Startups & Inventors
You have the vision and maybe a rough prototype. We bring the engineering rigor to make it investable and manufacturable.
Who we are
Engineers who actually build things
Adaptive Prototype Experts exists because too many good ideas die between the CAD file and the shop floor.
Origin
Why we started
Big engineering firms hand your project across departments — and details get lost at every hand-off. Pure design shops deliver beautiful models that the machine shop can't actually make. And machine shops will build exactly what your drawing says, even when the drawing is wrong.
We sit in the middle on purpose. One engineer owns your project from the first conversation to the final part, with design skills and hands-on fabrication experience. That means designs that account for how things are really made, prototypes that get built fast because we don't wait in someone else's queue, and honest answers about what will and won't work.
We're a small firm by design. You'll never be handed to a junior engineer you've never met, and you'll never wonder who's actually working on your project.
Eli Batemon
Founder & Principal Engineer
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, BYU-Idaho (Dec 2018) — emphasis in manufacturing and mechatronics. Previously at Raytheon (aerospace & defense) and Plexus (electronics manufacturing). Started APE to give small companies and solo inventors access to real engineering support — from first prototype to production — without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Philosophy
What we believe
- Hardware honesty If your idea has a fatal flaw, you'll hear it in week one — not after the invoice.
- Build early, build often A $50 prototype answers questions that $5,000 of analysis can't.
- Design for the shop floor Every part we draw is one we'd be willing to machine ourselves.
- Your IP stays yours Full ownership of all designs, files, and documentation transfers to you. Always.
Our clients
From solo inventors to established manufacturers
Our clients have one thing in common: a hardware problem that needs solving without the overhead of a big firm.
Small Manufacturers
You need overflow engineering capacity, a fixture designed, or a legacy product modernized — without hiring full-time.
Product Companies
You need a specialist for a mechanical subsystem, a cost-down redesign, or independent design review.
Let's talk
Let's talk about what you're building.
No sales pitch — just an engineer-to-engineer conversation about your project.
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