sourcing & manufacturing
Designed here. Made properly. One team.
skeelx is a design and sourcing firm: the same engineers who design your product find the factory, judge the samples, run the inspections and manage the freight. No handoff between "the designers" and "the agent" — because they're the same people.
works both ways
China when you're ready. Local when you're not.
Design-only & local programs
No import required. Strategy, design, engineering and software engagements run end to end with local manufacture or your existing suppliers — China never has to enter the picture. The six practices stand on their own.
Sourcing-only
Already have a design? We'll take your pack to production: manufacturability review first, then factory search, vetting, samples, quality control and freight. The review usually pays for itself in the first quote round.
End to end
The full journey — from first sketch through evidence loops to a vetted factory, inspected production and delivered stock. One team accountable for the whole outcome, which is the point.
the services
Three jobs, done properly.
Sourcing & vetting
Find the right factory, not the loudest listing: verification, capability checks, negotiation against real drawings, samples judged by engineers.
02Quality control
Pre-production, in-line and pre-shipment inspections against agreed AQL levels; golden samples; corrective loops that keep batch nine matching batch one.
03Production & freight
From purchase order to delivered stock: schedule truth, incoterms explained in plain language, freight coordinated, landed costs labelled honestly.
how it runs
Specification to shipment.
The same evidence-loop discipline as our design work, applied to production. Every stage ends in something you can judge — a shortlist, a sample, an inspection report — never a promise.
- Specification — drawings, materials, tolerances and a quality standard a factory can price honestly
- Search & vetting — candidate factories verified and checked against your product's actual processes
- Samples — rounds judged by the engineers who designed the product, not against a photo
- Production — staged payments, monitored schedule, inspections at the stages risk demands
- Freight — the right incoterm for your risk appetite, coordinated to your door
- Handover — supplier file, inspection history and landed-cost record; yours, documented
why design-led
The sourcing partner that designs what it makes.
Most sourcing agents can't open CAD. Every conversation with a factory is a translation — and the product loses something each time. Because skeelx designs and engineers products in-house, the factory gets drawings instead of screenshots, samples are judged against tolerances instead of vibes, and when something needs to change mid-production, the people deciding are the people who designed it. That's the difference between sourcing a product and protecting one.
straight answers
Asked often.
Is manufacturing in China safe for a small business?
It's safe the way flying is safe — with process. Factory vetting, clear specifications, sampling before commitment, staged payments and independent inspections remove most of the risk. The danger isn't China; it's skipping steps.
Can't I just use Alibaba myself?
You can, and many do. What a sourcing partner changes: verification beyond the listing, negotiation against a real specification, samples judged by engineers, and quality control before money moves. Because we design products for a living, our specs are drawings a factory respects — not screenshots.
Do I have to manufacture in China to work with skeelx?
No. Local design and engineering programs run end to end without any import — China manufacturing is a capability you can add when volume calls for it, not a toll gate.
I already have a design — will you source it?
Yes. Sourcing-only engagements are welcome. We review your pack for manufacturability first, which usually pays for itself in the first quote round.
How is my intellectual property protected?
Standard practice on our programs: NNN-style agreements — non-disclosure, non-use, non-circumvention — before drawings move, tooling ownership named in the purchase order so the moulds you paid for are yours, and supplier segmentation where a design warrants it. For registrations, China is first-to-file, so we'll point you to specialist counsel early. The long version: protecting your IP when manufacturing in China.
start
Tell us what you're making.
Idea, drawings or a product that already sells — we'll tell you honestly what we'd do first, and whether China is even the right answer for it.