Production Capabilities
An FDM print farm tuned for production — nine engineering polymers, four nozzle sizes, ISO 2768-m as standard. From a single prototype to runs of thousands.
Industrial-grade FDM, end to end
We run a fleet of Bambu Lab P1S printers in a temperature-controlled facility. Each printer is calibrated to a single tolerance standard and all materials are dried and stored under spec before printing.
Printers
Bambu P1S fleet
Build volume
256 × 256 × 256 mm
Nozzles
0.2 / 0.4 / 0.6 / 0.8 mm
Tolerance
ISO 2768-m
Production start
24 – 48 hours
Parts delivered
50,000+
Nine FDM polymers, three capability tiers
Pick the polymer that matches your part's job. PLA and PETG are wired into the instant calculator today; everything else runs on the same farm but goes through a quoted project so we can review DFM and material strategy before printing.
Standard
Fast, accurate, low cost — the default for production batches and dimensionally critical parts.
Engineering
Higher heat, higher impact, structural-grade — production parts and end-use applications.
Specialized
Reinforced, flame-retardant, flexible, or chemical-resistant — when the standard polymers don't fit.
How customers actually use the farm
Five recurring patterns. Each card filters the portfolio to real projects we've shipped in that category.
Rapid Prototyping
Fast turnaround for visual and functional validation. Iterate CAD designs without waiting on tooling. Single-part pricing means you can order one or one thousand.
Batch Manufacturing
Low-to-mid volume production from 10 to 5,000+ parts. Volume pricing scales as the printers batch your geometry — no setup fees, no minimum order.
Bridge Manufacturing
Production gap-filler before injection moulds are ready. Ship real parts to your customers in weeks instead of months. Same drawings, same tolerances, same QA.
Jigs & Fixtures
Custom workholding, alignment fixtures, and assembly aids for the factory floor. Replace machined aluminium tooling with printed equivalents at a fraction of the cost.
End-Use Parts
Direct digital manufacturing of finished products. Engineering-grade polymers, full post-processing, ready to ship to your end customer or installed in production lines.
Post-processing & assembly
Off-the-printer is rarely off-the-shelf. We handle the work between the build plate and your customer — finishing, hardware, inspection, packaging.
Support removal
Manual support cutoff and clean-up included on every part. No rough nubs, no surface tear-outs.
Sanding & polishing
Step-by-step grit progression for smooth surfaces. Common request before painting or for visual models.
Acetone vapour smoothing
Available for ABS, ASA, and ABS-FR. Produces injection-mould-grade surface finish on parts that need it.
Painting & priming
Filler primer, base coat, and topcoat. Match a brand colour, deliver presentation-ready prototypes.
Threaded inserts
Heat-set brass inserts for repeated assembly cycles. Sized M2 through M8, installed and tested.
Assembly & QA
Multi-part assemblies, fastener installation, dimensional inspection against your drawings before shipping.
What we accept
Drop any common 3D format into the calculator or the contact form. We validate geometry and bounding box automatically — anything beyond the P1S build volume gets flagged before it reaches a printer.
For engineering jobs we also accept Fusion 360, SolidWorks, and AutoCAD native files.
Geometry guidelines
- Maximum part size: 256 × 256 × 256 mm (P1S build volume)
- Larger parts split into print-friendly sub-assemblies on request
- Wall thickness ≥ 0.8 mm for structural features
- Overhangs > 45° flagged in DFM review for support strategy
- Tolerance ISO 2768-m by default; tighter classes quoted on request
Don't have CAD yet?
We design parts from sketches or briefs, run DFM reviews, and produce manufacturing drawings — so the same team that prints your part also engineered it. Modeling at €60/h, revisions at €50/h. Full breakdown on the pricing page.
See engineering ratesModeling
Revisions
Consultation
Drawings
Capabilities, answered
What our print farm can and cannot do, in plain language.
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Pick a material, send a part
Self-serve PLA or PETG via the calculator. Anything else, send us the brief — we'll scope the right material and the right process.