![woman working on putting together a Thelio desktop](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-pywjnxrcr2/images/stencil/original/image-manager/manufacturing-hero-desktopr3.jpg?t=1727190615)
Manufacturing
Designed by nerds. Engineered by experts. Handcrafted by humans. All in Denver, Colorado.
US-Sourced Materials
Thelio desktops and Launch keyboards are designed, engineered, and manufactured at our factory in Denver, CO using aluminum sourced from US companies.
![Photo collage of the manufacturing process at System76, featuring employees using several machines including the aluminum bending machine, building thelio desktops and keyboards](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-pywjnxrcr2/images/stencil/original/image-manager/manufacturing-sectionlifestyle-process-collage-tabletr.png?t=1722002435)
Locally Brewed
We started manufacturing desktops in 2018 and we’ve been expanding our operations ever since. Our desktops and keyboards are designed, engineered, cut, milled, bent, sanded, powder coated, wired, assembled, tested, and iterated upon without leaving the building.
![Three images create a collage. One image features a thelio with birch accent next to the initial drawing of the thelio product. Second image is of a man looking at a computer pensively. Third image is a still of an animation illustrating airflow with blue arrows representing air intake points.](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-pywjnxrcr2/images/stencil/original/image-manager/manufacturing-sectioncontent-researchr.png?t=1722004062)
R&D
From sketch to final, we take our time creating new products to ensure consistent, premium quality. Our research and development explores a long list of factors until we’ve struck the right balance between form, function, speed, and price.
Engineered to excel
Airflow
Acoustics
Custom PCBs
![System76 engineers, a man and a woman, hold a Thelio desktop and are adding parts to the machine.](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-pywjnxrcr2/images/stencil/original/image-manager/manufacturing-sectioncontent-thelio-building.png?t=1722004652)
INNOVATION INSPIRED BY YOU
User feedback drives us to iterate and adapt to your needs. Each iteration serves to keep our customers and employees happy with the products we make. And because we manufacture in-house, any changes that pass testing can be immediately applied to production.