From sketch or CAD file to a functional prototype you can test. Mail-in service based in Atlanta, serving all of Georgia and shipping nationwide.
Most rapid prototyping companies in Georgia want a finished CAD file before they will quote. Vekform starts earlier. Send a sketch, a description, a competitor's part, or a broken piece of the assembly the prototype has to fit, and we handle the modeling, the printing, and the revisions.
The output is a functional part in a real engineering material, not a display model. Inventors use them to prove a mechanism works. Startups use them for investor demos and pilot customers. Manufacturers use them to validate a fit before cutting tooling or to cover a gap while a mold is made.
Everything is mail-in. We are based in Atlanta and serve the whole state, with most of Georgia one day away by ground.
Does the mechanism work at all? Fast, inexpensive prints in PLA or PETG to settle the question before any money goes into detail.
Dimensionally accurate parts to confirm an enclosure closes, a bracket lines up, or a product sits right in the hand. Often scanned from the mating part.
Printed in nylon, carbon fiber nylon, or polycarbonate so the part can be loaded, heated, cycled, and dropped like the real thing.
Multi color and multi material prints for demos, trade shows, pilot customers, and crowdfunding video.
Housings for boards, sensors, and displays with standoffs, snap fits, and cable routing modeled in. A common request from Georgia hardware startups.
Ten to a few hundred end use parts to ship product before tooling is ready, or for parts that will never justify a mold.
One. You describe the goal and send whatever you have. Two. We propose a material and an approach, and quote the first round with a ship date. Three. We model if needed, print, and ship. Four. You test and send notes. We revise and reprint, and each round is quoted before it starts so there are no surprises.
If the design needs an engineer rather than a printer, we say so. Prototyping is about learning fast, and the honest answer is sometimes that the next step is not another print.
The right material depends on what the prototype has to prove.
| Material | Best for | Why |
|---|---|---|
| PLA | Looks and fit checks, display models | Low cost, stiff, sharp detail. Softens in a hot car, so not for anything that lives outside or near heat. |
| PETG | Housings, brackets with light load, moisture exposure | Tougher than PLA with better temperature and chemical resistance. A good default for indoor functional parts. |
| ASA | Outdoor parts, automotive and marine trim, UV exposure | UV stable and weather resistant, holds color outdoors. Our pick for parts that live in sun and rain. |
| Nylon (PA) | Gears, clips, snap fits, living hinges, wear surfaces | Tough and slightly flexible with excellent fatigue life. Resists oils and fuels. Absorbs moisture, so we dry and seal it. |
| Carbon fiber nylon (PA-CF) | Stiff brackets, fixtures, jigs, drone and robotics frames | The stiffest common FDM material with good heat resistance and very low warp. The go to for structural replacement parts. |
| Polycarbonate (PC) | High heat, impact, transparent or translucent parts | Highest heat resistance of the group and very impact resistant. Used for light housings, guards, and under hood parts that stay away from the exhaust. |
| TPU (flexible) | Gaskets, bumpers, grommets, seals, feet | Rubber like flexibility in a range of hardness. Replaces torn rubber parts the manufacturer never sold separately. |
Send us the part, a photo, or a file. You get the price and the turnaround before any work begins.
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