From Design Intent to a Testable Sample
Working samples in days, not weeks — by substitution, stock components or CNC machined prototypes.
A prototype programme is only as fast as its slowest part, and fasteners are often that part. Our rapid prototyping service is designed to get a physically testable joint into your hands as quickly as the design allows — starting with the cheapest and fastest route and only moving to custom machining when the design genuinely requires it.
We work through three escalating routes: prioritizing off-the-shelf components for full substitution, functional substitution using stock components where appearance or exact geometry is not yet critical, and finally CNC machined prototypes when the design must be proven as drawn. In-house processes can deliver in as little as one day; outsourced processes are held to a maximum of one week. The published estimate is a 30% boost in design efficiency.
Scope & Deliverables
Everything included when you engage this service
Methods for Rapid Prototyping
- Prioritizing off-the-shelf components for full substitution
- Functional substitution using stock components
- CNC machined prototypes
Lead Time for Prototypes
- As fast as 1-day delivery for in-house processes
- Maximum 1-week lead time for outsourced processes
- Estimated 30% boost in design efficiency
What You Can Expect
Figures from our published service commitments
How We Work Together
A short, low-friction path from first contact to result
Send the design intent
The joint you need to prove, with whatever drawings you already have.
Choose the fastest route
Substitution, stock-part substitution, or CNC machining.
Prototypes delivered
From one day in-house to a maximum of one week outsourced.
Test and iterate
Validate the joint, then lock the design for production tooling.
Other Technical Services
Combine services for a faster, cheaper product programme
Get a testable sample this week
Send us the joint you need to prove and we will tell you the fastest route to a working sample.
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