Additive Manufacturing Design, Prototyping, and Low-Volume Production

Independent engineering support for teams needing fast iteration, DfAM guidance, or production-ready additive workflows.

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Services

  • I help teams evaluate a family of parts and build a complete additive manufacturing pathway—from feasibility through validation and supplier-ready production.
    Support includes:

    • DfAM evaluation and part-family feasibility analysis

    • Material and process selection across polymer and metal AM

    • Developing mechanical, environmental, and functional test plans

    • Prototype builds for early performance evaluation

    • Preparing supplier-ready documentation and production workflows

  • Transforming ideas into manufacturable, print-ready designs optimized for accuracy, strength, surface quality, and cost.

    Support includes:

    • DfAM-driven redesign and feature optimization

    • Geometry refinement for printability and performance

    • Reverse engineering and CAD modeling

    • Topology and generative design for weight or efficiency improvements

  • Fast, functional prototypes that help teams validate design intent before committing to tooling or production.
    Support includes:

    • Converting concepts into manufacturable CAD

    • Selecting the right AM process and material

    • Incorporating 3D scanning for legacy or modified parts

    • Producing polymer or metal prototypes

    • Fit, assembly, and functional validation

  • Accurate, high-resolution part capture to support redesign, replacement, or additive adaptation.
    Support includes:

    • Precision scanning of complex geometries

    • Mesh cleanup, alignment, and dimensional analysis

    • •Scan-to-CAD conversion for modification or reproduction

    • Fit verification and tolerance assessment

    • Digitizing legacy or out-of-production components

  • Technical expertise to troubleshoot, optimize, or qualify additive workflows.

    Support includes:

    • Root-cause analysis and print recovery

    • Orientation, support strategy, and scaling compensation

    • DOE-driven process tuning

    • CT-based corrective actions and CAD compensation

    • Machine, vendor, and workflow evaluation

  • If you need functional polymer components or tooling aids, I can design, print, and deliver small-batch builds:

    • Assembly tools, fixtures, ergonomic aids

    • Flexible components (grommets, diaphragms, seals)

    • Precision polymer parts

    • Hybrid assemblies combining polymer + metal

  • I help teams new to additive manufacturing ramp up quickly.
    Training options include:

    • DfAM best practices

    • Additive workflow development

    • Design reviews and print file preparation

    • Photopolymer/LPBF troubleshooting

    • Material behavior and qualification basics

    • Business-case development

Representative Work

  • DfAM for Flow Optimization

    Developed a high-performance injector using CFD-guided internal geometry and DfAM-driven redesign.
    Prepared build files, validated spray performance, and delivered a manufacturable LPBF prototype that achieved targeted flow characteristics.
    This work resulted in a U.S. patent, demonstrating the effectiveness of combining additive design methods with performance-based engineering.

  • Composite Tooling & Fabrication Molds

    Carbon Fiber Fairing Mold Development
    Designed composite tooling for a high-performance carbon-fiber fairing under a tight delivery timeline.
    Captured geometry, developed split lines and draft, prepared mold-ready CAD, and delivered a functional mold used for rapid composite layups.

  • Flexible Components & Elastomers

    Elastomeric Grommet Validation
    Validated flexible components using photopolymer materials by performing mechanical, chemical, and dimensional tests.
    Qualified geometries for production-ready low-volume manufacturing.

Editing the Mesh

  • Holes were filled

  • Optimized and simplified mesh allowing for easy manipulation in Fusion360

Cutting and Alignment

  • Cutting the Scan in half for mirroring in Fusion360

  • This also aligns the cut plan with the global coordinate system

Adding features

  • Converting .stl into body

  • Orreinting in Fusion360

  • Mirroring surfaces and adding accurate interfacing features