Bjørn A. Andersen

Bjørn Andreas Andersen

English Norwegian

I help businesses turn ideas and worn-out parts into working products, from the first sketch to a finished series.

What I do

  • 3D modelling & product design
    CADCraft, FreeCAD, OpenSCAD, Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Fusion 360, Autodesk Inventor, Tinkercad
  • 3D printing & small series
    Bambu Lab, G-code, OrcaSlicer, 3D Gence, Creality, Cura, Elegoo, Prusa, Raise3D
  • Documentation & graphics
    Blender, DesignCraft, PhotoCraft, VectorCraft, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Affinity, Inkscape, Office 365
  • Laser, CNC & vinyl
    Cricut, Epilog, Shapeoko, ShopBot
  • Courses & training
  • Workshop setup & operation
  • Websites
    Astro, Cloudflare, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript
  • Apps & tools
    Kotlin, Python, TypeScript
  • Servers & self-hosting
    Docker, Forgejo, Git, Home Assistant, NixOS, Syncthing, Tailscale

Selected work

Bin with lid for helicopters

Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, 2025-2026

Norsk Luftambulanse needed 12 bins with lids for their helicopters. They had a 3D model, but it was not made for 3D printing. One prototype in grey PLA, then 12 bins in white PLA with the logo in red and blue. 138 hours of printing, shipped finished to the client.

  1. First model
  2. Revision
  3. Prototype
  4. Delivered

  • New chain hook

    Industrial company, 2024

  • Trailer door handle

    Industrial company, Addidé

  • Tooth sculpture

    Dental clinic, 2025

  • Luer connectors

    Pharma industry, Addidé

Own software

  • Ferd

    Open-source travel map for places and GPS routes, as a self-hosted web app and an Android app.

    • Docker
    • Kotlin
    • Leaflet
    • Python

  • Enquiries and client pages

    The polybjorn.com enquiry form, and a page per job where the client follows progress, answers questions and accepts quotes.

    • Astro
    • Cloudflare Workers
    • NixOS
    • Python

  • Self-hosted servers

    A home server and Raspberry Pis set up from one NixOS configuration, with a Git forge, CI and a private network between them.

    • Docker
    • Forgejo
    • NixOS
    • Syncthing
    • Tailscale

  • Audio language tagger

    Finds unlabelled audio tracks in MKV files, identifies the language from short samples and writes it into the file.

    • Python
    • whisper.cpp

  • Readest highlights

    Obsidian plugin that brings book highlights from Readest into notes, listed in the community plugin directory.

    • Obsidian
    • TypeScript

  • Local models on a Git forge

    A test of whether local AI models find related issues on a Git forge better than a plain keyword search. The keyword search did better.

    • BM25
    • Forgejo
    • Qwen3-Embedding

Experience

2020 - Present
Sole proprietor
Polybjorn Andersen
Design and production services with a focus on 3D printing, spanning furniture, fittings, and custom commissions. Works directly with clients or collaborates with other makers.
2021 - 2026
Additive manufacturing workshop manager
Lindesnesregionen Næringshage
Helped establish and independently managed the Addidé innovation centre, offering courses in 3D design and printing, design services, and series production. Worked with over 50 clients across design development, modelling, and FDM and SLA printing.
2022 - 2024
Technical writer
Nøsted &
Modernised operator manuals for multiple Igland machine ranges across 7 languages in collaboration with engineers: new 3D models, renders, vector graphics and restructured text.
2022 - 2024
Technician
Mandal Frivilligsentral
Helped build and run Bua Makerspace, a Prusa 3D printer farm and internet café, open to the public. Technical support, courses and event responsibility.
2018 - 2023
Various roles
Skap Kreativ Folkehøyskole
Workshop operations and maintenance of 3D printers, CNC and laser equipment, day-to-day building operations, event and stand hosting, catering, student project support and teaching. Also produced furniture for students, staff, and the school, as well as gifts for guest speakers.
2014 - 2017
Electrician apprentice
Apply TB
Worked across residential service calls and large-scale construction projects, including fibre installation for Haugaland Kraft.