About Microns Hub
A European on-demand manufacturing platform connecting engineers with precision suppliers across CNC, sheet metal, 3D printing, injection molding and surface finishing — headquartered in Heraklion, Crete
Microns Hub is a European on-demand manufacturing platform headquartered in Heraklion, on the island of Crete, Greece. We connect engineers and procurement teams with a qualified European supplier network covering CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, 3D printing, injection molding, and surface finishing. The company was founded by Dimitrios Vardalachakis to bring the instant-quote-to-delivered-part workflow that worked in North America to European engineering teams — with European data residency, VAT-compliant invoicing, EU logistics, and 14-language support. We run a single integrated platform for quoting, order management, and quality documentation, with a dedicated mechanical engineer assigned to every project.
What We Do
Upload a CAD file (STEP, IGES, STL, DXF, or native SolidWorks / Fusion formats), specify quantity, material, and finish, and receive a quoted price and lead time. For standard geometry in common materials, quotes return within the same working day; for complex parts, multi-process assemblies, or regulated-industry work, quotes take 1–2 working days and include a free DFM review identifying manufacturability issues before production. Parts ship across the EU, UK, Norway, Switzerland, and select adjacent markets in 3 to 9 working days depending on process and finish complexity.
The business sits at the intersection of digital manufacturing marketplaces (Xometry, Protolabs Network, Sculpteo) and traditional European machine shops. What is different: we pair every project with an assigned mechanical engineer rather than routing through a pure marketplace algorithm. This means DFM feedback is actually engineering feedback, not an automated CAD linter, and documentation requests — material certificates, FAI reports, PPAP, inspection — are handled by someone who understands what each certification package actually requires.
Who We Serve
Our customers span 11 manufacturing-intensive industries: aerospace & defense, automotive and motorsport, medical devices and life sciences, industrial automation and robotics, electronics and electrical equipment, energy and cleantech, consumer goods, industrial machine building, research and academia, marine, and oil & gas. Typical customers are engineering teams at hardware startups, tier-2 suppliers, university Formula Student and robotics clubs, research laboratories, and small-to-midsize OEMs that need responsive precision manufacturing without the overhead of managing a supplier base directly.
Geographically: the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland), Benelux, France, Italy, and Spain are our largest markets by volume, followed by the UK, Ireland, and Central Europe. Our platform supports 14 languages end-to-end, so a customer in Milan receives quotes and documentation in Italian, a customer in Warsaw in Polish.
How We Operate
Our supplier network is concentrated in the EU, with capacity partners in Germany, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Greece. We qualify each supplier against process capability, certification portfolio, lead-time reliability, and quality documentation completeness. Partners are classified by certification tier — ISO 9001 baseline, AS9100 for aerospace-scope work, ISO 13485 for medical, IATF 16949 for automotive serial production, and specialty tiers for pressure equipment (PED 2014/68/EU) and welded structures (ISO 3834-2).
On the customer side, one integrated platform handles quoting, revision management, order tracking, document delivery, and reorders. We keep your drawings on file indexed by your internal part number, so a repeat order is a single click rather than a requote. Every order ships with a Certificate of Conformity and EN 10204 3.1 material certificates on metal parts; additional documentation (3.2 traceability, FAI, PPAP, inspection reports, biocompatibility data, welding qualifications) is available on request per industry requirement.
Company Facts
At a glance:
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Company name | Microns Hub (MICRONS HUB DV Ε.Ε.) |
| Legal form | Sole Proprietorship, acting under MICRONS HUB DV Ε.Ε. — GEMI 190254227000, VAT EL803129638 (see Legal Notice for full details) |
| Headquarters | Heraklion, Crete, Greece |
| Founder | Dimitrios Vardalachakis |
| Primary domain | micronshub.eu |
| Markets served | European Union, UK, Norway, Switzerland |
| Languages supported | 14 (EN, DE, FR, ES, IT, NL, PL, PT, SV, DA, FI, NB, HU, CS) |
| Services offered | CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, 3D printing, injection molding, rapid prototyping, surface finishing |
| Certifications (partner network) | ISO 9001, AS9100D / EN 9100, ISO 13485, IATF 16949, ISO 3834-2, PED 2014/68/EU |
| Standard lead time (prototype) | 3–9 working days |
| Minimum order quantity | 1 piece (CNC, sheet metal, 3D printing, rapid prototyping) |
Our Principles
How we run the company and what customers can expect:
- An engineer on every project
- Every quote and every order is owned by a mechanical engineer who reviews the CAD, flags DFM issues, answers technical questions, and handles revisions — not a sales rep and not an automated CAD parser.
- Documentation as standard, not upsell
- EN 10204 3.1 material certificates, Certificates of Conformity, and basic dimensional reports are included with every order at no extra charge. Advanced documentation is priced transparently, not hidden.
- Realistic lead times
- We commit to lead times we can actually hit rather than optimistic numbers. If a date on a quote says 7 working days, the part ships on day 7. Rush tracks are clearly labeled as such with the surcharge disclosed upfront.
- European data residency
- Customer data and CAD files are stored in EU data centers. GDPR compliance is the baseline rather than a bolt-on. Platform infrastructure runs on Vercel and Supabase, both with EU region options.
- No minimum orders
- A single prototype is welcome and priced as such. We explicitly refuse to impose arbitrary minimum-order-quantity rules that penalize early-stage hardware teams, student projects, and R&D work.
- Clear pricing, no surprises
- Quoted price equals invoiced price. No post-quote adjustments, no shipping-cost surprises, no last-minute material-price adders. If our cost changes, we absorb it; if you change scope, we requote transparently.
Platform & Infrastructure
The Microns Hub platform is a multilingual web application built on a modern stack: Vite + React for the frontend, Supabase (PostgreSQL + Auth + Storage) for data and file storage, and Vercel edge infrastructure for hosting and delivery. The application supports 14 languages with a fully translated UI and localized SEO metadata. Security features include email/password and SSO authentication, role-based access for multi-user customer accounts, audit logging on sensitive actions, and encrypted CAD file storage with per-customer isolation.
We invest ongoing engineering time in workflow automation: automatic sheet-metal unfolding from 3D models, nesting-aware inventory management to minimize material waste on production runs, automated technical drawing generation from STEP files with ISO-compliant title blocks, and continuous improvement to the DFM review pipeline so turnaround stays fast even as volume grows.
Work with us
Upload a CAD file for a free DFM review and quote, or send us a specification and we will route you to the right process. No minimum order, same-day pricing response on standard parts.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Microns Hub based?
- Headquarters in Heraklion, on the island of Crete, Greece. Our engineering and operations team coordinates the European supplier network from there. Manufacturing partners are distributed across the EU — primarily Germany, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Greece — so production happens close to customer delivery points.
- Who manufactures the parts — do you own your own workshop?
- We operate a vetted European supplier network rather than a single in-house workshop. This lets us match each project to the right process capability, certification tier, and capacity without being limited to one factory floor. Every supplier is qualified against process capability, certifications, lead-time reliability, and documentation quality before being added to the network, and every project is technically managed by our in-house mechanical engineers regardless of which partner manufactures it.
- How is Microns Hub different from Xometry, Protolabs or Hubs?
- Three concrete differences. First, every project gets an assigned mechanical engineer for DFM review and technical Q&A — not an automated CAD linter with human escalation. Second, we are European by default: data residency, VAT-compliant invoicing, EU supplier base, 14 languages supported. Third, documentation like EN 10204 3.1 material certificates and Certificates of Conformity is included with every order at no extra charge rather than upsold. For many customers the practical outcome is faster quote-to-answer iteration on complex parts and lower total cost when certification documentation is required.
- What certifications do you hold?
- The platform operator is not itself an ISO 9001 manufacturer because we do not cut metal or mold plastic in-house. Our manufacturing partners hold industry-appropriate certifications: ISO 9001:2015 across the network, AS9100D / EN 9100 for aerospace, ISO 13485 for medical, IATF 16949 for automotive serial production, ISO 3834-2 for welded assemblies, and PED 2014/68/EU where pressure equipment scope applies. We match the certification tier to your project requirement and state which partner tier was used on the quote and documentation.
- Can I visit your facility?
- The Heraklion office is not a production facility — it hosts the engineering, operations, and quality team. For manufacturing partner visits we can arrange introductions and facility tours subject to partner availability and NDA, typically useful when a customer qualifies a new supplier for regulated work (aerospace, medical, or automotive serial). Reach out through the contact page to discuss a specific need.
- Do you work on one-off projects or only long-term partnerships?
- Both. Roughly 40% of our order volume is one-off prototype work, often for R&D and hardware startups. The remaining 60% is repeat work for ongoing customer relationships — typical pattern is a customer starts with prototypes, moves to validation and pilot production, then runs small-series production through the platform while keeping us on retainer for engineering changes and new part introductions.
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MICRONS HUB DV Ε.Ε. · VAT: EL803129638 · GEMI: 190254227000 · Industrial Area, Street B, Number 4, 71601 Heraklion, Crete, Greece