Vancouver small-scale manufactory

Ideas into metal. Small runs. Real production.

Prototyping, investment casting, mouldmaking, injecting, finishing and short-run production for designers, jewellers, artists and independent brands.

Freshly cast metal tree
Fresh casting / J2-R vacuum cast
1–200
pieces
5–10
business days
Ag / Au / Br
silver, gold, bronze
Two paths

Trade account or project client.

Trade

For jewellers, designers, brands and manufacturers.

Repeat clients who understand drawings, materials, tolerances, metal supply and production scheduling.

  • Detailed rate card
  • Client-supplied metal by approval
  • Production scheduling
  • Net terms after approval
Apply for trade account
Public

For people with an idea, object or problem.

Artists, inventors, individuals and first-time clients who need help turning something into a finished object.

  • Project pricing
  • Design-for-manufacture guidance
  • Materials supplied by Manufactorist
  • Deposit before production
Start a project
Process

Pattern → tree → casting → object.

Sprued pattern
Pattern / spruing
Wax tree
Tree before investment
Raw castings
Raw castings
Finished ring
Finished ring
Pricing

Trade rate card, public project pricing.

Casting flasks: $50–$200 depending on size.
Mouldmaking from $50.
Wax injecting from $2/piece. Spruing $1/piece.
Metal: Daily market price + alloy fee, plus 15%.
Final quote after model review.

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Start

Tell us what you’re trying to make.

Send a CAD file, sketch, object, reference, or production problem.

Start a quote