What fab lab does

Fab Lab, Inc. is a privately held custom plastic machining and fabrication company headquartered in Northfield, Minnesota, that has operated continuously for over 20 years. The company produces precision plastic components, instruments, and assemblies for the scientific, medical, and biomedical industries, with particular specialization in MRI Phantoms manufactured to ASTM standards and a broader catalog of custom plastic-machined parts and fabricated assemblies.

Its core capabilities center on CNC plastic machining and plastic fabrication, executed to client specifications rather than as mass-produced standard goods. The product portfolio spans scientific and medical equipment, ASTM-compliant MRI Phantoms, and bespoke plastic-machined parts and assemblies. Underlying technical work involves tight-tolerance machining in engineering plastics, assembly of multi-part scientific instruments, and production of validated test objects used to calibrate imaging systems.

Fab Lab operates on a project-based custom manufacturing model, building components to specification against individual orders from university research groups and industry laboratories. Its go-to-market relies on direct relationships with research and medical institutions requiring specialized plastic parts that meet scientific precision and regulatory compliance standards. The business earns revenue through the manufacture and sale of both custom builds and a smaller line of catalog standard Phantoms, with global reach to laboratories across multiple countries from its single U.S. site.

Name

fab lab

Legal name

Fab Lab, Inc.

Website

https://fablab.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Fab Lab is a privately held custom plastic machining and fabrication shop in Northfield, Minnesota, serving university and industry laboratories worldwide with precision plastic components, scientific instruments, and ASTM-compliant MRI Phantoms for the science and biomedical sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Plastic Machining & Fabrication

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)

akta.pro primary industry

Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH)

Keywords

• Plastic machining services
• Custom plastic fabrication
• CNC plastic parts
• MRI phantoms
• Biomedical plastic components

Headquarters

HQ city

Northfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Fabrication Services: Custom plastic machining and fabrication services for science and medical industries. Services are project-based and tailored to customer specifications, including design assistance and prototype development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Fab Lab is a plastic machining and fabrication shop that produces custom plastic components for science and industry. The company offers four core lines: Scientific & Medical products (biomedical and laboratory equipment), MRI Phantoms (ASTM-compliant standard and custom), Plastic Machining (CNC), and Plastic Fabrication, working to customer specifications and assisting in design and prototyping.

Product overview

Fab Lab is a plastic machining and fabrication shop offering a portfolio of four core product lines: Scientific & Medical (biomedical products and laboratory equipment), Phantoms for MRI Tests (standard ASTM-compliant and custom phantoms), Plastic Machining (CNC machining), and Plastic Fabrication. The company specializes in custom work for science and industry, assisting with design and prototype processes in addition to manufacturing to customer specifications.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scientific & Medical Biomedical products and laboratory equipment for university and industry laboratories worldwide, produced with over 20 years of experience machining and fabricating plastic products.
• Phantoms for MRI Tests Standard MRI phantoms meeting ASTM standards and custom phantoms built to specifications for MRI testing applications.
• Plastic Machining CNC machining services for custom plastic parts to specifications, serving science and industry applications.
• Plastic Fabrication Custom plastic fabrication services with 20 years of experience for science and industry applications.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• CaliberMRI: CaliberMRI (formerly Gold Standard Phantoms) manufactures MRI phantoms and QA solutions for imaging centers and OEMs. Directly comparable to Fab Lab's MRI phantom product line serving biomedical imaging customers.
• Pure Devices: Pure Devices designs and fabricates custom MRI phantoms and imaging test objects. Closely comparable to Fab Lab's custom ASTM-compliant phantom offerings for the MRI testing market.
• Modus Medical Devices: Modus Medical Devices develops QA phantoms and software for radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging, including MRI. Comparable as a specialist vendor of imaging QA products to biomedical customers.
• Craftech Industries: Craftech Industries provides custom plastic machining and fabrication services, including for medical and scientific applications. Directly comparable as a specialty plastic fabricator serving science-industry customers.
• AIP Precision Machining: AIP Precision Machining offers CNC plastic machining for medical, scientific, and industrial customers with tight tolerances. Comparable to Fab Lab's custom CNC plastic machining services.
• Dynacraft: Dynacraft provides custom plastic fabrication and machining for industrial and scientific customers. Comparable to Fab Lab's custom plastic fabrication work for the science industry vertical.
• Engineered Plastics: Engineered Plastics fabricates custom plastic components and assemblies for medical, laboratory, and industrial applications. Comparable to Fab Lab's vertical-specialized plastic fabrication services.

Broad incumbents

• Sun Nuclear: Sun Nuclear (part of Mirion) provides QA and measurement solutions for radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging including MRI phantoms. Overlaps Fab Lab's MRI phantom product category but operates at significantly greater scale and broader portfolio.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher is a broad incumbent in life science tools and laboratory equipment, including plastic lab consumables and apparatus. Overlaps Fab Lab's laboratory plastic products category through its extensive catalog.
• Danaher: Danaher owns a portfolio of life science and diagnostics brands (Beckman Coulter, Leica, Cytiva, etc.) supplying laboratory instruments and consumables. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose subsidiaries overlap Fab Lab's biomedical laboratory customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

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