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Industrial Design & Product Development Support for New Zealand and Australian hardware businesses. It's like Origami, but with metal.

We cut metals in a way that allows you to quickly turn flat shapes into something awesome!

20/10/2026

Before making a prototype more convincing, make its purpose clearer. What decision will you be able to make after trying it?

Sometimes the scrappiest version gets you to the useful conversation fastest.

12/10/2026

Got your hands full heading into the end of the year?

As Christmas approaches, the list of things to get across the line doesn't seem to get any shorter.

For design and engineering teams, that can mean juggling ongoing development work, last-minute changes, production drawings and manufacturing deadlines.

Made Evident provides flexible industrial design and CAD support to help NZ businesses manage the workload without committing to additional headcount.

Whether it's a few outstanding drawings or additional support on an existing project, we're here to help keep things moving.

06/10/2026

You’ve got the concept. You can see the product in your head. Maybe you’ve even got a polished render.

But then the harder questions start.
- How will it actually be made?
- What does it need to cost?
- What needs engineering?
- What should be prototyped first?
- Does the manufacturing route make sense?

That’s the point where product development starts to get real.

Idea to Action is designed to help bridge that gap. Turning an early product concepts into a clearer development plan, with the key technical considerations, likely stages, major unknowns and indicative costs mapped out before you commit heavily.

If you’ve got a product idea that’s moved beyond “what if?” but you’re not sure what the next sensible step is, this is for you.

https://made-evident.com/idea-to-action/

22/09/2026

Batch prototypes allow fast user feedback. Leves got into the hands of users early test how the market would react.

21/09/2026

StandV1 packs flat and folds like origami to create gaming stands. A innovate take on traditional sheet metal processes.

18/09/2026

No AI here. Just a fun pooch prosthetic concept for some sketching practice.

18/09/2026

WALLclixx came to us with the vision to reimagine how we hang art. The result... a smart little product that securely holds and levels frames.

17/09/2026

Keep it simple. Workvan needed a D-Ring for tiedowns. A simple sheet metal profile with a single bend was cheap and very effective.

16/09/2026

Workvan needed to create a cost-effective vehicle storage system that unlocks the full potential of work vehicles. We designed a simple modular system that is flexible with the common fleet

15/09/2026

We've got both FDM and Resin 3D printers in-house, but our resin printer is the real MVP lately with higher tolerances and detail on small or complex parts.

Address

74 Taharoto Road
Takapuna
0622

Telephone

+64273892950

Website

https://www.made-evident.com/

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