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We just ran an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign and I believe its because we've made a few mistakes on our end. I believe that one of our biggest mistakes was asking for $150k for a 5,000 production run for one LooLedge design. My boss got this number from one of his trusted resources.

Our design is essentially a zinc casting, so it shouldn't be too expensive to produce. I'm just wondering where I could find someone who could produce our design for a cheaper price?

You can find many suppliers on alibaba.com
BUT
How will you know who is reliable?

You need a factory specialized in jewelry.
Feel free to contact them http://www.djhk.biz for your needs.

Maybe you should go to Shenzhen.

Try looking at MFG.com, or makers row. Makers row is geared towards textiles and wood products, but they may have industrial processes. You can also check a directory listing at Design 2 part, its a manufacturing convention in Santa Clara, CA, and I've gone a couple times.

As someone who does industrial machining for my own prototypes, I'm in the same boat, and I just used a local machine shop for precision work. I am also looking at manufacturers in China and Thailand, as I have aa connection in Thailand, but not China.

I will most likely do things locally, to avoid risk, and quality control, and if my product does well, and demand/volume goes up, then I will look to mass manufacture in Asia.

Hope this helps, good luck!

Just curious why you are looking at overseas options rather than local? Is is because of your intended market volume?

Personally I would start checking through word of mouth in the local manufacturing community. Google is your friend, AliBaba is simply a search engine and almost unfailingly returns companies in Asia.

Good luck!

Lala