The build
A site written for a technical buyer
Specs, materials, tolerances and capacity laid out in the terms a buyer already searches with — so they can qualify you without an enquiry, and enquire already half-scoped.
Materials & Packaging
Additive / 3D printing
Additive buyers split hard between two needs — a fast prototype in the cheapest process that works, and low-volume production parts where material and process are load-bearing.
They arrive with a use (a prototype, a jig, an end-use part), a material family (nylon, resin, metal) and a deadline, and want to know which of your processes — FDM, SLA, SLS, MJF, metal DMLS — fits and how fast. Most additive sites lead with the machines and leave the buyer to guess, when the real question is "which process for my part, and when can I have it." I build a site that maps process to application, states materials and build volumes plainly, and makes uploading a model for a quote a two-minute job.
What I'd build you
A site that gets found, believed and quoted.
Found
Ranked for what you actually make
A page per process, material and sector instead of one “Services” page — every one its own door into the site, matched to how buyers search rather than how the business is organised.
Asked for
Named in the answer, not the results
Buyers ask an assistant before they ask a supplier, and it quotes whoever actually answered. Question-led content and structured data put your words in that answer.
Measured, not claimed
2.9s.
Time to main content on a phone, against 6.9s for the median of 5 comparable firms.
Reported
Numbers you can put in front of the MD
Speed, search visibility and enquiry volume measured on a regular cycle and reported back — so the site is answerable for something rather than just existing.
What I build for additive / 3d printing
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A process-selection guide mapping FDM/SLA/SLS/MJF/metal to application, finish and material
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Material pages by process (engineering nylons, resins, metals) with the properties buyers search
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A model-upload RFQ capturing the STL/STEP, process, material, finish and quantity
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Prototype-vs-production positioning, including jigs, fixtures and low-volume end-use parts
Frequently asked questions.
What manufacturers ask before they hire me. If yours is not here, ask it — the answer is usually short.
Will we be found for a specific process or material, not just "3D printing"?
I build a page per process and material, so a buyer searching for MJF nylon or metal DMLS reaches you for that specialism rather than being lumped in with every hobby printer.
Can prospects upload a model and get a quote without emailing back and forth?
A model-upload RFQ takes the STL or STEP plus process, material, finish and quantity, so the job arrives scoped and you quote fast instead of trading clarifying emails.
Buyers often don’t know which process they need — can the site guide them?
A process-selection guide maps their part and application to the right process, which both wins the enquiry and means it lands correctly specified rather than as "can you 3D print this?"
We want production and low-volume work, not just cheap prototypes — how do we attract it?
I position you explicitly for low-volume production and end-use parts — jigs, fixtures, bridge runs — because that buyer values repeatability and material spec, and is a far better fit than one chasing the cheapest one-off print.
Can we be found for metal additive specifically?
Metal additive gets its own capability and material content, so DMLS or SLM work reaches the buyer looking for exactly that instead of routing them to a plastics-only bureau.
How do we protect a customer’s model file when they upload it?
The upload goes straight to you, never to a public URL, and the flow is built to sit comfortably alongside an NDA — which matters when buyers send proprietary geometry for a competitive part.
More in materials & packaging
Proof — recent manufacturer work
All case studies
Welding supplies & equipment — trade wholesale
Weldability-SIF
A trade portal for a welding wholesaler founded in 1925 — 3,400 pages, contract pricing, credit and reordering pulled live from the ERP.
Industrial distribution & engineering services
Tidyco
A rebuild for a Derby fluid-power and rail engineering group — seven divisions, one front door, and a 50-guide library that answers buyers before they enquire.
Precision CNC machining
Milltech Precision Engineering
A rebuild for a Norwich CNC subcontractor — four divisions, capability pages that state the tolerance, and a quote path that asks for the drawing.
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