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Made In The Dark

Get on the shortlist

Engineers pick suppliers before they ever call. We put your capability in front of them first. Made In The Dark is the creative and digital department for manufacturers across Hampton Roads.

What we help you to achieve

Everything an engineer checks before they add you to the RFQ list, with interactive 3D models and spec sheets.

Make the spec findable. Capabilities, tolerances, materials, certifications and lead times on pages engineers can search.
Reach the specifier, and the buyer. Engineers shortlist before procurement ever sends the RFQ.
Publish what they look for. Case studies, application notes, CAD downloads and technical resources.
Qualify at the form. An RFQ form that asks for quantity, material, drawings and deadline, wired to your CRM.
Look like a trustworthy supplier. ISO, AS9100, ITAR on the page, up front, with the shop floor to prove it.

Modernizing industrial manufacturing

Established manufacturers with a shop worth showing and a website that hides it.

Industrial equipment.
Machinery OEMs
CNC machining.
Fabrication and welding shops.
Metals, composites and industrial materials.
Contract manufacturing.
Electronics manufacturing.
Aerospace suppliers.
Defense and government suppliers.
Shipbuilding, ship repair & marine suppliers.

What it looks like.

Demonstrations, built on our own time to show the standard. Case studies with client names and results replace each one as it is approved.

An interactive 3D product viewer

Rotate it. Explode it. Read the spec. On the product page, not in a PDF.

A cinematic facility tour

Receiving to shipping in three minutes. The plant visit before the plant visit.

Technical product pages

Spec table, downloads, certifications, RFQ. The page an engineer wants.

RFQ forms wired to a CRM

Asks the right questions. Lands in the right inbox with the drawing attached.

Start with an assessment

We review your site, your brand and the companies you bid against. You get a written plan in two weeks, whether you hire us or not.