For Design Studios

Your design is done. Your revenue on it doesn't have to be.

When the CAD ships, most studios hand the client off to a factory and the income ends there. Refer them to OperGo instead: your client gets an NDA before their file even loads, real engineers checking manufacturability in a day, and one team from first prototype to full production run — and you earn a referral commission for as long as they keep producing.

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Why studios refer to us

What your client gets when you recommend OperGo.

NDA before the file loads

Every project starts under a mutual NDA, signed instantly — your client's IP is protected from the first upload, no back-and-forth with legal.

Real DFM feedback, fast

An engineer reviews manufacturability against real tooling, typically within a business day — so your client sees a credible path to production quickly, not a vague estimate.

Prototype to production, one relationship

The same team that validates a single prototype scales it to a full production run — your client doesn't have to find a second manufacturer once volume grows.

You stay in the loop

We coordinate manufacturability directly with you, not around you — your design intent and our production constraints get resolved together.

The referral

How the partnership works.

01

Introduce your client

Send us the project, or introduce us directly to your client — whichever you prefer.

02

We quote and manufacture

Your client gets the same engineer-led quote and production process as any other OperGo project.

03

You earn a referral commission

On the business you bring, for as long as the relationship runs — exact terms confirmed when you partner with us.

Design studio partners, answered

Do you compete with design studios?

No — we don't do concept design, sketching or brand-level product design. That's your work. We take the CAD once it exists and make it manufacturable, at cost and at the volume your client needs.

How much is the referral commission?

It depends on the project and volume, so we confirm exact terms when you partner with us rather than publishing one number for every case — reach out and we'll work it out together.

Do I lose control of the client relationship?

No — we coordinate manufacturability directly with you as the designer, not around you. How involved you stay in the ongoing relationship is up to you and your client.

What if my client only needs a small prototype run?

That's fine — a single validated prototype is quoted and produced the same way as a production order. If it grows into a full run later, it's the same team and the same relationship, not a new manufacturer to find.

Is our NDA with our client protected?

Yes — every project starts under its own NDA with OperGo, in an isolated project space. Your existing agreements with your client aren't affected.

How do we get started?

Reach out and tell us about your studio and the kind of projects you typically refer — we'll set up the partnership terms and you can start sending projects our way.

Partner with us

Bring us your next client's project.

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