From a sketch, a screenshot, or an AI render to a part in your hand.
Rapid prototyping is how we prove an idea before anyone commits real money to it. Bring the idea in whatever form it exists. We turn it into CAD, write the software it needs, and run it through our 3D printer farm so you are holding a first version within days, not months.
The kind of thing we hear on the first call.
- I have a picture of it and that’s all I have.
- The vendor discontinued the bracket and now the whole line is down.
- I need to show an investor something real, not a slide.
Something you can hold, and the files to make more.
- A working conversation about what the part or product has to do and what a first version needs to prove
- A written recommendation: prototype path, rough cost, timeline, open questions
- CAD models you own, built for the process that will make the part
- Printed parts off the farm, usually within days of the CAD being right, revised two or three times
- Firmware, control software, or a companion app when the product needs one
- A path to production: machined or cut versions from the fabrication shop, a short run, or a handoff package for a manufacturer
- Printer selection, installation, and training if you want the capability in-house
One rendered picture of a product. Three weeks later, a part in hand and the software to run it.
A small business owner had an idea and a single AI-generated image of what it might look like. We talked through what it had to do and who it was for, turned the picture into CAD, ran the first parts off the printer farm, and built the companion software alongside them. Two revisions later the owner had a working version to show, the files to make more, and a clear view of what production would take.
Typical shape of an engagement.
Discovery call, written recommendation, and the first CAD pass.
First parts off the farm, first software running, one or two revisions.
Production planning, machined or cut versions, short runs, or a handoff package.
Tonbo Tech makes the part when plastic is not enough.
3D printer farm, water jet, CNC, and electrical technicians in one shop. A prototype can move to a machined or wired version without a subcontractor. Printers and supplies of your own at tonbotech.com.
- 3D printer farmFDM and resin
- Water jetSheet and plate to CAD
- CNCMachined parts
- ElectricalWiring, boards, firmware
Describe the idea. Get a first take in seconds.
Have a part, product, or gadget in mind? An AI drafts a short first take: the fastest first step, which of our offers apply, and what we would ask next. Nobody follows up unless you choose to continue.
An idea to build or a problem to solve, and no idea where to start?
Two sentences is enough. A sketch or a screenshot is a bonus. We reply within two business days with a first take.