The next batch starts with an approved part.
Small FDM runs, revision control, and planning for a different process when your quantity or requirements change.
What a repeat run needs
An approved revision and sample
The file revision the batch is made from, and a sample or the first article as the reference. A prototype that worked is an agreed starting point, not an automatic guarantee of production suitability.
Quantity and inspection scope
How many, and which features are measured on which parts. Calipers on agreed features, written into the quote.
A delivery date
Standard printing takes 3–5 business days after approval, confirmed for the batch size. Larger batches are scheduled when the quote is accepted.
How a design change is handled
A change to the file is a new revision. It is reviewed, the sample is remade, and the reorder runs from the new approval.
Small FDM runs
Tens to low hundreds when FDM suits the part. Made from the approved revision in the agreed material, measured on the agreed features, and delivered by pickup or courier in Chicago.
When FDM stops fitting
When quantity, material, or tolerance moves past FDM, the work is a requirements and drawing handoff: what the part must do, the features that matter, and a drawing the next process can quote from. Supplier feasibility is assessed per project. There is no standing supplier network behind this page.
How this work is priced
- Mechanical design in Creo
- GD&T and tolerance analysis
- Printed parts
- Next-process planning
- First reply
Scoped before it starts. If it runs over, you hear while there is still a decision to make.