Design & Engineering
The engineering team at 3DChimera is a fantastic resource for your product development needs.
Our engineers are experts at operating all of the 3D printers, 3D scanners and 3D CAD tools that you have come to love from 3DChimera...and they love to push their skills to the limits on real-world projects with our customers.
All of our product development services are quoted on a custom basis, as no two projects are ever the same.
We offer hourly consulting and fixed-fee projects custom tailored work with your unique budget and needs.
Design & Engineering Phases
The typical project lifecycle
0. Fuzzy Front End
We help take an idea from a napkin sketch to a well considered product
1. Proof of Concept
We help bring your product to life in 3D CAD with our state of the art rapid prototype techniques
2. Concept Development
We help you transition from a rough prototype to a well considered product, taking into account the ultimate manufacturing techniques desired for production
3. Concept Refinement
We work with your team to iterate and refine the product design
4. Manufacturing Transition
We help to button up the final details for production
5. Production Support
We work with your team to support the on-going production and manufacturing effort
Frequently Asked Questions
HOW IS YOUR PRICING CALCULATED?
All of our product development services are quoted on a custom basis, as no two projects are ever the same.
We offer hourly consulting and fixed-fee projects custom tailored work with your unique budget and needs.
WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED?
We are located in beautiful Miami, FL. We encourage you to stop by the office anytime you are in the area to chat.
Design & Engineering Details
Common Services
We offer a wide range of output for each phase of the design & engineering lifecycle, including:
- Industrial design concept sketches
- Comparative & competitive research
- Brainstorming session
- Patent search
- Product mockup
- Mechanical design & initial 3D CAD
- Semi-functional prototype
- Patent description & drawing support
- Mechanical design & fully detailed 3D CAD for all components
- Mechanical design & CAD revisions
- Mechanical design & final CAD package
- Sourcing off-the-shelf parts
- Vendor selection
- Bill of Materials
- Technical drawings
- Functional prototypes
- Mini run production <100 units
- Short run production <500 units
- Part number assignment
- Technical drawing release with revision control
- Factory qualification & visits
- Production 3D printing services
- Outside vendor support, site visits, etc
Use Cases
Our design & engineering services have been used in a variety of applications, including:
- Mechanical Design
- Industrial Design
- Design Research
- CAD & Technical Documentation
- Functional Prototypes
- Vendor Sourcing
- Manufacturing Support
- And more!