RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Darrels AM Research
The group's flagship private limited company, running 3D printing research and development, 3D scanning and reverse engineering.
The Darrels Group · A group of companiesFrom an idea to everything it becomes.
Seven brands founded by Mr. Anesh Darrel, working as one chain: a design becomes a prototype in our lab, a product in our production units, and then a drone in the sky, a kart on a track, a printed wall, or a STEAM lab in a school.
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Design studio
InfiCADesignEvery product starts as a drawing. CAD and product design, drones and UAVs, and sustainable structures for automotive, aviation, aerospace and construction.
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R&D lab
Darrels AM ResearchThe design is printed, tested and refined: 3D printing research, reverse engineering, and robotics and IoT research.
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Recycling plant
Waste to filamentPlastic waste that comes back from schools and workshops is shredded and turned back into printing filament.
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Fields we work in
- Design & CAD
- 3D printing R&D
- Reverse engineering
- Printers & scanners
- AM training
- Automotive prototypes
- Drones & UAVs
- Concrete 3D printing
- Go-karts
- Youth racing
- STEAM labs
- Plastic recycling
- IT peripherals
- Corporate gifting
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Production units
Sriperumbudur · PondicherryPrototypes become products. Automotive OEM prototypes, printed parts and assemblies are built at our two production units.
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Sales & training
Darrel's 3D Studio3D printers and scanners with after-sales support and additive manufacturing training. Authorised Wol3D distributor for Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
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2Production units
7States & union territories
7Brands in the group
13Cities of operation
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Concrete printing
Lithoforge LabsTesting and developing 3D printed concrete structures, in continuous development.
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Drones & UAVs
InfiCADesignDrones and UAVs designed and built in-house, then flown and proved at our own test field.
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Brands under The Darrels Group
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Karts & racing
Vulcan Autoforge · Quasars RacingFun-to-drive karts for children and adults, and a racing initiative that gives young drivers training and guidance.
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STEAM labs
Darrels Quantum LabsSTEAM labs in schools across India, equipped with our printers, drones and kits, and linked back to the recycling plant.
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To be continued…
The route keeps goingNew brands, new cities and new ideas are already on the way.
Inside the group
Where to go next.
LEADERSHIP
Mr. Anesh Darrel
Founder & CEO. His story and achievements.
Founder → 7 BRANDSBrands & production
Darrels AM Research, Darrel's 3D Studio, InfiCADesign, Vulcan Autoforge, Lithoforge Labs, Quasars Racing and more.
Brands → STREAMSBusiness streams
From concrete 3D printers and drones to go-karts and STEAM labs.
Business → 13 CITIESWhere we operate
Production units, offices and touch points across seven states.
Cities → TRUSTOur clients
Universities, schools, IIST, 3D printer makers and industry partners including the ANAND Group and Gabriel India.
Clients → GET IN TOUCHContact the group
Printers and scanners, manufacturing, design work or STEAM labs: reach us directly.
Contact →Trusted by
Clients and partners.
Founder & CEO
Mr. Anesh Darrel
Executive Director, Darrels AM Research and Reverse Engineering Labs Pvt. Ltd.
An engineer who builds companies the way he builds parts: one layer at a time, each one carrying the next.
Mr. Anesh Darrel founded The Darrels Group and leads it as CEO. He started with additive manufacturing and reverse engineering in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, and grew that work into a group of seven brands with production units in Sriperumbudur and Pondicherry, and Darrels Quantum Labs, which runs STEAM labs in schools across India.
An engineer by training and a builder by instinct, he believes the fastest way to understand an idea is to make it. That belief shaped every brand in the group: design, research, production, drones, karts, printed concrete and, closest to his heart, STEAM labs that put the same tools in the hands of school students.
Founder & CEO · The Darrels Group
Executive Director · Darrels AM Research & Reverse Engineering Labs Pvt. Ltd.
Resource person · workshops for colleges and faculty
A message from the founder
"Bring us your next idea."
Dear friends,
Everything we do at The Darrels Group started with a simple belief: if you can imagine a part, you should be able to hold it in your hand. We began with a few 3D printers and a lot of reverse engineering in Nagercoil. Every problem a customer brought us taught us something new, and every lesson became a new capability.
Today our seven brands work as one chain. A sketch in our design studio becomes a prototype in our lab, a product in our production units, and then a drone in the sky, a kart on a track, or a printed wall. The step that matters most to me comes last: the engineers India needs tomorrow are sitting in school classrooms today, and they deserve the same tools we use. That is why we build STEAM labs.
To our customers, partners, institutions and young makers: thank you for trusting us with your ideas. Bring us the next one, and we will build it together, one layer at a time.
Anesh DarrelFounder & CEO, The Darrels Group
His journey
From one lab to seven brands.
- 01The first lab
Additive manufacturing and reverse engineering work in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu: scanning, redesigning and printing parts for customers who needed them fast.
- 02A company of its own
Darrels AM Research and Reverse Engineering Labs Pvt. Ltd., the group's flagship, with Mr. Darrel as Executive Director.
- 03Bringing printers to more people
Darrel's 3D Studio for printer and scanner sales, support and training, and the authorised Wol3D distributorship for Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
- 04Design takes flight
InfiCADesign for design services, drones and UAVs, and sustainable structures for automotive, aviation, aerospace and construction.
- 05Scaling up production
Production units in Sriperumbudur and Pondicherry, building automotive OEM prototypes and production parts.
- 06New frontiers
Vulcan Autoforge karts, the Quasars Racing youth initiative, and Lithoforge Labs for 3D printed concrete.
- 07Into the classroom
Darrels Quantum Labs, STEAM labs in schools across India, and MoUs with colleges across Tamil Nadu and beyond.
- NOWThirteen cities, seven states and union territories
From Nagercoil to Siliguri, and the route is still being drawn.
How he leads
Three ideas behind the group.
Build it first
A working prototype answers more questions than a presentation. Ideas in the group are proved by making them.
One chain, not silos
Each brand feeds the next, so a customer's idea can move from design to finished product without leaving the group.
Open the doors to students
The tools used in industry belong in classrooms too. Colleges and schools get the same equipment and hands-on learning.
Achievements
- FoundedThe Darrels Group
Built a group of seven brands with production units in Sriperumbudur and Pondicherry and a presence in thirteen cities.
- DistributionAuthorised Wol3D distributor
Made Darrel's 3D Studio the authorised distributor of Wol3D for Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
- BuiltDarrels AM Research & Reverse Engineering Labs
Leads the group's flagship private limited company as Executive Director, operating Darrel's 3D Studio and InfiCADesign.
- 15 Oct 2024Resource person, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education
Led a hands-on workshop on 3D printing and drone technology in firefighting and safety operations, with live demonstrations of both.
- FacultyAnna University Faculty Empowerment Programme
His lab delivered a six-day in-person programme on Additive Manufacturing (CME 339) for engineering faculty.
- FashionMadras Couture Fashion Week, Season 5
His lab printed a flexible auxetic structure designed by a student, taking additive manufacturing onto the runway.
- AcademiaCollege partnerships
An MoU with Stella Mary's College of Engineering and a three-day additive manufacturing workshop at KCG College of Technology.
- EducationSTEAM for schools
Launched Darrels Quantum Labs, running STEAM labs in schools across India.
- PartnershipsAcademic MoUs
Signed MoUs with Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, St. Xavier's Catholic College of Engineering, Udaya School of Engineering, Holy Cross College, Stella Mary's College of Engineering and Scott Christian College.
02 Brands under The Darrels Group
Seven brands, one engineering family.
Each brand runs its own line of work, from 3D printing research and drone design to go-karts, concrete printing, youth racing and STEAM labs. They share tools, people and know-how across the group.
SALES · SUPPORT · TRAINING
Darrel's 3D Studio
3D printer and scanner sales, after-sales support and training. Authorised Wol3D distributor for Tamil Nadu & Kerala.
DESIGN · DRONES & UAVs
InfiCADesign
Design services and drone and UAV manufacturing, plus sustainable design structures for automotive, aviation, aerospace and construction.
KARTS
Vulcan Autoforge
Builds go-karts and fun-to-drive karts for children and adults.
CONCRETE 3D PRINTING
Lithoforge Labs
Testing and development of 3D printed concrete structures, a programme in continuous development.
MOTORSPORT · YOUTH
Quasars Racing
An initiative to build interest in racing among kids and youth, with the training and guidance they need to take part.
DARRELS
QUANTUM LABS
QUANTUM LABS
STEAM LABS · SCHOOLS
Darrels Quantum Labs
Runs STEAM labs in schools across India, with AI & Robotics teaching and semester assessments.
Darrel's 3D Studio
Make your fictional dreams into reality.
The studio supplies, installs and services 3D printers and 3D scanners, from desktop machines to large-format industrial printers, and backs every sale with training.
Authorised distributor of Wol3DTamil Nadu & Kerala
Handheld 3D scannersSCAN · REVERSE ENGINEER
Multi-colour desktop printersBAMBU LAB X1-CARBON · AMS
Large-format industrial printersFLASHFORGE GUIDER 3 PLUS
Production units
Built in Sriperumbudur and Pondicherry.
The group's products are manufactured at two production units in South India.
One of the group's two production units, where products for its manufacturing streams are built, assembled and finished.
The group's second production unit, adding manufacturing capacity alongside Sriperumbudur.
Regional presence
Chennai · Regd. officeNagercoil · Regd. officeSiliguri · Regd. officeSriperumbudur · ProductionPondicherry · ProductionTirunelveliTuticorinThiruvananthapuramKochiPurneaGuwahati · Touch pointDumka · Touch pointBalurghat · Touch pointSee the map →
Academic & industry work
- Anna University, Chennai
Six-day in-person Faculty Empowerment Programme on Additive Manufacturing (CME 339).
- Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education
Hands-on workshop on 3D printing and drones in firefighting and safety operations, 15 October 2024.
- KCG College of Technology
Three-day workshop for the Department of Fashion Technology on additive manufacturing in fashion product development.
- Madras Couture Fashion Week, S5
Printed a flexible auxetic structure designed by a student for the show.
- Stella Mary's College of Engineering
MoU with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and a talk on product development.
- Commercial expo, Nagercoil
Two-month exhibition of the lab's printing and scanning work.
03 Business streams
Many streams, one engineering core.
Every stream draws on the same skills: design, digital fabrication and hands-on engineering. That is what lets the group move from a 3D printer to a concrete printer, a drone or a go-kart.
Manufacture
- 3D Printers & ScannersDarrel's 3D StudioSales, installation and service
- Concrete 3D PrintersLithoforge LabsPrinted concrete structures, in continuous development
- Automotive OEM PrototypesDarrels AM ResearchPrinted prototype parts for carmakers
- Drone Design & ManufacturingInfiCADesignDrones and UAVs designed and built in-house
- Fun-to-Drive Karts ManufacturingVulcan AutoforgeKarts for children and adults
Engineer
- Reverse EngineeringDarrels AM ResearchScan, model and rebuild existing parts
- Robotics & IoT Lab for ResearchResearch labs for institutions
Educate
- STEAM Lab InstallationDarrels Quantum LabsComplete labs for schools
- Additive Manufacturing TrainingDarrel's 3D StudioCourses for students, faculty and industry
Trade & service
- IT Peripherals Sales & ServiceHardware supply and support
- Corporate & Miniature GiftingCustom printed gifts and scale models
Sustain
- Plastic Waste ProcessingTurning waste plastic into usable material
Reverse engineering
Taking a finished product apart to recover its design, dimensions and intent.
3D scanning
Capturing physical objects as accurate digital models ready for CAD.
Industrial 3D printing
Precision additive manufacturing for prototypes and end-use parts.
3D design
Modelling and design-for-print through InfiCADesign.
Consultancy
Helping businesses decide where additive manufacturing fits their process.
Materials & training
Filaments, resins and powders, accessories and upgrades, and hands-on courses.
04 Our clients
Trusted by universities, schools and brands.
The group works with universities, engineering colleges and schools, including supplying equipment to the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), alongside robotics academies, industry partners and the world's leading 3D printer makers.
Universities, colleges & schools
3D printing brands
Industry partners
05 Cities of operation
Thirteen cities, seven states.
Production units, registered offices, offices and touch points across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam. Hover over or tap a marker to see the city and its best-known landmark.
States we operate in
Registered office
Production unit
Office
Touch point
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06 Contact
Talk to the group.
For 3D printers and scanners, manufacturing, design work or STEAM labs, write straight to the team or city office you need.
Departments
Write to the right team.
Accounts & BillingInvoices, payments and billing questionsaccounts@darrelsgroup.com
Sales3D printers, scanners, parts and quotationssales@darrelsgroup.com
Customer SupportHelp with orders, deliveries and servicesupport@darrelsgroup.com
Tech Support & IT AdminMachine troubleshooting, software and ITtechsupport.admin@darrelsgroup.com
STEAM CareSupport for schools running our STEAM labssteamcare@darrelsgroup.com
STEAM CoordinatorSetting up a STEAM lab, programmes and eventssteamcoordinator@darrelsgroup.com
Innovations TeamNew ideas, prototypes and research collaborationsinnovations@darrelsgroup.com
Human ResourcesCareers, internships and applicationshr@darrelsgroup.com
Executive DirectorPartnerships, MoUs and matters for leadershipexecutivedirector@darrelsgroup.com
City offices
Reach your nearest office.
Registered officeChennaiinfo.chennai@darrelsgroup.com
Registered officeNagercoilinfo.nagercoil@darrelsgroup.com
Registered officeSiliguriinfo.siliguri@darrelsgroup.com
OfficeTirunelveliinfo.tirunelveli@darrelsgroup.com
OfficeTuticorininfo.tuticorin@darrelsgroup.com
OfficeThiruvananthapuraminfo.thiruvananthapuram@darrelsgroup.com
OfficeKochiinfo.kochi@darrelsgroup.com
Touch pointGuwahatiinfo.guwahati@darrelsgroup.com