3D Engineering Services

Located in the foothills of Silicon Valley, Zip-Bit, Inc. has over 20 years of experience providing 3D Engineering Services  - 3D Scanning / 3D Modeling / 3D Printing and 3D Rapid Prototyping for all businesses from technology start-ups to multinationals, spanning across ALL sectors of consumer goods, medical devices, automotive industry, manufacturing, military, science, education, and the arts.   Specializing in projects for niche markets and in producing unique one-off and limited custom runs.

3D Scanning

Structured Light & LASER

Zip-Bit takes physical objects and using photons (light), converts the surface shape & features, into digital information via our in-house 3D Scanning Services utilizing our Ziess COMET L Ǝ D 5M

(arguably the most accurate commercially available 3D Scanner)

3D Scanning (Ziess COMET L D 5M)  Polaris Slingshot One Fender

3D Modeling

NURBS, Surface & Solid, Parsolid

Zip-Bit utilizes state of the art Geomagic Design X and InnovMetric PolyWorks, reverse engineering and inspection CAD application software to produce 3D Models from 3D Scan datum, formal CAD models/drawing or your sketches with the utmost accuracy currently possible...

3D Modeling (surface alignment) Amazon Kindle

3D Printing

in house - FDM (FFF) / SLP (DLP3DP)
 networked - DMLS / PolyJet / ProJet / SDL / SLA / SLS

Stratasys 3D Printed (FDM) Grammy Statuette

Zip-Bit provides step by step guidance, from analysis of your CAD files, part placement & orientation, through selection of optimal 3D Printing technologies to ensure your 3D Printing project's successful build and delivery.  3D Prints are made on industrial machines, ensuring consistent and optimal quality.  Discuss the needs and requirements of your 3D Printing projects directly with a 3D Rapid Prototyping Engineer having over 12 years of hands on 3D Printing experience and over 40 years in R&D, manufacturing, materials science, labs automation and robotics.

3D FDM Printing no minimum charges ...