Contact Lucent Additive
Start A Conversation.
Build A Better Part.
Talk with an additive manufacturing team that understands engineering and production.
Request A Quote
Talk Through An Application
Plan Repeat Production
Ready When You Are
Whether it’s one prototype or your fiftieth reorder, we’ve got the technology, the engineering know-how, and the people to turn your next challenge into a part you can count on.
Ready for a quote? Still figuring out whether 3D printing is the right fit? Either way, we’re here to help. Tell us what you’re trying to make, improve, replace, or get into production, and we’ll help you figure out the next practical step.
Ready to get started? Lucent Additive is centrally located in Kansas City, Missouri. Contact us today to fulfill your additive manufacturing needs.
Phone
Address
2715 E 87th Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64132
Hours
Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Your files and project information are treated as confidential.
How Can We Help?
Choose Your Starting Point
You don’t need to have the process, material, or production plan figured out before you reach out. Start with what you know. We’ll help with the rest.
Ready for a quote
Send us your CAD file or drawing, quantity, material preference, finish requirements, and target date. We’ll review everything and let you know if we have questions before we put your quote together.
Need engineering guidance
Tell us how the part will be used, where it’ll operate, what’s not working today, and what success looks like. We’ll help you compare SLS, SLA, and MEX, plus materials and design options.
Planning for production
Share your expected quantities, how often you’ll order, quality and documentation needs, and any forecast. We’ll talk through capacity, process control, inspection, and a plan for dependable repeat orders.
Help Us Understand Your Project
What To Include
The more you can tell us, the faster we can get you useful answers. Don’t have everything yet? No problem. Send what you have and let us know what’s still up in the air.
| Project Detail | What To Provide |
|---|---|
| Part geometry | A STEP, STL, 3MF, or other usable CAD file. If tolerances, critical dimensions, finishes, or inspection requirements matter, include a drawing too. |
| Quantity | How many you need now, how many you expect to use each year, how often you’ll reorder, and whether you expect volumes to grow. |
| Application | How the part will be used, what it touches, what loads it carries, and what happens if it fails. |
| Material needs | The material you need, or the properties the part must have: strength, heat or chemical resistance, flexibility, appearance, or regulatory requirements. |
| Timeline | When you need parts, plus any prototype, validation, or production launch dates. |
| Finish and color | Surface finish, color, dyeing, smoothing, transparency, texture, or how the part needs to look. |
| Quality requirements | Critical dimensions, inspection reports, testing, traceability, documentation, first-article needs, or applicable standards. |
| Current challenge | What’s driving the project: tooling cost, lead time, supply problems, assembly complexity, replacing a legacy part, weight, performance, or something else. |
What Happens After You Contact Us
A Clear Path Forward
01
We review the application
We look over your files, requirements, quantity, timeline, and how the part will be used.
02
We clarify what matters
If something’s missing or doesn’t add up, we’ll ask a few focused questions before recommending anything.
03
We recommend a process
We weigh SLS, SLA, and MEX, plus materials, orientation, finishing, inspection, and design, and walk you through the pros and cons.
04
We map out next steps
Ready to quote? You’ll get pricing and timing. Still in development? We’ll help you figure out the next technical step.
05
We build and keep you posted
Once you give the go-ahead, your project moves into a controlled workflow, and we keep you updated along the way.
Talk To People Who Understand Your Application
Engineering-Led Support
We’re more than an upload portal. Our team brings real experience in additive manufacturing, mechanical engineering, materials, finishing, inspection, testing, and production. So the conversation goes beyond price per part, to the decisions that determine whether your project actually succeeds. Here are a few questions we’ll help you answer:
Is your design ready for 3D printing?
Which process and material best fit what your part needs to do?
Can the part be combined, lightened, simplified, or made easier to produce?
What inspection, testing, finishing, or documentation will you need?
What should change when your order grows from one part to hundreds or thousands?
What you get is a practical manufacturing conversation, not a recommendation built around whichever machine happens to be free. And since we’re in Kansas City, that conversation can happen in person.
Don’t Have A Finished CAD File?
Early-Stage Projects Welcome
No problem. A complete model helps, but it’s not the only way to start. Got a drawing, a physical sample, an old part, a rough concept, or just a manufacturing headache? Reach out and tell us what you’re trying to do. We’ll let you know if it’s a good fit and what we’ll need next.
Contact Us Before The Design Is Locked
Earlier Conversations Create More Options
Some of the biggest wins in additive manufacturing happen before the design is final. Bring us in early, and we may find ways to combine parts, skip tooling, use less material, simplify assembly, switch materials, or pick a process that better fits your production plan.
Comparing 3D printing with machining, molding, fabrication, or another traditional process? We’ll give you an honest take on the tradeoffs. Sometimes the right answer isn’t to print the part at all. What matters is choosing the path that gives you the best overall value.
Bring us the CAD file. Bring us the drawing. Or bring us the problem.