The short verdict
- Chandler has a higher share of manufacturing jobs than any other large city in Greater Phoenix.
- Engineering and hardware buyers check a supplier's site for capability, process and proof before they ever send a drawing.
- We have worked on sites for two Chandler companies and a defense autonomy company in exactly this space.
01Why Arizona
Manufacturing makes up 20% of all jobs in Chandler, the highest share among the ten largest cities in the Greater Phoenix region, according to the City of Chandler. That is 331 manufacturing companies and almost 27,000 manufacturing employees in one city, alongside semiconductor, electronics and defense employers.
Around those big names sits a dense layer of smaller engineering firms, contract manufacturers and test labs. Many of them win work from engineers and procurement teams who are comparing three or four suppliers at once, and the website is usually the first thing they compare.
02What hardware and engineering sites get wrong
- Capability lists with no proof. "Rapid prototyping, testing, low-volume production" says what you offer, not what you have done. Buyers look for projects, environments and standards.
- Certifications hidden or missing. ISO, ITAR and test standards are deciding factors, and they often sit in a footer, or nowhere.
- Generic stock imagery. Glowing circuit boards and stock engineers instead of your own shop floor, test rigs and products.
- Hard to update. New capabilities, equipment and case studies wait for a developer or another round of prompting.
03Work we have done in engineering and defense
- 28 Gorilla Engineering. A product development firm in Chandler, Arizona that engineers rugged products for defense and industrial work.
- 29Tech. A Chandler, Arizona manufacturer that builds and tests hardware for harsh environments and regulated markets, from prototype to low volume.
- Overland AI. A Seattle company building autonomous ground vehicles and command software for the US military. Its site began as a custom prototype built with AI tools, and we moved it to Webflow.
Ask us about any of these projects when you get in touch.
04What we would do for your company
- Move it to Webflow. Your current site rebuilt properly, with capabilities, projects and careers in a CMS your team can update.
- Make it move. Purposeful motion that shows how a product is built, tested or used, added to the site you have.
- Rebuild the whole thing. A site that reads as precise and dependable as the hardware you ship.
It starts with a free verdict: you send the link, we tell you what is holding the site back and what it would take to fix.
“A hardware buyer trusts the drawing, the test report and the website, in roughly that order. Make the third one count.”
05Questions people ask
Do you work with companies in Chandler, Phoenix and Tempe?
Yes. We work remotely with teams across Arizona and the rest of the US, and two of our recent projects are for Chandler companies.
Can we show capabilities without giving away customer details?
Yes. Projects can be described by environment, standard and outcome without naming the customer. We plan that with you before anything is published.
Can our team add new projects and equipment ourselves?
Yes. Projects, capabilities, equipment and jobs go into the Webflow CMS, so adding one is filling in a form.
How do we start?
Send us the link. You get the verdict first, before you commit to anything.
06Other states we work with
- California. Startups, venture and film studios, with work for Pave, Auxia, Dorm Room Fund and Diagonal Media.
- Florida. Creator agencies and wood businesses, with work for Influint, Ascent and Cambium.
- Georgia. Film, video and production companies, with work for Diagonal Media.
- Massachusetts. Health companies and startups, with work for Counsel Health and IngredientAI.
- New York. Jewellery, health and creative studios, with work for Zbeer, Counsel Health, IngredientAI and Diagonal Media.
- Rhode Island. Jewellery makers and brands, with work for Zbeer.
- Texas. Engineering firms from Houston to Austin, with work for 28 Gorilla Engineering and 29Tech.
