3D printing & additive manufacturing · Brisbane
Rapid prototyping
A physical part in days.Then the next one.
Prototyping is how a design becomes a product without guessing. We print a fit-checkable part quickly, put it on the car, and revise — so by the time anything goes into production it has already been proven.
Iterate on the car, not on paper- Days, not tooling lead timesAdditive manufacture means the first physical part exists almost immediately.
- Tested on the actual applicationFitment and function checked on the car, not assumed from a screen.
- Revisions that are improvementsBecause the design started from a scan, the first fit is usually close. Iterations refine, they don't rescue.
How it works
What happens, in order.
- 01
Design or file
Your CAD, or ours from a scan and brief.
- 02
Prototype print
Printed in a material appropriate to the check — form and fit first, function-grade when it matters.
- 03
Test fit and review
On the vehicle or assembly. Clearances, hardware, serviceability.
- 04
Revise, then lock
Changes go back into CAD. The approved version becomes the production file.
Rapid prototyping
Each one a step closer. Then it’s locked.
Is this the right job for us?
Good fit, and what we’ll point elsewhere.
Good fit
- New product development — ours or a workshop's
- Validating a design before committing to metal or a production run
- Custom fitment on modified vehicles where nothing off the shelf applies
- Businesses with a concept that needs a working sample to move forward
- Metal printing, for parts that need to be metal
Not what we’re for
- Aesthetic-only mock-ups with endless subjective revision rounds
- Projects with no intention of manufacturing anything afterwards
- First part
- Typically days from an approved design
- Checked on
- The actual vehicle or assembly
- Materials
- Fit-check grade through to final-use PC-CF and nylons
- Then
- Production here, or your manufacturer with the locked file
Questions
Asked before you ask.
How many iterations does it usually take?
Often one or two. Accurate scanning means the first prototype is usually close, and revisions tend to be refinements — a hose angle, a bracket position — rather than starting over.
Can the prototype be the final part?
Sometimes. If it's printed in the production material and passes the test fit, it can go straight into use. Otherwise the prototype proves the design and the production version follows.
Do you prototype non-automotive products?
Where the job suits our capability — engineered components, housings, fixtures — yes. Ask; we'll tell you quickly if it's a fit.
Goes with
Usually the stage before or after.
Next step
Prototype a part.
Send a file or a brief. We'll tell you what the first part will take.