Makenica

Makenica is a 3D printing service company based in Bengaluru, India. Its website offers online instant quotes for parts uploaded as CAD files, with printing across several processes and delivery windows from 24 hours to three days. The company also provides 3D scanning, product design, painting and finishing. The site lists these as parts of a single service for product teams. It presents its services to engineers and product teams in automotive, aerospace and healthcare. The site describes a process in which the user uploads a CAD file, gets a quote online and receives parts within a stated delivery window.

Printing processes

• SLA: fine detail and smooth surfaces for rapid prototypes and showcase models, in ABS and clear resin.
• SLS: nylon PA12 and glass-filled nylon for functional prototypes and low-batch production.
• FDM: economical prototypes and strong parts in PLA, ABS, TPU, PETG and PC.
• DLP and HP MJF: production-grade DLP parts and PA12 nylon end-use parts.

Design, scanning and finishing

The company offers CAD engineering that turns concepts into production-ready designs, and reverse engineering through 3D scanning. Its automotive-grade paint booth provides matte, glossy and soft-touch finishes with RAL colour matching, and it states delivery within 48 hours for finished work.

Build sizes and scale

The site lists maximum build sizes of 1200 mm for SLA, 500 mm for FDM, 450 mm for SLS, 250 mm for HP MJF and 200 mm for DLP. Its DLP work uses Pro-Black 10 and Rubber 65A materials. The site says more than 5,500 engineers use the service and that uploads are protected under ISO 27001.

Key facts

• Based in: Bengaluru, India
• Products: SLA, SLS, FDM, DLP (Figure 4), HP MJF
• Markets: Automotive, aerospace and healthcare customers