Enable Manufacturing
Enable Manufacturing provides 'Additive Casting,' a hybrid manufacturing service that combines industrial 3D printing with traditional casting to produce complex metal parts without the need for expensive tooling.
- CEO / Founder
- Phil Hatherley
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- $1.3M
- Latest Round
- Grant
- Key Investors
- Innovate UK, Wallwork Group, Strategic Industry Directors
Technology & Products
Key Products
Additive Casting process for metal parts, online pricing platform for 3D printing quotes.
Technological Advantage
Bridges the 'valley of death' between prototyping and mass production by offering a toolless process that is cost-competitive for batches of 1 to 1,000+ parts while maintaining certified material properties.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Eliminates high upfront tooling costs and long lead times by 3D printing molds instead of patterns, offering the material integrity of traditional casting with the geometric freedom of additive manufacturing.
How They Differentiate
Enable Manufacturing utilizes a 'technology-agnostic' Additive Casting process. Unlike competitors who focus solely on 3D printing hardware or direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), Enable prints the molds/patterns to cast parts in over 130 standard industrial alloys, offering traditional material properties without the high cost of tooling.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Tier 1 suppliers, and engineering firms requiring low-to-medium volume production or rapid prototyping of complex metal components.
Industry Verticals
["Aerospace & Defense","Automotive & Motorsport","Energy & Power Generation","Industrial Machinery","Medical Technology","Oil & Gas"]
Competitors
Stratasys, EOS, 3D Systems, Materialise, Renishaw
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Expanded alloy portfolio to 130+ materials; scaled from prototype service to low-to-medium volume production provider.
Major Milestones
["Founded in 2019 to commercialize 'Additive Casting' technology.","Secured Innovate UK Sustainable Innovation Fund grant in 2020.","Formed strategic partnership with Wallwork Group for thermal processing and post-finishing in 2021.","Successfully demonstrated production of complex parts in over 130 different metals by 2023."]
Notable Customers
Clients in automotive, aerospace and similar industries.