Getting a design off the screen and into your hand fast matters. Accu make prototype engineering components for UK designers, start-ups and R&D teams.

Prototypes can be machined in the final material or 3D printed using FDM, SLS or SLA, depending on whether you are checking form, fit or function.

Once the design is proven, the same team can take it straight into production volumes. No need to start again with a new supplier.

Send a sketch, a PDF drawing or a full 3D CAD model through Accu's online request form. Their engineers review it, feed back where needed, and you get a no-obligation quote, usually within 2 working days.

There is a £250 minimum order value. Allow around four weeks from order to dispatch, and flag any hard deadlines when you ask for a quote.

Accu are based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, work to ISO 9001 quality standards and supply custom parts to engineers right across the UK.