Low volumes
Machining and short-run production without tooling investment. Suitable for tens to hundreds of parts.
Exten's production model
Exten is not a factory selling machine capacity. For each component we assess which manufacturing process and which partner fit best, based on geometry, quantities, material, tolerances, tooling investment, finish, lead time and expected future volumes.
You have one technical and commercial point of contact. Exten remains responsible to you for the complete delivery: from manufacturability assessment and quotation to quality assurance, logistics and repeat orders.
Medium volumes
Tooling-based processes such as injection moulding and aluminium casting become attractive; we calculate the break-even point for you.
Repeat series
Fixed specifications, batch consistency, stock management and scheduled or JIT deliveries. Quality & Logistics →
Manufacturing processes
Four frequently requested routes have their own page. Other techniques, such as sheet processing, extrusion or casting, we organise where the product calls for them.
Plastic injection moulding
Repeatable plastic series, including tooling coordination, inserts and finishing.
To injection moulding →Aluminium die casting
Cast enclosures and structural parts, with machining and coating.
To aluminium die casting →CNC machining
Prototypes and series in plastics, aluminium and metals, to close tolerances.
To CNC machining →Engineering plastics machining
Machining of technical plastics such as POM, PMMA and PP from sheet and block.
To plastics machining →Aluminium extrusion
Custom profiles for structural and thermal applications, machined and finished.
To aluminium extrusion →Sheet metal & stamping
Laser cutting, bending, stamping and welding of sheet parts, enclosures and frames.
To sheet metal & stamping →Heatsinks & thermal management
Custom cooling solutions in aluminium and copper, including thermal pads and assembly.
To heatsinks →Surface finishing
Anodising, powder coating, painting, plating and polishing within the same production chain.
To surface finishing →Assembly
Assembled parts and modules, including inserts and fasteners.
To assembly →What Exten arranges around production
- —Manufacturability assessment and DFM support
- —Selection of manufacturing process and supplier
- —Tooling coordination and first-series alignment
- —Quality assurance against agreed specifications
- —Logistics, stock management, partial deliveries and JIT
- —Repeat production with batch consistency
