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Cool product! I have a friend who's a drummer and I know he would love these!
Anyway - here is what I would do to speed up the process:
Instead of trying to get the whole product made in one place in China - contact various manufacturers who can produce each ring or each part of your product separately. You will have a much better chance at getting the quality you need this way, and also an easier time finding manufacturers. (For instance, some are better at rubber parts, some are better at CNC machining, etc. etc.) So get each part made by factory A, B and C - then have them shipped to you in the US for assembly here.
That's basically what I've done with my own invention. Another benefit to this is that there won't be ONE factory that can reproduce your product in one place. Heck, they won't probably even know what they are making parts for, I know my 3 Chinese manufacturers sure don't! This way, you reduce the odds of the product being copied.
EDIT: I should add that this will be a quicker way for you to get manufacturing costs estimated.
Anyway - here is what I would do to speed up the process:
Instead of trying to get the whole product made in one place in China - contact various manufacturers who can produce each ring or each part of your product separately. You will have a much better chance at getting the quality you need this way, and also an easier time finding manufacturers. (For instance, some are better at rubber parts, some are better at CNC machining, etc. etc.) So get each part made by factory A, B and C - then have them shipped to you in the US for assembly here.
That's basically what I've done with my own invention. Another benefit to this is that there won't be ONE factory that can reproduce your product in one place. Heck, they won't probably even know what they are making parts for, I know my 3 Chinese manufacturers sure don't! This way, you reduce the odds of the product being copied.
EDIT: I should add that this will be a quicker way for you to get manufacturing costs estimated.