01 · For businesses
Prototype parts, made to your brief.
Clean Layers makes prototype parts so you can test a design before a production run. Send a file or a sized sketch, and we'll make a sample for you to approve.
02 · What should you send for prototype parts?
What should you send for prototype parts?
Tell us what the piece has to do, where it'll be used and what it has to prove, and say how many you need and when you need them. We take STL, 3MF and STEP, and a PDF, DXF or a sized sketch is fine for a brief.
We follow the same five steps for one prototype or a full production run. Read what happens after you send a brief for those steps. If you haven't got a file yet, say what you do have and we'll work it out with you.
03 · How do sampling and repeat runs work?
How do sampling and repeat runs work?
We send you a sample to approve before we make the full run. When you approve it, you're approving the design, and we make the run to match it. We keep your files, so a repeat order is made to the same design.
04 · What size can a prototype part be?
What size can a prototype part be?
A single part can be up to 256 x 256 x 260 mm, and larger pieces, such as the giant props we've made, are built from joined sections.
05 · What are prototype parts made from?
What are prototype parts made from?
We print in PLA Matte and PLA Pure. PLA starts to soften at about 55°C. Tell us which documents you need with the parts.
There's more on heat, sun and washing in how to look after a PLA piece. You'll find production runs and the rest of the work for businesses on prototype and production printing. If you need a piece that holds or checks another part, see jigs and fixtures.
06 · Questions
Questions
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Can you make a single prototype?
Yes. We follow the same five steps for one prototype or a full production run, so tell us how many you need and when.
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Can we reorder the same part later?
Yes. We keep your files, so we can make the same part again when you need it.
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Which files can I send?
We take STL, 3MF and STEP. A PDF, DXF or a sized sketch is fine for a brief.
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What are they made from?
We print in PLA Matte and PLA Pure. PLA starts to soften at about 55°C.
07 · Company
Who you are working with
- Company
- Clean Layers Limited
- Company no.
- 17417608
- Insurance
- £5 million public and products liability insurance
- Origin
- Made in the UK