY + ENGINEERING
Build the opportunity before you build the product.
EXO connects market direction, product engineering, intellectual-property development, commercialization, and release planning so the idea, the product, and the business arrive together.
01
DISCOVER
Find the opportunity.
Identify the customer, problem, market position, and useful offer.
HANDOFF / OPPORTUNITY BRIEF
02
PROTECT
Build the record.
Capture the invention, research the landscape, and prepare a clear owner-and-counsel handoff.
HANDOFF / EVIDENCE + RESEARCH
03
ENGINEER
Make it real.
Develop the geometry, prototype, BOM, validation plan, and production-ready inputs.
HANDOFF / CONTROLLED RELEASE
04
RELEASE
Put it to work.
Connect manufacturing, quality, product media, sales tools, and launch coordination.
HANDOFF / MARKET-READY SYSTEM
05
GROW
Learn and expand.
Turn field feedback, partnerships, sales activity, and testing into the next useful revision.
HANDOFF / REVISION ROADMAP
THE CORE OF EXO
Strategy is not a slide deck. Engineering is not just CAD.
The work is strongest when the market, intellectual property, product, supply chain, sales story, and next revision are designed as one system. EXO owns that connective layer from first question through commercial release.
Decide what should exist.
Find the opportunity, define the audience, shape the offer, test the route to market, and build the relationships that can carry it.
Make it real enough to release.
Turn the direction into controlled geometry, prototypes, manufacturing inputs, test plans, product assets, and revision-ready records.
Product + portfolio strategy
Define the customer, problem, offer, product hierarchy, commercial model, and release priorities.
OUTPUT / opportunity brief + release roadmapIP development + research
Capture inventions, organize evidence, review prior art and marks, and coordinate the technical record with qualified counsel.
OUTPUT / invention record + research package + counsel handoffMarket research + growth strategy
Study customers, competitors, channels, pricing signals, and the fastest credible path to a useful market position.
OUTPUT / market map + offer + growth prioritiesSales + lead generation
Build target lists, outreach systems, sales materials, proof points, and follow-up paths around the released offer.
OUTPUT / target account plan + sales enablement systemPartnerships + marketing outreach
Identify the brands, manufacturers, channels, sponsors, and collaborators that can make the opportunity larger.
OUTPUT / partner map + outreach package + activation planLicensing + commercialization
Shape the product, territory, channel, royalty, manufacturing, and support questions for owner and counsel review.
OUTPUT / commercialization model + negotiation briefProduct engineering + release
Develop geometry, prototypes, assemblies, drawings, bills of material, digital assets, and revision-ready production records.
OUTPUT / controlled engineering + manufacturing release packageCertification + testing coordination
Define the test question, identify applicable standards and labs, prepare samples and evidence, and close the findings into the release.
OUTPUT / validation roadmap + evidence + release decisionLaunch + long-term product support
Connect content, configuration, sales tools, production handoffs, field feedback, and future revisions after launch.
OUTPUT / released commerce system + revision loopBUILT TO MOVE FROM IDEA TO OUTPUT
Pick one service—or connect the whole route.
EXOCNC keeps every manufacturing service easy to find while making the full supply chain visible. Start with the operation you need today, then connect modular EXOHDW hardware, quality checks, outside processing, and repeat production as the project grows.
EXOCNC / CONNECTED MANUFACTURING
The complete route, in one place.
EXOCNC is the manufacturing core. It connects released product direction, capable work centers, EXOHDW modular interfaces, clear quality standards, and the right production partners into one supply chain.
A visible path from part to accepted production.
Machine. Join. Inspect.
01
DIRECTION
Strategy + Engineering
Define the opportunity, protect the idea, and release useful product and manufacturing inputs.
Shape the release 02 MAKEEXOCNC Work Centers
Choose the cutting, forming, joining, finishing, or inspection operation the part needs next.
Browse work centers 03 CONNECTEXOHDW Modular Hardware
Design flush, serviceable connection points into CNC-cut parts instead of adding them as an afterthought.
Explore EXOHDW 04 ACCEPTQuality Standards
Set the finish, critical checks, records, and release requirements before the work changes hands.
See quality standards 05 SCALEManufacturing Network
Extend the route with qualified specialists, regional capacity, and partners that can support the next operation.
Meet the networkONE CONNECTED HANDOFF
Start with one operation—or ask us to coordinate the path from released design through accepted production.
Route a projectEXOCNC / WORK CENTER CATALOG
Choose a work center. Stay in the route.
Open any operation below without leaving the EXOCNC catalog. The image, inputs, output, routing mode, and production handoff update in place.
WC-110
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-110
CNC Turning
Turn round parts and controlled features through one clear operation—from released input to the next production handoff.
- Operation
- CNC turning / round-part machining
- Typical input
- Released model or drawing / material / stock form / quantity
- Released output
- Turned part / operation check / next-route identification
- Routing mode
- Prototype / first article / repeat production
- Required handoff
- CNC milling / joining / finish / inspection / assembly
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WC-120
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-120
CNC Milling
Route prismatic parts and machined features through a released setup with workholding, access, and inspection kept together.
- Operation
- CNC milling / multi-part machining
- Typical input
- Released model or drawing / material / datum strategy / quantity
- Released output
- Milled part / operation check / next-route identification
- Routing mode
- Prototype / bridge run / repeat production
- Required handoff
- Deburr / joining / finish / inspection / assembly
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WC-130
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-130
Waterjet Cutting
Cut released profiles without burying material, edge expectations, or the next operation inside a general fabrication quote.
- Operation
- Abrasive waterjet profile cutting
- Typical input
- Released cut geometry / material / thickness / stock / quantity
- Released output
- Cut profiles / operation check / next-route identification
- Routing mode
- Prototype / first article / repeat production
- Required handoff
- Cleanup / forming / machining / joining / finish / inspection
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WC-140
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-140
Router Cutting
Route sheet and panel work through a clear cutting setup with approved material, geometry, edge needs, and handoff.
- Operation
- CNC router cutting / sheet and panel profiling
- Typical input
- Released geometry / material / thickness / face orientation / quantity
- Released output
- Routed parts / operation check / next-route identification
- Routing mode
- Prototype / first article / repeat production
- Required handoff
- Cleanup / finish / assembly / inspection
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WC-150
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-150
Laser Cutting
Move released profiles through a dedicated cutting operation with stock, nesting, edge needs, and the next step clearly defined.
- Operation
- Laser profile cutting
- Typical input
- Released cut geometry / material / thickness / stock / quantity
- Released output
- Laser-cut parts / operation check / next-route identification
- Routing mode
- Prototype / first article / repeat production
- Required handoff
- Deburr / forming / joining / finish / inspection
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WC-160
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-160
Laser Engraving
Place identifiers, artwork, and controlled marks through a released operation with proof, position, and appearance attached.
- Operation
- Laser engraving / permanent marking
- Typical input
- Approved artwork or text / part / material / placement / quantity
- Released output
- Engraved parts / appearance check / next-route identification
- Routing mode
- Sample approval / first article / repeat production
- Required handoff
- Finish / assembly / inspection / shipment
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WC-210
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-210
Rotary Laser Welding
Keep a controlled circumferential join, its fixture, seam requirement, and next handoff in one distinct work center.
- Operation
- Laser welding / rotary-positioned joining
- Typical input
- Approved joint / compatible parts / fixture condition / quantity
- Released output
- Joined component / seam check / next-route identification
- Routing mode
- First article / released recurring operation
- Required handoff
- Finish / inspection / assembly
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WC-220
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-220
TIG Welding
Keep the reviewed joint, fit-up, fixture, weld sequence, finish, and inspection handoff in one operation.
- Operation
- TIG welding / controlled manual joining
- Typical input
- Approved parts / material / joint / fit-up / quantity
- Released output
- TIG-welded assembly / weld check / next-route identification
- Routing mode
- First article / prototype / repeat production
- Required handoff
- Cleanup / finish / inspection / assembly
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WC-230
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-230
MIG Welding
Route reviewed MIG joints through a clear fit-up, welding, cleanup, and production handoff.
- Operation
- MIG welding / production joining
- Typical input
- Approved parts / material / joint / fit-up / quantity
- Released output
- MIG-welded assembly / weld check / next-route identification
- Routing mode
- Prototype / first article / repeat production
- Required handoff
- Cleanup / finish / inspection / assembly
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WC-240
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-240
Press Brake Forming
Hold the flat pattern, material, tooling, bend sequence, and formed-part check together as one released operation.
- Operation
- Press brake bending / sheet-metal forming
- Typical input
- Released flat pattern / material / thickness / bend requirements / quantity
- Released output
- Formed parts / operation check / next-route identification
- Routing mode
- Prototype / first article / repeat production
- Required handoff
- Joining / finish / assembly / inspection
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WC-250
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-250
Press Insertion / Emboss
Install pressed hardware or form embossed features through a controlled secondary operation with tooling and acceptance attached.
- Operation
- Press insertion / embossing / secondary forming
- Typical input
- Released part / hardware or emboss requirement / material / quantity
- Released output
- Pressed or embossed part / operation check / next-route identification
- Routing mode
- First article / repeat production
- Required handoff
- Finish / assembly / inspection / packaging
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WC-310
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-310
Fixtures + Workholding
Give the part a repeatable place to land—and preserve the setup as a real production asset instead of tribal knowledge.
- Operation
- Production tooling / part location / process aids
- Typical input
- Part geometry / target operation / datum intent / access / quantity
- Released output
- Released fixture or process aid / setup definition
- Routing mode
- Prototype tooling / bridge tooling / repeat-production tooling
- Required handoff
- Target manufacturing work center / operator setup
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WC-410
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-410
Production Cell Development
Turn recurring work into a visible production sequence with the right fixtures, handling, checks, and operator steps.
- Operation
- Operation sequencing / handling / practical automation
- Typical input
- Current process / demand / target output / constraints / quality needs
- Released output
- Defined production route / cell concept / controlled work instructions
- Routing mode
- Bridge production / recurring production / improvement project
- Required handoff
- Released operations / training / production review
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WC-510
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-510
Inspection + Release
Put the check at the handoff where production needs it—and make the release to the next operation explicit.
- Operation
- First article / in-process / final verification
- Typical input
- Released requirement / critical features / sample plan / route position
- Released output
- Inspection result / first article or release record / disposition
- Routing mode
- First article / in-process / final release
- Required handoff
- Next work center / final shipment / revision loop
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WC-610
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-610
Finish Carpentry
Route finished wood components through approved material, dimensions, visible details, workmanship, and installation handoff.
- Operation
- Finish carpentry / finished wood fabrication
- Typical input
- Released dimensions or drawing / approved material / finish / quantity
- Released output
- Finished wood component / appearance check / next-route identification
- Routing mode
- Sample approval / project fabrication / repeat components
- Required handoff
- Assembly / installation / packing / shipment
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WC-620
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-620
Epoxy Casting
Hold the resin, form, substrate, appearance, cure, and downstream needs together in a reviewed casting operation.
- Operation
- Epoxy casting / resin fabrication
- Typical input
- Released geometry / resin and appearance requirement / substrate / quantity
- Released output
- Cured casting / appearance check / next-route identification
- Routing mode
- Sample approval / project casting / repeat components
- Required handoff
- Trim / machine / assemble / finish / shipment
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WC-630
Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
WORK CENTER / WC-630
Cerakote / Powdercoat
Route reviewed coating work through substrate preparation, masking, approved color, application, cure, and final acceptance.
- Operation
- Cerakote or powdercoat finishing
- Typical input
- Reviewed parts / substrate / approved finish / masking / quantity
- Released output
- Coated parts / appearance check / next-route identification
- Routing mode
- Sample approval / project finish / repeat production
- Required handoff
- Assembly / inspection / packing / shipment
- Record status
- Process visualization / capacity and commercial details per quote
PART + DRAWING→
WORK CENTER→
INSPECTION→
NEXT OPERATION→
RELEASED OUTPUT
ROUTE WORK THROUGH EXOCNC
Need one operation—or the route between all of them?
Send the part, released model or drawing, material, quantity, target timing, current process, and the handoff you need next. We will start at the right work center.