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Production-independent
Exten selects the manufacturing process that best fits your product, rather than pushing you towards one manufacturing technology.
Exten B.V. · Eindhoven · Brainport
From design to reliable series production.
Exten is your technical and commercial partner for the engineering and supply of mechanical prototypes and components. Production-independent, from prototype to series production.
Send us your CAD model or drawing. We assess manufacturability, select the most suitable manufacturing process and organise production, quality and delivery. One point of contact, backed by a network of specialised production partners. Particularly strong in small series.
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What Exten does
Your partner in turning an idea into a manufacturable product.
Instead of finding and managing several manufacturers yourself, you send Exten your drawing or CAD model. We review the design, select the most suitable manufacturing process based on geometry, quantities, material, tolerances and lead time, and remain responsible for the complete delivery.
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From prototype to series
One technical partner supporting your product from the first prototype through repeat series production.
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Technical ownership
We support manufacturability, materials, tolerances, production decisions and the coordination of production partners.
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Supply-chain management
Quality control, transport, stock and scheduled or JIT deliveries, coordinated through one partner.
Our strength
Strong in small series
Small series are where Exten is strongest: quantities too large for one-off prototypes and too small for a factory set up for mass production. For each series we choose the technique that fits the quantity, so you do not invest in tooling unnecessarily.
What sets us apart
All production techniques under one roof
No need to go to several local companies that each have one specialism. At Exten you find all production techniques together: 3D printing, CNC machining, injection moulding, casting, extrusion, sheet metal, finishing and assembly.
Rapid prototyping
Often within around 14 days
For rapid prototyping we can often achieve a lead time of around 14 days, excluding shipping. The exact lead time depends on process, material and quantities and is always stated in the quotation.
Two pillars, one accountable partner
Prototyping
Test the product, not just the shape. Exten produces functional prototypes, often in the intended production material and with the required finish. That lets you validate fit, function and assembly before investing in tooling.
CNC machining
Additive manufacturing
Vacuum casting
Short-run techniques
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Series production
Supply of mechanical components in plastics, aluminium and other technical materials. Exten selects and manages specialised production partners and remains responsible for quality, repeatability and delivery.
Injection moulding
Aluminium casting
CNC milling and turning
Finishing and assembly
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From prototype to series
One continuous route, no handovers between suppliers
At Exten, the prototype is not an endpoint but a step. The same partner that builds your prototype then organises process selection, tooling and repeat series.
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CAD model
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Prototype
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Optimisation
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Process selection
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Tooling
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First series
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Repeat orders
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Stock
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Delivery
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Manufacturing processes
For every project we select the process that fits the geometry, quantities, material and tolerances. A selection of frequently used routes:
Plastic injection moulding
Repeatable plastic series from hundreds to many thousands of parts, including tooling coordination.
About injection moulding →Aluminium die casting
Cast aluminium enclosures and structural parts, with machining and coating where required.
About die casting →CNC machining
Prototypes and low-volume series in plastics, aluminium and metals, in the intended production material.
About CNC machining →Engineering plastics machining
Machining of technical plastics such as POM, PMMA and PP from sheet and block material.
About plastics machining →Rapid prototyping
From CAD model to tangible, testable part quickly, using the process that fits the development phase.
About rapid prototyping →Final-material prototyping
Functional testing in the material of the series product, before investing in tooling.
About final-material prototyping →Engineering & DFM
A good CAD design is not automatically an efficient production design.
Before production we review material choice, wall thicknesses, tolerances, draft angles, fastening methods and the consequences for tooling and cost. Where the design can be made better or cheaper to produce, we propose it.
We do not only ask: “Can this be manufactured?” but also: “What is the most sensible way to manufacture it?”More about Engineering & DFM →
Featured cases
All cases →
Rapid prototyping · Final material
Coffee machine: functional prototype in production material
Components mechanically tested in the intended production material, before investing in series tooling.
Aluminium die casting
Aluminium LED housing with integrated heat dissipation
High-pressure die-cast housing combining protection and heat dissipation, from prototype to series.
Enclosures · Finishing
Enclosure parts for fuel-station payment terminals
Plastic and aluminium parts for outdoor electronics, including coating.
Industries we supply
From machine building to medical technology: each market has its own requirements for materials, tolerances and delivery. The approach stays the same: one accountable partner for the complete route.
Machine building
Electronics
Medical technology
Industrial product development
Lighting
High-tech
Specialist consumer products
Eindhoven · Brainport
Exten B.V. operates from Eindhoven, in the Brainport region of the Netherlands. Close to the Dutch and Belgian manufacturing industry, with short lines to engineers, product developers and purchasers across Europe.
Start your enquiry
Whether you already know the manufacturing process or not: send your design and quantities, we will assess the options and you will receive a clear quotation.
You know the process
For example: “I need 2,000 ABS enclosures via injection moulding.” Go straight to the relevant production page or request a quote directly.
Request a quoteYou do not know the process yet
Not sure which manufacturing process is right? Upload your design and we will assess the options and advise the most suitable route.
Upload your CAD file