Parts designed for the process that will make them. 3D printing today. Injection molding, rotational molding, thermoforming or profile extrusion when you scale. FEA where the load matters. You approve each step. The files are yours.
The same bracket is a different part when printed, molded, thermoformed or extruded. Walls, draft, radii, tolerances and cost all change. Every design here starts with one question. How will this be made, and how many. The geometry follows.
FDM or SLA. Orientation, supports, walls and infill. Tolerances that printers hold. Right for one-offs, fixtures, enclosures and short runs.
Draft, uniform walls, radii, parting line, gate location, ejection. The printed prototype mold and the production tool see the same part.
Rotational molding for hollow parts. Thermoforming for large thin shells. Profile extrusion for constant cross-sections. Each has rules. We design for all three.
Some parts carry load. Some deflect. Some snap. FEA shows where a part will bend, crack or hold before anything is printed or molded. It is quoted with the design work.
Brackets, housings, clips and mounts under real loads. Where the stress concentrates. How much it moves.
Strain at the hook and the hinge. Whether it survives assembly and use in the chosen material.
A rib, a radius or a wall change is checked before it is cut into the mold or sent to print.
| Good fit | Talk first | Not this service |
|---|---|---|
| A product idea with no plastics engineer on the team | Parts with electronics or sealing requirements. Medical, military or food-contact parts: you own testing, validation, compliance and fitness for the end use. | Complete product development: industrial design, electronics, packaging |
| A part that must move from printing to molding | Assemblies with many interacting parts | |
| Fixtures, housings, brackets, covers, replacement parts | Appearance parts where surface finish is the whole point | |
| Load-bearing parts that need FEA | Fatigue, impact or thermal analysis |
Yes. Most jobs start with a sketch, a photo of the problem or a broken part. The brief turns that into a spec you agree with before design starts.
Per job, from the anticipated hours. A written quote you approve before work starts. If the scope changes, the change is scoped and quoted before work continues.
Static stress, deflection and strain in the chosen material. Snap fits and living hinges. It tells you whether the part holds and where to add or remove material. Fatigue, impact and thermal cases are quoted separately.
You get native files plus STEP. STEP opens in every CAD system. Tell us which system you use and the native files match it where possible.
Yes. Design jobs often continue into printed prototypes. Or take the files anywhere. They are yours.
Yes. Download the mutual NDA (PDF) or send yours.
Send a sketch, a photo or a description. Add a sentence on how many you expect to make. You get questions or a written quote within two business days.
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