3D printing
Engineering-grade polymer and composite parts for housings, brackets, mounts and fixtures that have to survive field conditions.
- Engineering polymers
- Functional prototypes
- Low-volume production
Manufacturing for a more autonomous world
HiveForge
Build. Repair. Replace. Deploy.
On-demand manufacturing and electronics for drones, robotics and autonomous equipment. Custom parts, replacement components and complete assemblies — manufactured when and where they are needed.
- Drones & UAV
- Airframe and payload hardware
- Robotics
- Structures and control electronics
- Agriculture
- Field equipment components
Parts on demand
Single components through to complete assemblies, made to the definition your machine needs.
Obsolete is not final
When a component is discontinued, we measure the original and manufacture a replacement.
North American supply chain
Canadian advanced manufacturing, with parts moving over shorter distances.
Digital part definitions
Every part we produce keeps a digital definition, so re-ordering does not start from zero.
Capabilities
Six ways to get the part
Machining, additive manufacturing and electronics under one intake process, so the right method is chosen for the part rather than the shop.
CNC machining
Machined aluminum and metal components where tolerance, stiffness and repeatability decide whether the machine keeps running.
- Machined aluminum
- Tight tolerances
- Single parts to batches
Electronics
PCB design and assembly for control, sensing and power — built to be serviced rather than replaced as a sealed unit.
- PCB design
- Assembly & integration
- Control, sensors, power
Reverse engineering
When the part is obsolete or was never available separately, we measure the original and produce a manufacturable definition.
- Measurement & inspection
- Obsolete parts
- Digital part definition
Repair & refurbishment
Assessment and rebuild of damaged assemblies to extend equipment life instead of writing off a working machine.
- Damage assessment
- Component replacement
- Extended service life
Custom solutions
From a single replacement component through to complete assemblies designed around how the equipment is actually used.
- Single parts
- Complete assemblies
- Design for manufacture
Physical to digital to manufactured
The part becomes a definition
A component is measured, turned into a digital definition, then manufactured wherever it is needed. That definition is what makes the second one fast — and the tenth one routine.
- Measure the reference part or work from your drawings and CAD.
- Produce a manufacturable definition with material and process fixed.
- Manufacture, inspect, and retain the definition for re-order.
Industries
Built for real-world work
The machines we support are used commercially. Downtime has a cost, and a catalogue lead time is not always an answer.
Drones & UAV
Airframe components, mounts, gimbal hardware and electronics for platforms that fly commercially every week.
Airframes · Mounts · Payload hardware
Agriculture
Parts for planting, tillage, irrigation and autonomous field equipment, where a season does not wait for a supply chain.
Planting systems · Tillage · Autonomous rovers
Robotics
End effectors, structural components and control electronics for mobile and fixed robotic systems.
End effectors · Structures · Control boards
Industrial automation
Replacement components for production equipment where downtime is measured in shifts, not days.
Machine components · Fixtures · Obsolete spares
Inspection
Hardware for inspection platforms: sensor mounts, enclosures and cable management built for repeated deployment.
Sensor mounts · Enclosures · Field hardware
Research & specialty
One-off and small-batch components for research platforms and specialty equipment that no catalogue covers.
One-off parts · Test rigs · Small batches
Process
From description to delivered part
One intake path for a broken component and for a production quantity. You describe the part; we confirm what is manufacturable.
Describe the part
Machine, manufacturer, model and what failed. Photographs, part numbers and dimensions if you have them.
Define it digitally
We work from your drawings and files, or measure a reference part to produce a manufacturable definition.
Process and quote
We confirm process, material and quantity, then quote against your required date.
Manufacture
Machining, printing or electronics assembly, with inspection against the definition.
Deliver and record
The part ships and its definition is retained, so the next one does not start from zero.
Repair or extend
Where a rebuild beats replacement, we refurbish the assembly and keep the machine in service.
Parts library
A structured catalogue in development
Part definitions are being built up as work comes through. These entries show the structure the catalogue uses.
HF-STR-0114
Definition draftedUAV arm mount, 25 mm boom
- Category
- Drone structure
- Process
- CNC machining
- Material
- 6061-T6 aluminum
HF-ENC-0207
Definition draftedSensor enclosure, IP-rated field housing
- Category
- Inspection hardware
- Process
- 3D printing
- Material
- Engineering polymer
HF-DRV-0331
Awaiting reference partRow-unit drive bracket
- Category
- Agricultural equipment
- Process
- CNC machining
- Material
- Steel / aluminum
HiveForge nodes
Manufacture closer to the machine
The long-term architecture is distributed: part definitions held centrally, manufacturing performed near the equipment that needs the component. Local capability, wider reach.
Local parts · Global impact
Something is broken
Describe the machine and the failed component, attach photographs and any technical files, and tell us how urgent it is.
Repair & supportYou need parts made
Send part numbers, quantities, material and your required date, with CAD, STEP, STL, drawings or PDFs attached.
Request a quote