CAD/CAM

CAD (Computer Aided Design) 

We use Autodesk Inventor Professional and offer a flexible CAD service to create new parts & assemblies. Your concept, sketch, dimensions or physical part can be created/remanufactured by us, in house.

CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing)

We make Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) parts which use a continuous filament of a thermoplastic material such as ABS plastic. The heated plastic is deposited layer by layer under computer control until the part is complete.
We like the FDM/ABS process because we can quickly make parts which are strong and light, such as brackets and housings which are viable in the finished assemblies. 
One of the key advantages of 3D printing is the ability to produce very complex shapes or geometries that would be otherwise infeasible to construct by hand, including hollow parts or parts with an internal honeycomb structure designed to reduce weight. 

Scan & Geometry

We can scan, create or convert the geometry of your parts to digital sketches which form the basis of a 3D CAD model. This is an example of a rear upright which we scanned to get a base geometry.

Final 3D Model

We apply material properties, refine the 3D model/parts with the customer & our engineers, apply tolerances and typically supply supporting engineering drawings in PDF, DWG or DXF and CAD-CAM machining files in STEP format before making the physical part.

Final Product

The final product can either be a machined part or a 3D print, both are done in house. This example is a rear upright we had machined as at the time we could not source any original cast uprights.