3d scanning in Staffordshire

Yes. We model or scan a requirement and produce patterns and models for bespoke kiln furniture, setters, props and supports that hold ware through firing, in a form suited to how they are made and used. For a Staffordshire pottery it means firing kit made to a specific ware and kiln, produced quickly, rather than being limited to standard kiln furniture that does not quite suit an unusual shape or a tight kiln pack.

Often, the non-critical parts. We scan a worn or obsolete part off kiln or pottery production machinery, on site if awkward to move, rebuild it in CAD, and reproduce it or supply files. For a Staffordshire pottery it keeps kilns and production kit running when a part fails and the maker is long gone or the machine is old, so ware keeps moving rather than a line or a kiln standing idle.

Yes. We model or scan a technical-ceramic component and produce a pattern or a model for it, for an industrial or engineering use. For a Staffordshire ceramics maker it turns a design or a sample into workable geometry for a technical piece, so a component can be made or a mould taken, whether for a one-off, a trial or a production part in a technical ceramic material.

We advise on and produce parts and patterns suited to how a piece is used and fired, and where a part must be a fired ceramic or a refractory we supply CAD or a pattern for it to be made in the right material by the right route. For a Staffordshire pottery it means the firing kit and components suit the temperatures and duty they face, not just the shape.

Yes. Our scanners are portable, so we travel across Staffordshire to capture a part or a machine too large or fixed to move, at a pottery or a works. For a Staffordshire ceramics maker it means kiln or production machinery can be scanned where it is, then worked on at our Essex workshop, while smaller parts and requirements are handled by post.

Always. There is no minimum order, so one piece of kiln furniture, part or pattern is a normal job. Send a sample, a drawing or the item to scan, and we will price it clearly, usually the same day, with a typical 3 to 5 working day turnaround once we have what we need.

Tooling, fixtures and production parts digitised for quality control and replacement.