Industry Insights
Designcraft news, perspectives, and case studies
Designcraft’s Holiday Tradition Helps Feed Local Families
Each holiday season, the Designcraft team turns a simple tradition into meaningful impact—matching employee donations to support the Northern Illinois Food Bank and help provide meals for local families.
From Setback to Blue Banner: How Designcraft Helped Bearbotics Rebuild and Win
After the sudden loss of their coach, the Lake Zurich Bearbotics team rebuilt with community support and Designcraft’s mentorship—culminating in a championship run and their first-ever blue banner.
Designcraft Now Offers Full-Color, Multi‑Material 3D Printing
Full‑color, multi‑material 3D printing accelerates iteration with brilliant Pantone‑validated colors, translucent materials, integrated graphics, and flexible zones for expressive, production‑like prototypes.
We’re Ready for YOUR Essential Business
During the pandemic, Designcraft remained fully operational—supporting essential businesses with safe workflows, remote approvals, and producing over 100,000 donated Ear Savers for frontline workers.
Need A Custom Visual Model For The 2020 Trade Show?
From consumer electronics to healthcare, Designcraft builds high‑realism visual models using CNC machining, SLA, silicone casting, graphics, and finishing—perfect for trade shows and product launches.
Need Something More Substantial To Show?
Trade show models demand realism—Designcraft creates visual models with accurate graphics, finishes, clear parts, elastomeric components, and CNC‑machined details to make your product impossible to overlook.
The 2020 Trade Show Season is Quickly Approaching
Preparing for major trade shows? Designcraft produces realistic visual models—complete with graphics, clear parts, elastomeric features, and polished finishes—to ensure your product’s debut stands out.
Will your new products be dressing up this Halloween?
Designcraft transforms products with bold colors, graphics, updated finishes, cast parts, and modified geometries—leveraging CNC, rapid prototyping, and casting to create fresh seasonal looks.
Wish Your Superpower was X-ray Vision?
Cross‑section models reveal your product’s inner workings—Designcraft uses urethane casting and precision machining to encapsulate components and expose engineering details with crystal clarity.
Level up to impress; Level down to save $$
Strategic prototyping means knowing when to invest in high-fidelity details and when to simplify. Designcraft helps you balance realism, cost, and speed to get buy-in without overspending.
Spring is in the Air (Thanks to our Fabulous Casting Department!)
Urethane castings offer fast, economical replication of parts with production-like appearance and performance—ideal for short runs, testing, and presentation-quality prototypes.
The 2019 Trade Show Season is Quickly Approaching!
As trade show season ramps up, Designcraft helps brands stand out with high‑fidelity visual models and prototypes that communicate design intent clearly and make a strong first impression.
Can our Engineers relieve your internal stresses?
Engineering insight matters early. Designcraft’s engineers help identify internal stresses, material risks, and design challenges before they become costly problems.
Proudly Supporting Creativity in Our Communities
Designcraft supports creativity beyond the shop floor—partnering with schools, designers, and community organizations to encourage hands-on learning, experimentation, and innovation.
For Tech Models, the Devil is in the Details
Technical models demand precision. Designcraft focuses on fine details—tolerances, finishes, graphics, and functionality—to ensure complex tech prototypes communicate intent accurately.
Are you ready for the Year of the Dog?
Overseas production slowdowns can disrupt timelines during Lunar New Year. Designcraft helps keep projects moving with reliable, in-house prototyping, machining, and fabrication.
Make Designcraft Your Source for Trade Show Quality Models + Prototypes
Trade show success depends on realism. Designcraft creates high-fidelity models and prototypes with accurate finishes, graphics, and functionality that command attention on the show floor.
When it comes to Silicone Prototypes… we’re very flexible
Silicone prototypes allow flexibility—literally. Designcraft produces silicone parts in a range of durometers to simulate overmolds, gaskets, and production-like performance.
Print Texture Patterns Directly Onto Your Parts
Printed textures add realism and tactile detail to prototypes. Designcraft integrates textures directly into 3D printed parts to reduce finishing time and enhance visual and functional fidelity.
Multi-Axis Turn/Mill Machining Center, More Complex Parts with Faster Delivery
Designcraft’s multi-axis turn/mill machining center produces complex parts in fewer setups—delivering tighter tolerances, faster turnaround, and improved consistency.