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This year’s Eureka Park at CES will be rocking a whole lot of cool new innovations and many of those exhibiting will spend December rushing around trying to figure out how to get their prototypes or samples made. If you’re one of those amazing innovators, we salute you! And to make sure you’re CES ready, here are a few tips to ensure you have the manufacturing horsepower you need.

1. Use a reliable partner who cares– one who can manufacture for you now, your deadline is very real. You’ll need a partner that can make your delivery date and keep you informed at every stage of the process. And one who understands what’s at stake.

2. Keep it simple——别忘了你必须付的样品nction, look great, and prove your concept to the show visitors. It doesn’t have to be the final product with built-in reliability and ease of assembly. It might take some rough handling at the show, but it doesn’t have to last forever.

3. Communication is everything– work with a partner that will talk to you all the way through the process. The last thing you want is to call on Christmas Eve and hear a voicemail saying, “Happy Holidays, we’ll be back in the office on January 7th”.

4. Access expertise- 尝试与合作伙伴一起工作，该合作伙伴可以帮助您确保该设计迅速有效，并将提供建议，这将使您无需太多来回。如果他们拥有广泛的制造专业知识，他们甚至可以为该原型提出不同的制造方法。也许您可以这次打印3D零件以更快地获取零件。

5. Don’t forget Christmas- 不仅是因为工厂会关闭几天，而且您需要抽出时间来放松身心，购买一些礼物，也许有点聚会。

6.智能产品聪明– CES will be full of smart solutions and smart products for smart cities, smart factories, smart hospitals, smart offices and smart homes. So, let’s get smart about how those products are purchased, made and delivered.

If you’re looking to get your parts made before the holiday season hits, make sure to keep Fictiv’s Holiday Schedule in mind:

US-based CNC Production:

圣诞节前：To have your machined part in hand before Christmas, place an order byDecember 17th at 3:00pm PT和select Overnight Shipping for a 3-day part (or by December 18th at 3:00pm PT if within courier distance of our San Francisco HQ).

Before CES:要在CES 2020之前将加工的部分掌握，请按订单12月26日下午3:00 PT和select Overnight Shipping for a 3-day part (or by December 27th at 3:00pm PT if within courier distance of our San Francisco HQ).

总部位于美国的3D打印制作：

圣诞节前：To have your Polyjet or FDM 3D printed part in hand before Christmas, place an order byDecember 19th at 3:00pm PT和select Overnight Shipping for a 1-day part (or by December 20th at 3:00pm PT if within courier distance of our San Francisco HQ).

Before CES:To have your Polyjet or FDM 3D printed part in hand before CES 2020, place an order by12月30日下午3:00 PT和select Overnight Shipping for a 1-day part (or by January 2nd, 2020 at 3:00pm PT if within courier distance of our San Francisco HQ).

Overseas CNC Production:

圣诞节前：To have your machined part in hand before Christmas, place an order byDecember 10th at 3:00pm PTfor a 7-day production time, which accounts for international shipping and overseas lead times.

Before CES:要在CES 2020之前将加工的部分掌握，请按订单12月20日下午3:00 ptfor a 7-day production time, which accounts for international shipping and overseas lead times.

Important Note: We have production holidays for Chinese New Year from January 18th, 2020 through February 2nd, 2020. If you’re ordering overseas CNC production and need your machined part in hand before Chinese New Year 2020, place an order by January 8th, 2020 at 3:00pm PT for a 7-day production time, which accounts for international shipping and overseas lead times.

我们对Fictiv的创新充满热情，我们建立了一个数字制造平台，该数字制造平台连接到我们的预审查制造合作伙伴网络，以使创新者能够在最短的时间内和最小的大惊小怪的时间制作和交付自定义的机械零件。您可以登录，上传和结帐。很容易。我们的平台提供了专家DFM，可以与我们的预先批准的制造合作伙伴最好地匹配需求。除了订单之外，我们还提供可见性和实时进度更新，直到您收到零件的那一刻。

这意味着即使您迟到了，因为您获得了CES的完美设计，我们仍然可以按时交付制造的零件，以帮助您像您显然显然是的创新摇滚明星一样发光！