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One supplier, end to end
CAD modeling, printing, finishing, inspection, shipping. Same single point of contact through the whole flow. No handoffs to surprise you.
/ AboutEST. 2014 · VAUGHAN, ON
Twelve years of additive,
built in Vaughan.
Northlayers has shipped over 100,000 parts since 2014. Three in-house processes, a vetted partner network, and a single Vaughan facility that handles everything from CAD to door — for engineers and procurement teams across North America.
[EST. 2014][100K+ PARTS][1 FACILITY · VAUGHAN]
12yrs
In business · since 2014
100,000+
Parts shipped
5
Industries served
2–3days
Avg lead time
/ 01 — FacilityFACILITY_01
One building. Five rooms. CAD to door.
We do not subcontract our core processes. FDM, resin, and scanning all run from the Vaughan floor. Finishing — sanding, paint, dye — happens in the same building. Industrial powder-bed and specialty finishing route through vetted partners we manage end-to-end.
- [FDM]6 × FDM cellsIDEX dual-extruder · 500 × 500 × 500 mm · copy + mirror modes
- [SLA]2 × Resin printersSLA + DLP · UV-cured photopolymer · 0.025 mm layer minimum
- [SCAN]Scanning baySub-millimeter capture · structured-light & laser scanning
- [FINISH]Finishing roomSand · paint · dye — all in-house, same building
- [QA]Inspection stationVisual + dimensional spot-check on every order before shipment
~3,500 SQ FT · OPERATING SINCE 2014 · TEAM OF 10
AddressVAUGHAN_HQ
12-603 MILLWAY AVE
VAUGHAN, ON
L4K 3V1 · CANADA
Mon–Fri10:00 – 16:30
Saturday11:00 – 15:00
/ 02 — TimelineTIMELINE_02 · 2014 → 2026
Twelve years, in the order they happened.
- 2014
Founded
Vaughan, ON. One FDM printer, one workshop bench, a thesis: additive could ship production parts, not just prototypes.
01 / 07 - 2017
10,000 parts shipped
Doubled the FDM cell count. First short-run production contracts with automotive and lighting clients.
02 / 07 - 2019
Reverse engineering
Added in-house 3D scanning and scan-to-CAD service. Legacy parts replaced for clients whose OEMs went dark.
03 / 07 - 2021
IDEX cells online
500 mm-cubed FDM envelope. Copy and mirror modes added — same lead time, double the throughput on small parts.
04 / 07 - 2023
Finishing in-house
Sanding, paint, and dye brought under one roof. End of the multi-supplier handoff for finished parts.
05 / 07 - 2024
100,000 parts
Crossed the six-figure shipment milestone. Five industries served from a single Vaughan facility.
06 / 07 - 2026
ISO 9001 in progress
Certification underway. Until awarded, we don't claim it. We do claim transparency.
07 / 07
/ 03 — How we workAPPROACH_03
Four principles, no slogans.
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Honest about what we own
Three processes are in-house: FDM, resin, and 3D scanning. MJF / SLS and specialty finishing run through vetted partners — and we tell you which is which up front.
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Inspect before we ship
Every order gets a visual check; critical features get dimensional spot-checks. Full dimensional reports and batch traceability available on request.
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On-demand, not on the shelf
Your part lives as a digital asset on our system. We print only what you order. Zero tooling, zero warehousing, zero inventory risk on your side.
/ 04 — TeamTEAM_04 · 4 LEADS
Small team. Long memory.
Ten people, one floor. The engineer who quotes your part is on the floor when it prints, and signs off before it ships.
BH
Bryan Ho
FounderStarted this company in 2014 with one printer and a thesis: additive could ship production parts, not just prototypes. Twelve years on, the thesis held.
JD
Jake Do
Head EngineerOwns DFM and the CAD service. Reviews every part for wall thickness, orientation, and print time before it hits a printer.
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Tai Nguyen
Production & QARuns the floor. Keeps the IDEX cells calibrated, the scanners clean, and the lead times on schedule.
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Jane Nguyen
Inspection & ClientLast hands on every order. Visual inspection, dimensional reports, and the engineer you talk to about your part.
Hiring
Send a CV Engineers, technicians, and operators who know additive — we want to hear from you.
/ 05 — QualityQA_04
Inspected before it leaves Vaughan.
Every order gets visually inspected. Critical features get a dimensional spot-check. Full dimensional reports are available on request, and every batch is traceable from digital asset to print queue to shipment.
We're working toward ISO 9001 certification. We're transparent about that — it's in progress as of 2026, not yet awarded. Until it is, we don't claim it.
QA ChecklistQA_PROCESS
- ✓Visual checkEvery part, every order
- ✓Dimensional spot-checkCritical features, every order
- ✓Batch traceabilityDigital asset → print → ship
- ○Full dimensional reportOn request, any order
- ⏳ISO 9001 certificationIn progress · 2026
/ 06 — StartTwelve years in.
Twelve years in.
Ready when you are.
Send a CAD or send a brief. We'll quote what fits, flag what doesn't, and ship from Vaughan.