FABRICATION LOOP
From Digital Model to Physical Object
Assistive technology rarely fits a single manufacturing process. A device may combine scanned geometry, printed housings, electronics, machined hardware, cast elastomers, and hand-finished components. Keeping these workflows together allows an idea to move directly from a digital model to a physical test.
The loop stays participant-led: co-designer review returns to every stage rather than moving in a one-way production line.
01 · SCAN AND MODEL
Scan and Model
CAD collaboration · digital model review
02 · PRINT AND PROTOTYPE
Print and Prototype
Test fit, scale, mechanisms, enclosures, and assemblies with small and large-format SLA and FDM 3D printing, electronics, and physical computing.
3D PRINTING
ELECTRONICS PROTOTYPING
03 · MACHINE AND BUILD
Machine and Build
Produce durable parts and structural components using CNC mills and lathes, metal machining, and wood fabrication.
PRECISION MACHINING
04 · MOLD AND CAST
Mold and Cast
Resins + eco-plastics
Elastomers
Plaster + cement + ceramics
THE SHOP IS PART OF THE METHOD
The equipment matters. The feedback loop matters more.
BRING THE NEED INTO THE ROOM
Have an assistive technology need that standard equipment has not met?
Get in touch with The Menderi.