Design · Engineering · Prototyping · Sourcing · Production

Design. Engineer. Deliver.

HoltzundMetal offers multidisciplinary design and engineering services for clients across a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, commercial and residential architecture, transportation, contract furniture, and consumer products. From initial concept sketches to prototyping and full-scale production, we provide tiered engagement solutions tailored to help bring your project to market efficiently and successfully.

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HoltzundMetal — handshake in a workshop alongside drafting tools and material samples
2000
Founded in Toronto
4+
Sectors served

Engagement Levels

Clients engage with us at every stage of the product development journey, from early-stage inventors and entrepreneurs to established manufacturers and public corporations. Regardless of where a project stands, we offer flexible, multi-pathway engagement models tailored to meet each client's unique needs.

Concept Development

Sketches, 3D modeling, and prototyping toward form, function, and performance.

Bringing ideas to life through sketches, 3D modeling, and prototyping to achieve your desired form, function, and performance goals.

Engineering Development

From concept to a Generation 1 prototype ready for user testing.

Advancing developed concepts through detailed 3D modeling, fabrication, product benchmarking, and material research to create a Generation 1 prototype ready for user testing and evaluation.

Production Development

Production drawings and documentation for complex assemblies.

Creating detailed production drawings and documentation that define materials, mechanical and performance requirements, finishes, tolerances, and fitment for complex assemblies.

Production Support & Management

Sourcing, supplier coordination, and quality support through production.

Supporting the production process through the sourcing and coordination of local and offshore manufacturing partners, while providing ongoing drawing revisions, DTM updates, and quality support throughout production.

Selected clients — logos to come

Process

After assessing your current positioning along your journey, we can then strategize how your needs can be met by jumping right into the appropriate phase.

01

Discovery

Project brief, materials, budget, schedule. A short, focused engagement to surface what really matters before we draw a single line.

02

Concept

Sketches, renderings, samples, scale models. You leave the phase with something you can put in front of stakeholders — not a deck of references.

03

Design & Engineering

Comprehensive 3D modeling, research and development, and technical specification services focused on materials, mechanical performance, and functional requirements.

04

Drawings

Production drawings for manufacturing. Detailed drawing packages that communicate the important information to go to production successfully.

05

Production

Supplier acquisition and quality support throughout the complete production process.

Selected Projects

Three projects across the studio's range — institutional architecture, commercial interior, and product.

Institutional architecture

Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence — York University.

Toronto Architectural feature Tessellated envelope
Commercial interior

Triangulated hardwood feature wall, corporate lobby.

Toronto Walnut · Oak · Mirror Design + install
Product

Rumme Cykle — premium bike wall mount.

2024 Hardwood · Steel Concept → Production
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Start with a 30-minute consultation to discuss your project requirements, evaluate your current stage in the development process, and explore how our services can support your goals. Please complete the form to get started.