Mako International is a Scam and Joke.

Hi all, Kevin here again. It has been a month since my response to the false claims above (see response below), so I figured I would provide some additional information to this discussion. I wanted to highlight something very important - We are NOT an invention submission or invention licensing company (and we never will be). We are an industrial design and new-product manufacturing firm 

Our CAD designs are engineered with Solidworks 2012, the most advanced and widely used design software by industrial design professionals. Our prototypes are manufactured samples, not 3D printed mock-ups. And most importantly, we manufacture product for our clients, and this is the largest part of our business 

We do assist in pointing our clients to distribution companies to help them get a ready-product into the market, and we do patent protection, but that is all just to help inventors, we don’t even charge our clients for those services. The in our business, is that instead of an inventor having to go to a number of design firms, then get all of the parts and assemble them at various shops, then figure out their raw materials and manufacturing supply, they can instead do it all under one roof with us, and do it very easily (the only practical way to get an idea to market). And since we provide the end-to-end solution, we are able to do it for a fraction of the cost of developing a product through all of the abovementioned avenues independently. 

So Slychefy and Trey, I understand your worry about costs, but no matter what route you go there will be costs to develop an invention; the only difference is that our firm caters these professional services to inventors and thus is by far the lowest cost option for professional development. Also, if you have a simple project, the costs are very inexpensive (it all comes down to hours). We have projects that go to production for as low as $2,000 (for both design AND prototyping). Our average project is somewhere between $5k and $15k. You couldn’t open a hot dog stand for that cheap, let alone develop an entire invention. 

If you have any questions about this or anything else related to Mako, feel free to give us a call, email, mail, or feel free to set up a meeting anytime. Our office is right downtown Toronto near the Rogers Centre. 

Thanks for your time, 

Kevin Mako 

Mako International Corp. 

46 Fort York Blvd. 

Toronto, Ontario M5V 3Z3 

(88 806-6256

Thanks Tikarli .. m still shocked at how much money i would have lost, had i taken my invention to Mako .. thank God for this site n for people like you who came out to protect us ..!!

Ohhhh R C (Toronto), God bless and good luck. Hope you find a way to make your inventor's dreams come to life.

Oh wow ..! Its kind of funny coz i was supposed to submit my idea to mako either by email or hand delivery after meeting him a couple of weeks ago, but thank God i travelled, coz i would have been in a messed up situation from what i see. Initially, i had contacted Davison Invention, who even sent me a package and an NDA to fill out, but when i crosschecked the company on google, i lost hope! They had over 200 customer complaints and had actually been ordered to pay millions of dollars to consumers for fraud, by the US Courts. Thats when i decided to look for a company, closer to home, and i found Mako interntional. I went there and they looked a really decent bunch of young enterpreneurs eager to work, and i was supposed to mail my idea to them . but then i travelled . 

coming back yesterday, my instincts made me search for mako international as i had done with davison, and boom! this is what i landed on. complaints, complaint, complaint!! from pissed off customers. honestly, i'm done with these companies, i think its time to look for another alternative. Maybe google search for an inventor who succeeded in making his idea into a product, without going through invention companies. i think that will be my best shot.! Other than that, m just scared now of invention companies. Talking about davison, its funny that i went on youtube the other day, only to find out that they made a long documentary on how their company works, even going to the extent of featuring 3 inventors, and how they took their ideas into real products. i think the whole gimmick is to try n suck people to their scam, and also try washing their dirty linen by making the documentary. They actually have an "F" rating at BBB .. Now thats serious, especially for a company that has the balls to make a documentary. Nway, my fellow inventors, if anyone comes up with a fair and legit company or means that can take their idea to a fully functional product, please share with us, and lets make the world a better place.  

Thanks .. 

R C ( Toronto)

Hey slychefy, 

Thanks for the warning. I was planning on going to mako international this week to have them work on my invention, but u have scared me a great deal. 20,000 is sure a lot of money. Please share with us the company you found so that we can work with it. 

Thanks a lot for the early warning.. 

Trey ...

Dear Readers of this post, I am Kevin Mako, president of Mako International Corp. After carefully reviewing the false declarations above, and further reviewing this claim with our client list, we see that we have never done a prototype for a client named Jay. Furthermore, none of the negative claims within this complaint have occurred with a client, so we have no idea what the meaning of this post is. This post is either a competitor trying to shamelessly slander our business, or a client hiding behind an alias with an unsuccessful product and is looking to blame someone. 

 

First, we review and confirm every single product specification with the client PRIOR to even starting with a prototype. We provide numerous 3D images, detailed measurements, and clear diagrams of precisely what the final prototype will look like. We even render the images with high-caliber shadows, reflections, and environment imaging so that it looks like an actual photograph of their eventual product. We then have it reviewed and confirmed by the client. Through this process, we ensure that the prototypes are literally within 1/10th of a millimeter accuracy to what the client wants and approves, so that there is absolutely no confusion. We have never had a prototype that deviated from the specifications. 

 

Second, the poster claims that the unit broke after using it 4 times. We have never received any correspondence from any of our clients to this effect. Once in a while there is a small mechanical issue with a prototype, as can be expected (shipping damage, a crack, stress damage, etc.) - In every one of those instances, we have corrected the problem by issuing replacement parts, or even a new prototype if required. 

 

Third, our prototypes are all completed to the highest degree of current technical capabilities, and we only create fully manufactured prototypes (the highest grade of prototype levels). We utilize tools, materials, facilities, and expertise from all over North America, as well as our own facilities. Never in our history have we made a “garage prototype”, as was claimed by this poster. We have dozens of examples of our work at our office, and have detailed specs, reports, and photographs of every prototype we have completed. Even an inexperienced inventor can easily see the detailed complexity and skill required to make these manufactured prototypes. 

 

Finally, the poster personally accused me of “lying” to him on the phone. In the product development business, everything that happens is based on concrete technical variables, so there is no reason to lie. If we make a mistake on something we will just tell the client and then fix it. 

 

At Mako, we spend a great deal of time considering and reviewing both positive and negative feedback to continually improve our invention services; however, this post is completely unfair and offside. If anyone has any further questions or comments in regards to this post, the business, or anything else feel free to email, call, or stop by the office anytime. 

 

Kevin Mako 

Mako International Corp. 

46 Fort York Blvd. 

Toronto, Ontario M5V 3Z3 

 

416.855.1137

Jaytee29 glad I found and read your comments. I was considering Mako. You mentioned you found a reputable company. Could you possibly share your find with me?  

Thanks. 

Slychefy.