Make your idea real.
Need an obsolete part recreated?
Have an idea you want to make reality?
Napkin sketch, rough concept, or broken part and no clear place to start?
Need a CAD model and drawings so you can get it built, quoted, or sent out?
Need a one-off part or custom build?
We're here to help.What We Do
Recreate what exists. Design what is missing. Build what needs to be real.
Hover or tap a card to learn more. You do not need to know the process before you reach out — bring the part, sketch, photo, or rough idea and we will figure out what needs to happen.
Reverse Engineering
Physical object, no drawings, no model. I measure, document, and recreate it so you have something you can work from — whether that's a replacement part, a modified version, or a full design package.
3D Scanning
If it's tangible, I can scan it. Whether you need to design something that mounts to it, recreate a part with no drawings, or just capture geometry from a complex surface — scanning turns the physical into something you can work with.
CAD Design
Sketch, photo, measurement, or rough concept — I build the model, toleranced drawings, and design package so you can print it, cut it, machine it, quote it, or send it out.
3D Printing
Modern 3D printing isn't just prototypes. Functional parts, finished housings, custom brackets, and full assemblies — if the design works and the material fits, printing might be the whole answer.
Machining
Mills and lathes on site for metal parts of all kinds — tight tolerance or rough, one-off or small run, replacement components, fixtures, or anything that needs to come off a machine.
Fabrication and Welding
Sheet work, plate work, structural fab, and welding. If the solution involves metal that needs to be cut, bent, fit up, and joined — this is how it gets done.
Motion and Automation
Electronics, hydraulics, PLCs, and mechanical automation when the project needs motion, control, or power behind it.
Custom Builds
Tap to learn moreScan it, design it, print it, machine it, weld it, wire it, and hand it to you ready to use. Custom Builds is what happens when a project needs everything — one conversation, one shop, start to finish.
About
Built for rough ideas, broken parts, and problems without a clear path.
Some projects start with a broken part. Some start with a sketch. Some start with an idea that has been stuck in someone's head for years.
Madsen Machine and Design was built for the projects that do not fit neatly into one box. Alex Madsen brings manufacturing, design, machining, fabrication, scanning, controls, and problem-solving experience together so the project can move from rough idea to real next step.
That might mean CAD files for someone with their own 3D printer or plasma table. It might mean recreating a part that cannot be bought. It might mean building something custom that simply does not exist anywhere else. The point is the same: get the right thing made and get it done.
Idea To Reality
Start rough. Leave with something useful.
You do not need a finished plan before you reach out. A sketch, photo, broken part, measurement, or half-formed idea is enough to start the conversation.
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What Does It Need To Do?
Does it need to fit a specific space? Move under load? Replace a broken part? Survive real use? We define what done actually looks like before anything gets made.
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What Needs To Be Made?
That might be CAD files, drawings, scan data, a machined part, a welded assembly, wiring, controls, or a full working model.
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What Is The Next Smart Move?
Build it, test it, refine it, or package the files so you can make it yourself or send it to the right company.
Contact
Ready to figure out what your project needs next?
Send what you have. Photos, sketches, prints, broken parts, scan needs, CAD files, rough concepts, and unfinished ideas are all useful starting points.
Project Proof
The work should make the next step obvious.
Real shop work across machining, fabrication, scanning, and prototype builds. Parts, assemblies, and first versions that went from a rough idea to something you can hold.