The factory of the future - a digital creative workflow
Born in 2007, we’re a small group with big dreams. We believe in a digital manufacturing future that unleashes creativity to accelerate human progress. So we’re building the 'factory of the future’ - a digital creative workflow that makes it easy to go from idea to product to market 10x faster and less cost than ever before, using our cloud-to-robot laser cutting service.
Getting started & scaling manufacturing was hard
Going from idea to manufacturable design to price to prototype to product to market was a crazy person's undertaking. Past century solutions nailed robotic mass production, but what about getting started and scaling? It’s little wonder our customers used to say “hardware is hard”.
Hardware at software speed
What if you could go from idea to product to market at software speed and cost? And how do we digitise the creative workflow that drives this? Welcome to Ponoko.
Build the future, change the world
Our mission is to empower makers to build products, for their businesses to build the future, 10x faster and less cost than ever before. Let’s rock n roll.
People
Founders: Derek Elley, Dan Emery. Design: Dan Devorkin. Engineering: Bruce Huang, Brent McDowell. Customer Experience: Dayma Otene, Shannon Birt, Laura deLeon, Lisa Horn, Isaac Bullen. Production: Scott Goff, Viviana Almandsmith, Evan Lindley, Charlotte Key. Advisory Board: Fred Durham, Graham Hill, Chris Anderson, Ross Stevens, Vaughan Fergusson.WOW! Just arrived! Looks GREAT! Thanks so much :) Looking forward to using your service again! Erin McLaughlin
Thank you for making the robots a success. As a whole project it is a miracle we pulled it off (we only had about 3.5 weeks), and one of the largest parts of this miracle was the frames from Ponoko … You have a very cool company, and it is an honor to work with you. Dan Rosenstein, Program Manager at Microsoft, Annual Developer Conference
Our laser cut centerpieces arrived on time, in excellent condition, and were a huge hit at our conference. We were so impressed with the quality and service that, when designing awards for our next event, we immediately thought of Ponoko. Wren Dillingham, Senior Creative Content Manager of Internet Association
Everything went simply perfect. From the site to the pricing, from the support to the shipping and the part’s quality. A1! Thanks again and see you soon for other orders! Louis Brillon
The pieces are exactly as I wanted them, even the little details are sharp and well done. I ordered the same pieces from different vendors to compare the quality, and yours came out on top, at the best price too. I'm looking forward to ordering from you again. Louis Mazet
Wow thank you guys for the super LIGHT SPEED processing! :))) Astrid Mueller
Just wanted to let you know the chipboards came in yesterday and looked great. Thanks again for your help on this! I'm sure we will be in touch for the next one. Monica Rivera, George P. Johnson Experience Marketing For IBM
Ponoko came to our aid when we were looking for something that people wouldn’t merely look at then throw out in a swag bag at a very large conference. We ended up making leather bookmarks to promote a new released product, and though the end result was beautiful, the service was the best part. Jenn Contois, Designer at Monotype
The speed which you were able to have my design cut and shipped was incredibly quick. Everything is dead on for what I had designed and fits flawlessly. David Gabel
THANK YOU for the incredible service. I have never experienced customer service like this before!!! Taylor Norman
The website is extremely user friendly with lots of help built right in. The prices are competitive and the test pieces came to my door in immaculate condition. Craig Dillon
Wow - serious customer service! Really appreciate it!! David Gluck
Your customer service thus far has been exceptional! The product looks great!! The boss man is very happy. We will definitely be using you guys for our future branding purposes. Greatly pleased with your support and professionalism. Sunny Panchal
Thank you as ever for your wonderful service & support over the years! I'm grateful every day to work with a manufacturer that's so helpful and I actually enjoy interacting with. Mariko Carandang
Normally I find myself complaining. I am very pleased after I received my order from you. The people you have running the laser and the person that did the manual pre-check on my order are amazing. You will be getting many more orders from me. Michael Westman
The delivered product was better than expected! (Holy crap, was it precise!) So thank you for kicking so much ass. Expect more orders from me! Derek Seibel
Wow, got it today, that was fast. Thank you! Andrea Wild
Thank you! You guys are awesome! This is the kind of customer support that organizations should be striving for. Very happy with how this all went down. John Fiorillo
Really can't say enough good things about this. Great experience that was much less daunting than I'd anticipated, with far better results! Geoff Coves
Without you guys I don't think I would be near where I am today. Sales have more than doubled every year since I've been in business. Thanks to your efficiency, quality, and customer service, I've never had to worry about any the parts I get from you. I can't thank you enough for that. Alexander Sarnowski
Wow!! You're amazing! I'll pick it up tomorrow, but thank you so so much for getting it done so fast! Super grateful! Amazing customer service! :) Samantha Curley
Parts are selling like crazy! I can’t keep up. Thanks a lot. You guys do an amazing job! Keep it up. Alex Soriano
A very big thank you! I really loved the service and quality of Ponoko and I cannot fault you guys. Without your continued quality service my business wouldn't be what it is today. Thank you. Anna Anagno
The short answer is everything turned out perfect. I'm confident in Ponoko's ability to produce my designs quickly, and most of all accurately. Ponoko knows their equipment and how to communicate to a designer in such a way that the designer feels connected to the tools to achieve the results envisioned. Richard Guldborg
Wow you guys have great prices ... You know I've been getting quotes from shops at like 4-8 times more. Ryan LeMere
