Lycan CoreAccepting project enquiries
Gauteng, South AfricaEst. March 2025

Send me the broken one

Lycan Core reverse-engineers obsolete, damaged and one-off parts for workshops, race teams, restorers and maintenance departments. Send photographs and a few dimensions to start. On-site scanning and measurement are available throughout Gauteng.

Project enquiries are open

Send a photograph of the part next to a ruler, together with any dimensions and information about where it is used. A written assessment will follow within 24 hours.

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The initial assessment is free. On-site scanning and CAD modelling are also free anywhere in Gauteng.

Already have a design file? See 3D printing from your file.

Seat badge · Two-colour PLAModelled in Fusion 360
Seat badge for Samlin Racing, modelled from a photograph and printed as a single part in black and silver PLA. The part was delivered the day after the photograph was received.
Available now

Lycan Core is run by Bismarck Louw, a mechanical engineer working directly on each job. The full website is still being developed, but project enquiries and manufacturing work are already open.

3D printing from your fileSend a ready design for small-run printing in a material chosen for the job. Parts can be delivered across South Africa.On-site scanning and measurementThe part can be measured where it is installed. Scanning and CAD modelling are free across Gauteng.Obsolete part replacementReplacement parts developed from a broken original, photographs or an existing sample. Drawings are not required to start.Completed workReal jobs documented with the measurement method, CAD process, material, printer and development problems.

Start with what you have

Clear photographs next to a ruler and a few basic dimensions are usually enough for an initial assessment.

Measured on site

Parts can be scanned and checked by hand anywhere in Gauteng, without removing an entire machine or vehicle from service.

Made for the application

Material is selected around load, temperature, weather exposure and the way the original part failed.