Find hands for your hardware.
Free for everyone. Find people who assemble devices, robot cells for rent or sale, and factory space, starting in Shenzhen, where the parts and the skills already are. Or post what you need built.
Simple first, then scale, then reinvest
Prototype
One working unit from off-the-shelf parts. A Huaqiangbei afternoon and a 3D printer.
Scale simply
A contract assembler builds 10–100 units with a test jig. You rent bench space, not a factory.
Reinvest
Profit pays for moulds, an SMT line, robot cells, then a factory lease. Buy property only when the line is full.
Shenzhen at a glance
Futian · Huaqiangbei 华强北
Components, modules and tools, retail and small batches. Where every prototype starts.
Nanshan 南山
Hardware start-ups, product design and firmware engineers.
Bao’an · Guangming 宝安 · 光明
SMT lines, contract assembly, injection moulding and factory floors for rent.
Longhua · Longgang 龙华 · 龙岗
Larger factories, robot integrators, test and packaging.
Dongguan 东莞
An hour away: high-volume manufacturing, moulds and industrial property.
Online channels
LCSC for components, JLCPCB and PCBWay for boards and assembly, 1688 and Taobao for wholesale parts.
Before you sign
Checklists, not legal advice. Use a Chinese-law contract with a registered company, and have it reviewed locally.