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3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing

UK companies offering 3D printing and additive manufacturing services alongside or instead of CNC machining.

Holtex Limited

Holtex Limited is an ISO 9001 accredited precision engineering and CNC machining subcontractor based in Skelmanthorpe, West Yorkshire, serving aerospace, automotive, defence, rail, oil & gas, subsea and energy sectors. The company operates CNC milling and turning centres, 5-axis and 6-axis mill-turn machines, wire EDM, and metal/polymer 3D printing equipment, offering tolerances to ±0.005mm. Services also include engineering design (CAD/CAM), metrology and reverse engineering, batch manufacturing, and rapid prototyping.

Alt Precision Ltd

ALT Precision Ltd is a subcontract CNC machining shop in Thetford, Norfolk, incorporated in 2024. It offers CNC milling and turning, reverse engineering, CAD/CAM design and 3D-printed prototyping, plus a dedicated 60W fibre laser marking and engraving service for component traceability on metals. Materials include aluminium, steel, stainless steel, titanium, brass, copper and plastics, with dimensional inspection on Trimos and Mitutoyo metrology equipment.

Elder Engineering (Herts) Limited

Elder Engineering (Herts) Ltd is a Welwyn Garden City-based precision subcontract machining company, established in 1980 as an engineering plastics supplier and later expanded into CNC metal machining. It operates 5-axis and 3/4-axis CNC machining centres, CNC turning centres with live tooling, CNC routers, in-house CAD/CAM, CMM inspection and a Stratasys 3D printer, machining aluminium, stainless steel, mild steel, brass, copper, titanium and Inconel alongside engineering plastics. Finishing options include bead blasting, anodising and powder coating. Customers include aerospace, medical, automotive and food packaging companies. It holds AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certification and also runs separate divisions for high-performance tapes, sponge and rubber, and X-ray test pieces.

Columbia Precision Limited

Columbia Precision Ltd is a Birmingham-based precision engineering subcontractor supplying complex prismatic CNC machined parts, kits and complete tested sub-assemblies to the aerospace, defence, nuclear, petrochemical, medical, motorsport, reprographics and telecommunications sectors. Its plant includes 5-axis and 4-axis machining centres, CNC turning centres, wire EDM, CNC grinding, laser welding, 3D printing and CMM inspection, with in-house non-destructive testing and passivation. It holds AS9100D, ISO 9001, SC21 and Nadcap accreditation.

Newcastle Tool & Gauge Limited

NTG (Newcastle Tool & Gauge Ltd) is a Gateshead-based precision engineering and CNC machining company with over four decades of experience, operating from a 45,000 sq ft facility in Team Valley. It offers 5-axis, 4-axis and 3-axis CNC milling and turning, EDM wire and spark erosion, surface and cylindrical grinding, conventional machining, CMM inspection, 3D printing, welding, finishing and precision assembly to accuracies of 5 microns or better, from prototype to high volume production. It serves oil & gas, power generation, subsea, defence, aviation, EV and tooling clients including Weatherford, Parker, Nissan and BAE Systems. ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified; JOSCAR registered.

Abshot Engineering Limited

Abshot Engineering Limited is a family-run subcontract precision engineering company based in Fareham, Hampshire, supplying machined components since 1973. It offers CNC turning (including a Y-axis lathe with live tooling) and 3- and 4-axis CNC milling to tolerances as tight as ±5 microns, in materials including aluminium, titanium and super duplex stainless steel. It also provides in-house design, 3D modelling, 3D printing, reverse engineering, prototyping, repairs and fixture manufacture for drilling, milling and welding. Orders range from single items and repairs to production runs of thousands.

Tadley Precision Machining Limited

Tadley Precision Machining (TPM) is an AS9100 and ISO 9001:2015 certified precision engineering company offering multi-axis CNC turning, CNC milling, EDM, sheet metal work (including CNC laser cutting) and coded welding, including specialist Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) fabrication and ISO Class 10000 cleanroom assembly. The company also provides in-house mechanical design using 3D CAD and 3D printing, coordinate measuring machine inspection, and surface treatments such as shotblasting, powder coating and painting. It works with metals including titanium, aluminium, copper, brass and Inconel, and engineering plastics such as PEEK, PTFE and nylon, for sectors including aerospace, defence, nuclear and construction.

Precision-Engineer Ltd

Precision-Engineer Ltd (trading as "Makefast Precision Engineer") is a subcontract precision machining job shop based at Unit 8a, Dyffryn Industrial Estate, Newtown, Powys, serving automotive, marine and aerospace customers. The company runs an extensive fleet of CNC turning and milling centres (including simultaneous 5-axis and mill-turn machines), wire EDM, CNC grinding, CMM inspection, and CAD/CAM design capability, plus fabrication, presswork, laser cutting, injection moulding and 3D printing.

Neville Precision Engineering Limited

Neville Precision Engineering Ltd, based in Pinxton, Nottinghamshire, provides 4 and 5-axis CNC machining of aluminium extrusions over 1000mm in a single operation, along with CNC mitre sawing, section bending, MIG/TIG welding, assembly, anodising and powder coating. Design and development services include 3D CAD/CAM and in-house 3D printing, and inspection is carried out with a FARO arm CMM and 3D scanner. The company has been part of the Sherwood Stainless and Aluminium group since 2021 and supplies machined aluminium extrusion components, including to automotive customers.

Cranford Engineering Ltd

Cranford Engineering Ltd is a long-established toolmaking and precision engineering business in Ashtead, Surrey, offering CNC turning, milling and spark erosion (sinker EDM) machining alongside manual machining, TIG welding and bead blasting. The company also provides CAD design, 3D modelling, reverse engineering, electrode design and manufacture, and 3D printing, undertaking bespoke part manufacture and equipment repair for automotive, motorsport and other UK industries.

G & J (C N C) Services Limited

G & J (CNC) Services Ltd is a precision CNC machining subcontractor operating from Paddock Wood, Kent. The company specialises in CNC turning and 3/4-axis CNC milling of metallic and plastic components, producing batch sizes from around 50 pieces up to tens of thousands across prototype, low, medium and high-volume production. It also provides CAD/CAM design support and manages specialist finishing processes through an established supplier network, and is one of five companies in the wider CTN Group.

A & A Engineering Solutions Ltd

A & A Engineering Solutions Ltd, based in Staveley, Chesterfield, is a precision engineering company offering CNC and manual machining (milling and turning on 3-axis and 4-axis CNC machines and multi-axis CNC lathes), welding and fabrication including an in-house automated pipe-welding system, CAD design, reverse engineering, 3D printing, mould manufacturing, laser cutting, waterjet cutting and powder coating. It produces one-off components, prototypes, small batches and high-volume runs in steel, stainless steel, aluminium, brass, copper, plastics and composites for marine, construction and agricultural customers, among others. ISO 9001:2015 certified with UKAS accreditation.

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