We build parts that are accurate, repeatable and ready to be tested, reviewed and used
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Design Development
Getting a concept to manufacture-ready is not a linear process. It requires the right calls at the right stages, made by people who have done it before. Our team of CAD technicians, prototype engineers and model makers has taken products through medical, consumer, industrial and high-end audio to market. That depth of experience changes the conversations you have early, when it still matters.
Concept Development
A sketch rarely survives a design review; a well-made physical model usually does. We take your CAD data or concept geometry and make prototypes that stand up to scrutiny from people who know what they are looking at. CAD, model making and rapid prototyping all happen in-house, so there are fewer handoffs and problems are caught before they compound.
Prototyping
We make ergonomic, mechanical, functional, fit and form models, from first concept to production-ready. Knowing which process suits each stage, and what to watch for, matters more than the list of machines, so we plan the process, material and schedule before anything is made.
Our Viper SLA machines produce parts to ±0.15 mm, with finished parts typically ready in 24 hours.
See 3D printing in Cambridge for materials, tolerances and turnaround.
±0.15 mm on most features
24-hour standard turnaround, no rush fees
Seven SLA resins, including clear and tough grades
We machine complex parts with demanding geometries and tight tolerances, including jobs that need more capability than a standard setup can handle.
Colours matched to Pantone, RAL or your sample, with VDI textures, metallic and soft-touch coatings, mixed and sprayed in-house.
We measure performance by what matters: tolerances suited to medical device work, turnaround that keeps projects moving, and materials that perform in real conditions.
Read the full guide to medical device prototyping or browse the rapid prototyping FAQs.
Questions about how we work, what we build, and what industries we serve.
Medical devices, defence, aerospace, automotive, industrial systems, electronics, robotics and consumer products. Many of our clients are product design consultancies and medical device teams.
Yes. Aerospace and defence are among the sectors we make prototypes for, alongside medical devices, automotive, industrial systems and electronics. We are ISO 9001 certified and supply Certificates of Conformity for manufacture and materials when you ask at the quote stage.
Yes. We make prototypes and low-volume batches at our own workshop in Whittlesford, near Cambridge: SLA, Carbon DLS and FDM printing, CNC machining, vacuum casting, painting and assembly, all under one roof. We deliver overnight across the UK.
Yes. We can develop a sketch or brief into CAD, check it for manufacture, make the prototypes, then finish, assemble and inspect them. See design development and design for manufacture.
Yes. We build looks-like, works-like prototypes with mechanisms, inserts and electronics fitted, ready for user trials and design sign-off.
Yes. Many of our clients are product design consultancies. They own the design and the client relationship; we check their CAD for manufacture and make the prototypes, trial batches and low-volume runs, under NDA. See design consultancies.
Yes. We check every file before we make it and tell you if a change would make the part stronger, cleaner or cheaper to make. For a fuller review, see design for manufacture.
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