Featured Services

General Manufacturing

Example Of Qualified Activities

 

• New or Improved Products: Designing, developing, or enhancing products to improve performance, components, tooling quality, durability, or cost efficiency.
   
• Process Improvements: Developing more efficient (or refining) manufacturing processes, including automation, throughput improvements, or waste reduction.
   
• Prototype Development & Testing: Building and testing prototypes, pilot runs, trial production batches, or first articles to evaluate design or process alternatives.
   
• Materials & Formulation Development: Experimenting with new materials, alloys, composites, or formulations to achieve specific performance requirements.
   
• Equipment & Tooling Development: Designing or modifying custom machinery, tooling, molds, dies, or fixtures to meet production needs.
   
• Software & Controls Integration: Developing or improving software, firmware, or control systems used in manufacturing operations.
   
• Automating or optimizing production lines or workflows.
   
• Reducing scrap, waste, or cycle times.
   
• Integrating robotics, sensors, or advanced manufacturing systems.

 

 

Eligible Expenses

 

• Wages for owners, engineers, plant/production managers, technicians, fabrication and quality personnel, and production staff.
   
• Materials used in prototyping, testing, trial runs, and scrap.
   
• Third-party engineering, testing, design, or process-development services.