MeulenWorks designs plastic parts, prints prototypes, and builds printed molds. So, you can test injection-molded parts in production materials before buying steel tooling.
Clear goals. Clear communication. Guidance from the first conversation to the finished part.
From a sketch or a sample to CAD you own. Designed for the process that will make it.
FDM for functional parts. SLA for fine detail and smooth surfaces. Check fit and function on a real part first.
Parts designed for molding. An SLA-printed mold. A short run of molded parts in the production resin. Prove the design before steel tooling.
Send the part or your scan data. Get back clean CAD with real features. Modify it, print it or mold it.
Medical, military and food-contact work is accepted. Qualification, testing and regulatory compliance stay with you.
All three are legitimate. They fit different jobs.
| MeulenWorks | Online print platform | Design firm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| You talk to | The engineer doing the work | A web form and a queue | An account manager. Then a team. |
| No CAD yet? | Start from a sketch or a sample | Upload a finished file | Yes. Discovery phase first. |
| Quantities | One part to a few hundred. Molded samples. | One to thousands | Design only. Production sourced. |
| Design for molding | Yes. A printed mold proves it. | No | Yes |
| Who owns the files | You. Native CAD plus STEP. | You upload yours | Varies by contract |
| Pricing | Written quote per job. Parts per tier. | Instant per-part price | Hourly or retainer |
| Best for | Inventors, small shops, engineers needing hands | Finished files. High volume. | Full product programs |
I'm a process person at heart and enjoy building standalone systems such as business communication workflows, MRP, shop-floor layouts, project management, value-stream mapping, and inventory management. My favorite thing to build is a system that runs on its own. Whether that's software, a production team, or an automated piece of equipment.
I've spent more than ten years in the plastics manufacturing industry working with plastics like HDPE, LDPE, XLPE, PA, ABS, TPE, TPU, PP and modifiers - across rotational molding, thermoforming, injection molding, profile extrusion, and additive systems such as FDM, SLS, and SLA. I also perform FEA. That work has included medical, military and food-contact applications.
MeulenWorks is where that experience goes to work for you: clear goals, clear communication, and guidance from the first sketch to an efficiently made finished part.
No. A sketch, a photo, a sample part or a description is enough. If you have CAD, send it. The design step gets shorter.
Native CAD. STEP and STL files. A PDF drawing where one is useful. A short design note on the choices made. The files are yours.
Printed parts from one to a few hundred. Quoted per tier so you see the price break. Printed molds are for short runs of molded parts. For thousands, I design for it and hand you off to a molder with the drawings ready.
FDM in PLA, PETG, TPU and engineering filaments. SLA resins for detail and for molds. Molded samples in the production resin you plan to use, within what a printed mold can handle.
Yes. Parts and designs are made to your specification. Performance in your application, validation, testing and regulatory compliance are your responsibility. That is written into every quote.
Yes. FEA on parts where load, deflection or stress matters. It is quoted with the design work.
Yes. Download the mutual NDA (PDF) or send yours. Signed copies come back within a business day.
Design work is quoted per job from the anticipated hours. Parts and molds are quoted per quantity tier with a delivery date. Everything is written and agreed before work starts.
Minneapolis–St. Paul. Local pickup and drop-off by arrangement. Parts and molds ship anywhere in the US.
The form below is the fastest way to start. Reply within two business days.
Want an NDA first? Download the mutual NDA. Sign it. Send it with your request.
Twin Cities, Minnesota. Local pickup and drop-off by arrangement. Parts ship anywhere in the US.
This lands on the job board as a new inquiry. You get a reply with questions or a quote within two business days.
