Canadian manufacturing,
made easy.
AMP routes RFQs to vetted Canadian shops by capability, finishing, and proximity. Range pricing, real lead times. No anonymous directories. No offshore handoffs.
“ Nichelle connected me with Canadian manufacturers and had samples and quotes coming back within days. Building in Canada used to be hard.
Adam Wilk · Founder, ZeroWriter
The market is broken.
Everyone knows it.
Buyers get ghosted. Shops can't find real leads. Directories are pay-to-play graveyards. There's no honest signal. Just noise, offshore handoffs, and race-to-bottom pricing.
I've gotten used to getting ghosted.
We can make the parts. We can't always find the buyers.
There is no honest signal in this market.
Suppliers either don't respond or stop after 1 to 2 emails.
What we've built so far
Built for hardware teams who've been burned by sourcing.
Private routing. No public listing.
You never sit in a directory. Vetted shops only see your RFQ once it matches what they actually quote on. No spam from shops who can't make your part.
A two-minute RFQ. Built with the shops who'll quote it.
Drop CAD. Answer six questions. Two minutes from idea to brief. The intake template was built with the shops who'll see it, so you don't burn a week on clarification emails.
One Canadian shop. Your fifth, tenth, fiftieth RFQ.
Most platforms route you to a different shop every time. We route you to a Canadian shop you can keep using. The first RFQ is the start of the queue.
Three steps. Zero runaround.
- 1
Upload CAD
Drop your files into the RFQ Composer. Confirm specs, quantities, finishing. Your files stay vault-isolated and access-controlled.
- 2
Get Matched
AMP matches your job to vetted shops by capability, certification, and proximity. No reverse auctions. Real shops, real capacity.
- 3
Compare and Award
Side-by-side quotes with itemized costs, lead times, and setup fees. Track the job from posting to delivery.
What buyers say after their first quote.
Building in Canada isn't easy, but it's important to me and the direction of my company. Nichelle at The Assembly quickly learned what my priorities were, connected me with manufacturers, and got me rolling with samples and quotes within days. I can highly recommend you get started with them and their growing network of Canadian builders.
I want to have better control over the design process by bringing my product finishing to a local shop, but it's so hard to find manufacturers and get quality stuff made in Canada. The Assembly got me 3 quotes from local shops I'd never heard of and I didn't have to do a thing.
Side-by-side quotes. Real lead times. No hidden adders.
Quotes come back as a range with prototype and production lead times listed separately. Setup fees, finishing details, and terms are itemized line by line.
Honest answers to the questions buyers actually ask.
Couldn't I just cold-email Canadian shops on LinkedIn myself?
You could. You've probably tried. Nine out of ten shops never reply, and the ones that do want a complete RFQ before they'll spend an hour on it. We vet first, and the intake template was built with the shops who'll see it. The shops that quote actually want the work.
How long until I see a quote?
Most RFQs get a first quote back inside a week. Common cases (CNC aluminum, sheet metal, FDM prototype) usually return 2 to 3 quotes within 5 business days. Rare materials and complex multi-process jobs can take longer because we wait for shops who actually do that work, not just shops who say they do.
What does it cost to use The Assembly?
Founding-cohort buyers pay no platform fee. The shop's quote is what you pay; we don't mark it up. After the founding cohort closes, future buyers will pay a small RFQ-routing fee bundled into the shop's price. There are no per-RFQ fees, no per-quote fees, and no markup on the shop's work.
What if I'm just prototyping, not in production yet?
Prototype and pilot-run RFQs are welcome. Most founding buyers start there. The intake template asks for project type (prototype, pilot, production, recurring, replacement) so the routing matches shops who do that scale. A shop that does great pilots is not always the same shop that does great 10,000-unit production runs.
How do you vet the shops?
A 30-minute discovery call, a portfolio review, and a reference check. Certifications (ISO 9001, AS9100, CGP) are validated where claimed. We do not list shops we have not personally talked to. Every shop is reviewed annually.
What kinds of parts and processes are supported?
CNC machining and turning, sheet metal, laser and waterjet cutting, welding and fabrication, 3D printing (FDM, SLS, SLA), injection molding, casting, finishing and coating, assembly, and quality inspection. We add new capabilities as we vet new shops.
Is my IP protected?
Yes. Your CAD files are vault-isolated. The shop never sees your name or your company until you award them the project, and only after MNDA is in place. Drawings stay access-controlled and we do not retain copies after the job closes.
Ready to stop chasing leads?
22 founding spots remaining. Review within 2 business days. No platform fees for the founding cohort.