OPERATOR APPLICATION · INTAKE 2026 Q3

Put your machines to work.

If you run CNC, metal additive, or polymer printing in the US, FORGE routes paying jobs to your shop. You set capacity and delivery windows. We handle intake, escrow, payouts, and the buyer. The application below takes about ten minutes.

SCREENING 5–10 BUSINESS DAYS
NO RECRUITERS · NO FEES AT ANY STAGE
PAYOUT
80–90%
of job total, on delivery
SETTLEMENT
2–3 day
Stripe’s standard schedule —
first payout can take longer
COST TO JOIN
$0
no listing fees, no subscription
SCREENING
5–10 days
manual vetting review
§ 01 — IDENTITY VERIFICATION

Who is applying, and where do you make things?

Your address sets region weighting on the job board — in-state work scores highest, so buyers near you see you first. Everything here can be edited from your profile after approval.

Required.
A valid email is required.
7–15 digits, optional leading +
Check the phone format.
Leave blank if you are an individual
14+Aa 0-9SYMBOL
Password does not meet the requirements.
Passwords do not match.
§ FACILITY LOCATION
§ 02 — EQUIPMENT & CAPABILITY

What can your shop actually run?

Buyers filter the network by process, material, and build envelope. Process is 25% of your match score — every process you leave unchecked costs points on jobs you could run.

MAKEMODELQTYBUILD VOLUME
§ PROCESSES YOU OFFER 0 SELECTED
§ WORK YOU WANT TO SEE
§ 03 — CAPACITY & CLEARANCE

How much work can you take, and who can handle it?

Capacity is a ceiling, not a commitment. FORGE stops routing jobs to you once your weekly figure is reached, so an honest number protects your delivery record.

Gates job matching
Counted in whole jobs, not units. A 200-piece grommet order and a 4-piece valve body each consume one slot.
§ CLEARED PERSONNEL OPTIONAL · SELF-REPORTED
Read this before answering
FORGE is not accredited for classified or ITAR-controlled work. Every job on the board is unclassified or CUI, and that is the ceiling today. Clearance detail is recorded for planning only — it is never verified and does not unlock additional work. Operators with no cleared staff receive the full commercial and unclassified board.
§ 04 — REVIEW & SUBMIT

Check it over, then send it in.

Nothing here is final — equipment, processes, and capacity are all editable from your operator profile after approval.

IDENTITY
Name
Email
Phone
Location
EQUIPMENT
Machines
Processes
Tracks
CAPACITY
Per day
Per week
Per month
Cleared staff
ACCOUNT
Business
Password
By submitting, I authorize FORGE to verify this information as part of its vetting review, conducted manually by Kapu Solutions Inc. This review does not currently include automated background screening. I certify that everything above is accurate to the best of my knowledge.
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