Zios — Advanced Manufacturing & Rapid Prototyping, Chandigarh, India
One of India's leading 3D printing & 3D scanning providers — eleven manufacturing systems under one roof in Chandigarh, serving clients pan-India.
Concept → Prototype → Production
How startups and companies engage us — enter at any stage.
- 01
Concept
Idea, sketch, or CAD file
INPUT - 02
Digitize
Scan & reverse-engineer
SYS.02 - 03
Prototype
Print, cut & machine
SYS.01, 06-09 - 04
Validate
Fit, function, inspect
SYS.02-03 - 05
Short Run
Cast & mould small batches
SYS.04-05 - 06
Scale
Production handoff
OUTPUT
FDM / SLA / SLS 3D Printing
Three additive processes under one roof. FDM builds durable functional parts for fit-and-function checks; SLA produces smooth, fine-detail models; SLS creates strong, complex geometries without support structures. A project moves between materials and finishes as it develops — from first concept model to functional prototype.
Blue-Light 3D Scanning & Reverse Engineering
Blue-light scanning captures the exact geometry of a physical object as a point cloud; reverse engineering converts it into editable CAD. The right tool when a part exists but its drawings don't — damaged, discontinued, or undocumented components digitized and ready for redesign or remanufacture.
Precision Metrology (CMM)
A coordinate measuring machine probes a finished part point by point against its CAD model, catching dimensional drift a visual check can't. Run after machining, casting, or moulding to confirm a part is within tolerance before it ships — the same discipline behind our reverse-engineering work, applied to quality control.
Urethane & Vacuum Casting
A master pattern becomes a silicone mould; the mould yields multiple polyurethane parts — no production tooling required. Small batches of functional or presentation-ready prototypes, and a lower-cost step before committing to metal tooling. The bridge between one 3D print and a production run.
Injection Molding
Molten plastic injected into a precision steel or aluminium mould under pressure — the process behind consistent, production-grade plastic parts at volume. We take a design from 3D-printed or CNC-machined prototype through to a moulded pilot run, so the part you validate is made the same way the production part will be.
CNC Routing & Machining
Computer-controlled cutting from solid metal, plastic, or wood stock — strength and surface finish additive processes can't always match. Functional prototypes, jigs, fixtures, and parts that demand a specific engineering material or machined accuracy.
Desktop CNC & PCB Prototyping
A compact CNC mill that isolation-routes circuit-board prototypes in-house within the hour and precision-cuts small fixtures between design iterations. Circuit designs become physical, populated boards for testing and validation before a larger run — built alongside the mechanical systems, so an electromechanical prototype (electronics and enclosure) comes together as one project.
CO2 Laser Cutting & Engraving
A focused CO2 beam cutting and marking flat sheet materials — acrylic, wood, leather, card — directly from a digital file. Stencils, signage, enclosures, panels: precise, repeatable non-metal cuts from single prototypes through small production runs.
Fibre Laser Cutting
A fibre laser cuts sheet metal with a precision and edge quality CO2 optics can't reach on steel or aluminium — brackets, enclosures, panels straight from a CAD file, ready to bend, weld, or finish. The metal counterpart to our CO2 system, which handles the non-metal materials.
Robotic Welding
A robotic welding cell joins machined or laser-cut metal parts with consistent, repeatable welds — the step between individually fabricated components and a finished structural assembly. Enclosed for safety, programmed per job, run alongside manual finishing for the parts that need a human touch.
Custom Fabrication
The capability that ties every other system together: hands-on assembly, finishing, and construction that turns printed, cast, moulded, machined, cut, welded, and scanned components into a complete working build to specification.
Two Ways to Build With Us
Same systems, same pipeline — choose the route that fits where you are.
Fee-Based
Pay per stage · IP stays 100% yours
- Quoted per project or per stage.
- Enter or exit at any stage; pay for what you use.
- Best for funded teams with defined specs.
Stake-Based
Prototype for a percentage stake in the design
- Reduced or deferred fees for an agreed % stake in the design.
- We co-develop — our team becomes your prototyping team.
- Best for early-stage startups; terms agreed upfront.
From Makerspace to Manufacturing Floor
Zios began as Zios Makerspace, part of Fab Lab Chandigarh. As the requests shifted from hobbyists to engineers and product teams, we became a dedicated advanced manufacturing and rapid prototyping operation for industrial clients.
Today we run two Chandigarh sites — a design office in Sector 43 for client meetings, and a manufacturing unit where all eleven systems run. One point of contact, from design file to finished part.
The Team
Industrial designers, design engineers, and architects — the crew that ran Fab Lab Chandigarh, part of the Fab Foundation's global network founded out of MIT. Give us an idea; we turn it into a prototype you can pitch, test, and manufacture.
The Work We Take On
From one reverse-engineered part to a validated pilot run — real parts we prototype and produce.
Request a Quote
Share drawings, files, or a rough description — our team reviews it and follows up.
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