Support for medical device manufacturersFrom idea
to production part.

One team follows your part from sketch to production: design with the group’s engineering office, industrialization by our manufacturing engineers, proof of conformity by our metrology lab.

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How a project runs.

You can come in at any stage: with an idea, a fully dimensioned drawing or a production part to transfer.

1
Idea or drawing
Sketch, 3D model, specification or existing part to take over.
2
Design and feasibility
Drawing review, functional dimensions, material choice; NDA signed before your files are opened if you wish.
3
Prototype
3D printing at Origin 3D to validate the shape, then first parts machined in the final material.
4
Qualification
FAI, IQ / OQ / PQ process qualification, validation of cleaning and marking.
5
Production
Scheduled production, complete lot file with every delivery, continuous cost improvement.

Four teams, one point of contact.

A project manager coordinates the group’s skills. You do not have to orchestrate several suppliers, and every design decision takes manufacturing and inspection into account.

Engineering office · Origin 3D

Design for manufacturing

Engineers and designers working in CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, NX and Inventor. They take over a sketch or a model, suggest simplifications that reduce cost, and design tooling and inspection fixtures.

Manufacturing engineering · Precimade

Choose the right process

Feasibility study, choice of machine and tools, CAM programming. Our manufacturing engineers answer you directly on feasibility, cost and the dimensions worth discussing.

Metrology and quality · Precimade

Prove conformity

Inspection plan, first article inspection (FAI), process qualification (IQ, OQ, PQ) and lot file. Our metrology lab measures to the micron.

Production · Precimade

Sustain production

Swiss-type turning, 5-axis, finishing, UDI marking and cleaning in the same shop, with in-process inspection and traceability from heat to delivered part.

Prototypes and first articles.

A useful prototype is already made like the production part: same material, same process, same inspections. You validate the part, and we validate the process that will produce it.

Part being machined in the fixture of a 5-axis machining center

Shape validated by 3D printing.Mock-ups and trial parts printed by Origin 3D to check fit and ergonomics before machining.
First parts in the final material.Machined on our DMG Mori DMU 50 5-axis centers, in titanium, stainless steel or implant-grade PEEK, with a dimensional inspection report.
A seamless move to production.The process plan, programs and inspection plan of the prototype form the basis for process qualification (IQ, OQ, PQ).

Tolerances: tight only where it matters.

An over-tight tolerance costs cycle time and inspection with no functional gain. Three points to check before sending your drawing.Open the tolerance guideISO 286 calculator and 8 misconceptions

The tolerance grade depends on the diameter.IT7 is 12 µm at Ø 5 and 25 µm at Ø 40 (ISO 286-1). A tolerance class is always read with its nominal size.
Measurement uses up tolerance.With 2 µm uncertainty, a 10 µm tolerance leaves only a 6 µm zone of proven conformity (ISO 14253-1).
Cost rises faster than precision.Going from IT9 to IT6 can double or quadruple cycle and inspection time. Keep tight grades for functional dimensions.

How a project runs.

Idea or drawing

Design and feasibility

Prototype

Qualification

Production