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Brown, supports businesses with product development, manufacturing readiness, supply chain strategy, project delivery and technical commercialisation.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"sab-buttons\">\n        <a class=\"sab-btn sab-btn-primary\" href=\"mailto:steven@sab-tech.net\">Book a Consultation<\/a>\n        <a class=\"sab-btn sab-btn-secondary\" href=\"#sab-services\">View Services<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <aside class=\"sab-hero-card\">\n      <h2>Built for businesses moving from concept to production.<\/h2>\n      <ul class=\"sab-check\">\n        <li>Engineering leadership and project delivery<\/li>\n        <li>Prototype-to-production manufacturing support<\/li>\n        <li>Supply chain and supplier qualification<\/li>\n        <li>Technical due diligence and design review<\/li>\n        <li>Commercialisation and distribution strategy<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/aside>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"sab-services\" class=\"sab-section\">\n    <div class=\"sab-section-title\">\n      <h2>Consulting Services<\/h2>\n      <p>Practical, senior-level support for engineering-led businesses, startups and manufacturers preparing for scale.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"sab-grid\">\n      <div class=\"sab-card\"><h3>Fractional Engineering Manager<\/h3><p>Senior technical leadership without the overhead of a full-time executive hire.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sab-card\"><h3>Product Development Advisor<\/h3><p>Guidance from concept and design review through prototyping, testing and launch.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sab-card\"><h3>Manufacturing Readiness<\/h3><p>Assessment of design, suppliers, production process, packaging and quality risks.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sab-card\"><h3>Supply Chain Optimisation<\/h3><p>Sourcing, logistics and distribution strategy across Australia, USA and UK channels.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sab-card\"><h3>Technical Due Diligence<\/h3><p>Independent review of product feasibility, production pathways and commercial risks.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sab-card\"><h3>Engineering Team Mentoring<\/h3><p>Training and guidance for teams building engineering services or manufacturing capability.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sab-card\"><h3>Commercialisation Strategy<\/h3><p>Support turning technical products into market-ready, manufacturable offerings.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sab-card\"><h3>Supplier Qualification<\/h3><p>Identification, review and coordination of manufacturing partners and vendors.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"sab-section sab-metrics\">\n    <div class=\"sab-section-title\">\n      <h2>Experience That Transfers Into Delivery<\/h2>\n      <p>SAB-Tech brings direct experience leading engineering, project delivery, manufacturing and supply chain programs.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"sab-grid\">\n      <div class=\"sab-metric\"><strong>15+ years<\/strong><span>Director-level leadership at Maker Store<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sab-metric\"><strong>$multi\u2011million<\/strong><span>National contract development and delivery<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sab-metric\"><strong>150+<\/strong><span>Staff and contractors managed through team leaders<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sab-metric\"><strong>AU \u2022 USA \u2022 UK \u2022 China<\/strong><span>International supply chain and logistics experience<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"sab-section\">\n    <div class=\"sab-section-title\">\n      <h2>Representative Client Engagements<\/h2>\n      <p>Examples of high-level advisory and delivery work led by SAB-Tech.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"sab-case-grid\">\n      <div class=\"sab-case\">\n        <h3>Global CNC Controller Commercialisation<\/h3>\n        <p>A client had a strong CNC controller design but needed support with manufacturing, marketing, distribution and feature prioritisation. Steven led engineers, marketing professionals and supply chain specialists to refine the design, prototype and test the product, work with multiple factories and establish global manufacturing and distribution.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"sab-case\">\n        <h3>Industrial Automation Scale-Up<\/h3>\n        <p>An early-stage client needed direction on manufacturing a control box for automation of existing farm plant and machinery. Steven advised on engineering design, manufacturability, supply chain and production pathways, supporting the client from prototype towards fully assembled product delivery.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"sab-section sab-process\">\n    <div class=\"sab-section-title\">\n      <h2>From Idea to Market<\/h2>\n      <p>A structured consulting approach for advanced manufacturing and engineering-led product delivery.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"sab-steps\">\n      <div class=\"sab-step\"><b>01 Assess<\/b>Review design, capability, risks, supply chain and commercial requirements.<\/div>\n      <div class=\"sab-step\"><b>02 Refine<\/b>Improve product design, critical features, manufacturing pathway and delivery plan.<\/div>\n      <div class=\"sab-step\"><b>03 Prototype<\/b>Coordinate prototyping, testing, feedback loops and technical validation.<\/div>\n      <div class=\"sab-step\"><b>04 Produce<\/b>Qualify suppliers, manufacturing partners, packaging, quality and logistics.<\/div>\n      <div class=\"sab-step\"><b>05 Scale<\/b>Support launch, distribution, documentation and operational improvement.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"sab-section sab-cta\">\n    <h2>Need senior manufacturing and engineering guidance?<\/h2>\n    <p>Speak with us about product development, technical delivery, manufacturing readiness or supply chain strategy.<\/p>\n    <a class=\"sab-btn sab-btn-secondary\" href=\"mailto:steven@sab-tech.net\">Contact SAB-Tech<\/a>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <footer class=\"sab-footer\">\n    <div><strong>SAB-Tech LLC<\/strong> | Advanced Manufacturing Consulting<\/div>\n    <div>info | info@sab-tech.net<\/div>\n  <\/footer>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advanced Manufacturing Consulting Engineering leadership for products that need to reach market. 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