Product development, design engineering and 3D-printed prototypes for unconventional solutions in production
Thingineer (Blue Yeti GmbH)
Oberentfelden (postal address) · Oberentfelden (studio/workshop)New on Amplifa
About Thingineer
Thingineer is the one-man business of Michael Klauser, operated through Blue Yeti GmbH based in Oberentfelden in the Swiss canton of Aargau. The offering includes problem-solving for production, product development as well as 3D printing and prototype building: parts and products are designed and manufactured from sketch through CAD (SolidWorks) and CAM (Autodesk Fusion 360) to the finished model. The 120 m² studio with workshop and photo studio features a printer farm for FDM and SLA printing, a self-built 1 m³ 3D printer (SUMO), a CO² laser (40 W) for cutting and engraving work, conventional milling and turning machines, a CNC machine for woodworking, as well as a glass bead blasting cabinet and a trowalizing machine. Manufacturing is mainly in plastic and wood; when in-house production is not sufficient, Thingineer draws on a local network of companies. Customers include those from production, plastics injection molding, the medical sector, high-voltage engineering and jig and fixture building.
- Site
- CH-5036 Oberentfelden
- Processes
- FDM 3D printing, SLA 3D printing, SLS 3D printing, SLM 3D printing, CO² laser cutting, CO² laser engraving, simple conventional milling, simple conventional turning
- Materials
- Wood, Plastic, 3D printing (FDM), 3D printing (SLA), CO² laser (40 W), Conventional milling, Conventional turning, CNC woodworking
- Certificates
- Certifications
- Founded
- 2013
- Employees
- 1
- Industries
- Production/Manufacturing, Plastics injection molding, Medical, High-voltage engineering, Jig and fixture building
- 01
Design engineering / CAD (SolidWorks)
- 02
Prototype building / 3D printing (FDM, SLA)
- 03
Machining (milling, turning, CNC woodworking)
- 04
Laser cutting and engraving
- 05
Surface treatment (glass bead blasting, trowalizing)
Materials and Processes
3D printing (FDM)
Production of functional models and parts from plastic on multiple printers including the self-built SUMO printer with 1 m³ build volume.
3D printing (SLA)
Highly detailed prototypes and functional models as resin prints, supplemented by access to SLS and SLM processes in a part-time setup.
CO² laser (40 W)
Cutting and engraving work for prototypes and production aids.
Conventional milling
Simple machining for small parts and fixture components.
Conventional turning
Simple turning work to complement workshop production.
CNC woodworking
Machining of wood for prototypes, furniture and auxiliary parts.
Glass bead blasting
Surface finishing of components in the own blasting cabinet.
Design engineering and product development
Development of problem solutions and product developments in SolidWorks and Autodesk Fusion 360.
Location
Oberentfelden (Studio)
CHStudio/workshop: design, 3D printing, machining
- Lot size
- Prototypes and single parts
- Materials
- Plastic, wood
- 5x Craftbot 2 FDM printers
- Creality PrintMill
- Wanhao Duplicator 9-500
- Elegoo Mars (SLA)
- Self-built 3D printer SUMO (1 m³)
- CO² laser 40 W
- Conventional milling machine
- Conventional lathe
- CNC machine for woodworking
- Glass bead blasting cabinet
- Trowalizing machine
Components and Projects
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDM 3D printingAdditive | – | – | – | – | Plastic |
| SLA 3D printingAdditive | – | – | – | – | Plastic |
| SLS 3D printingAdditive | – | – | – | – | – |
| SLM 3D printingAdditive | – | – | – | – | – |
| CO² laser cuttingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| CO² laser engravingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| simple conventional millingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| simple conventional turningMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| CNC woodworkingMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Glass bead blastingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design engineering / Product developmentEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jig and fixture buildingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
11 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDM 3D printer | Craftbot Craftbot 2 | 5 | – | – | Oberentfelden |
| FDM 3D printer | Creality PrintMill | 1 | – | – | Oberentfelden |
| FDM 3D printer | Wanhao Duplicator 9-500 | 1 | – | – | Oberentfelden |
| SLA 3D printer | Elegoo Mars | 1 | – | – | Oberentfelden |
| CO² laser | – | 1 | – | – | Oberentfelden |
| conventional milling machine | – | – | – | – | Oberentfelden |
| conventional lathe | – | – | – | – | Oberentfelden |
| CNC machine for woodworking | – | 1 | – | – | Oberentfelden |
| Glass bead blasting cabinet | – | 1 | – | – | Oberentfelden |
| 3D printer 1m³ (self-built) | SUMO | 1 | 1m³ | – | Oberentfelden |
| Trowalizing machine | – | 1 | – | – | Oberentfelden |
Additional services
Quality
As a one-person business, Thingineer inspects every prototype and every part directly in its own workshop; individual machining or positional tolerances are not published.
| Evidence | Oberentfelden |
|---|---|
| Certifications |
History
- 2000–2004
Training as a draftsman/designer at Maroplastic Reitnau
- 2013
Opening of the own 120 m² studio with workshop and photo studio in Oberentfelden
- 2021
Launch of the Thingineer website