Applications › Custom Parts & Enclosures
Molds make sense at volume. Before that, and for parts that never get there, a print farm is the production line. We run repeat releases of the same component to the same settings, with inserts, finishing and markings, against a blanket order and a release schedule. When a part's volume stabilizes, we plan the path to molding with you, with the printed part as the proven design.
Typical examples
- Components for products in their first year
- Low-volume variants of a molded part
- Service and replacement parts programs
- Parts for equipment built in the dozens per year
- Bridge quantities while a mold is being built
Materials, process and quantities
| Materials | ABS, ASA, polycarbonate, nylon, filled grades, Onyx FR; flame-rated, ESD-safe, food-contact and chemical-resistant grades. |
|---|---|
| How it is made | Print-farm production, heat-set inserts, CNC finishing, UV-printed markings, inspection and packing to your spec. |
| Quantities | Bridge quantities of 5 to 250 and recurring releases of 25 to 2,500 per release, each with its own reorder price. |
| Options | Approved SKU record with stored artwork and revision, kitting and bagging, lot labels, DFM review for the molded version. |
| Who orders this | OEMs, product companies, machine builders, contract manufacturers. |
What to send
The part file, annual quantity and release cadence, material or environment, and what the finished part needs to arrive with.
Related applications
- Custom Plastic Components to Drawing
- Assembly, Kitting & Packaging
- Private-Label & Multi-Brand Variants
- All Custom Parts & Enclosures
Start a project: Parts, prototypes & fixtures quote. A drawing, a photo or a sample part is enough to begin.
