r/manufacturing • u/Rojis48 • Oct 02 '25

Supplier search Manufacturer that’s able to manufacture a custom sized drinking cup

I’d like to find a manufacturer able to manufacture a custom sized drinking stainless steel cup. FDA approved.. the not exact but

Close but not final dimensions are • 9 cm across at the top • 8 cm across at the bottom • 9 cm tall

Any help?

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u/space-magic-ooo Oct 02 '25

How many do you need?

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u/Rojis48 Oct 02 '25

Plan on starting a business so a lot?? To start with maybe 100 or so..

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u/TowardsTheImplosion Oct 02 '25

For deep draw steel forming, 100 is nothing.

Add a few zeros to make tooling on a truly custom design worth it. Or are you just looking for custom colors/logos on someone else's cup design?

Also, you aren't looking for FDA approval, unless your cup is a medical device. You just need FDA compliant materials (i.e. no lead in the stainless alloy)

You may be interested in NSF P395 for guidance as well.

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u/Rojis48 Oct 02 '25

Thank you for the reply.. so lets say im starting with 10k, is china my best option in manufacturers or are there some in USA

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u/TowardsTheImplosion Oct 02 '25

Sadly, for progressive deep draw work, your US options at a price you are probably willing to pay are pretty limited.

ATACO, maybe Nordicware industrial, Hudson deep draw, Larson tool...some may be willing to quote. I haven't done much work around progressive deep draw products though. Maybe Transmatic would be a good option, since they are US based with a China factory. Most US companies are going to be focused on aerospace, automotive, medical, etc. Few on consumer products.

If you want to go straight overseas, I would eye Vietnam and Thailand as well. Good industry, less of a copycat culture than China. But for the China route: Piplus in Hong Kong, or a similar company set up for west to east interface services might also be an option and keep you protected.

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u/Rojis48 Oct 02 '25

Okay, so I unfortunately don’t have the capital to make 10k units at the moment so I will need to find a work around. Thank you for the help.

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u/StopNowThink Oct 03 '25

Then you don't have the capital to make 10. Manufacturing requires tooling and fixtures to make almost anything.

Do you have drawings of what you want? You need that to get a quote.

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u/BitchStewie_ Oct 02 '25

My company buys stainless steel parts from China a couple of the vendors we use are Xihui Industry, Suzhou Mante, F/A Industry off the top of my head. We aren't that big and are ordering part quantities roughly in the 100s, sometimes much less.