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ShopAmes, Iowa
ProcessesSLS · FDM · Resin
Machines40+
Max build800 mm

Precision manufacturing. One layer at a time.

Parts that have to work.

Additive manufacturing · Ames, Iowa

Variety Vault is a contract additive manufacturer in Ames, Iowa. In-house additive manufacturing, supported by an expanded production network: sintered nylon, filament, and resin for production runs, functional prototypes, fixtures, and the part nobody else will quote. We also run a retail shop of our own designs, which is a straightforward way to see what actually comes off these machines before you send us anything.

Three processes, one buildingAn industrial SLS system, 20+ filament machines, and 20+ resin machines. We pick the one your part actually needs and combine them when that is the better answer.
You talk to the makersThree people run this shop and all three can operate every machine in it. Nothing is quoted by a bot and nothing gets handed to a queue.

What we run

Work we have done

Parts that went to work.

Commercial · academic · research
AgricultureComponents for equipment and operations that run in the field and in the weather.
PackagingPrinted inserts and protective trays, made to hold a specific product.
Gaming hardwareEnclosures and parts for consumer hardware, including multi-color runs.
ArcheryFunctional components for gear that takes repeated load and abuse.
Pet productsConsumer goods made in quantity, finished and packed here for retail.
Radiation shieldingTungsten-filled components for academic research.
Legacy partsReverse engineered from a physical sample when the original is gone.
Product developmentRapid iteration on tools, fixtures, and enclosures mid-project.
About the shop

On the shelf

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A production part, a catalog order, or a question that does not fit either one.

Ames, Iowa

Not sure which door? Send us a request and pick what it’s about. It goes to the right person, and someone in the shop reads every one.

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What we print

Multi color 3D printed corgi and sheep display modelsMulti color · display models
Row of fine-detail resin printed livestock figuresDurable · fine detail resin
Threaded ASA printed partEngineering material · functional parts

Not sure where to start?

Send a model, or send a photo of the broken one. A person in the shop reads it and comes back with questions or a quote. Nothing is made until you approve it.

01 sendA part or a photo
02 reviewQuestions or quote
03 approveWork begins