Industrial 3D printing with documented process
What makes a part fit for procurement is not the first good print, it is the tenth identical one. We work with dried engineering filaments, fixed process parameters per material and measurement records you can pass on.
Samples in 2 to 4 working days, series in 4 to 15 working days
Where industrial printing makes the difference
As soon as a part enters a bill of materials, a quality check or a repeat order, a print that merely looks good is not enough. It needs a process that repeats.
Spare parts with supply continuity
Discontinued parts are reprinted from the same material lot, with the same parameters as the first order, so tolerances still match the assembly.
Functional parts in equipment
Brackets, covers and guides in PA12-CF or PC that stay within the documented tolerance band across the whole lot.
Pre-series parts with sign-off
Assemblies for first article inspection with a measurement record at defined positions, before the actual series is ordered.
Parts for controlled environments
Where traceability is required, we deliver lot number, drying record and print parameters alongside the part.
Suitable materials
Industrial applications rarely call for the cheapest material, they call for the most predictable one. Fiber filled and engineering filaments warp less and hold their dimensions across the lot.
- PA12-CFCarbon-filled nylon 12 - the metal replacement workhorse.
- PA6-CFCarbon-filled PA6 for high loads and abrasion resistance.
- PCPolycarbonate - high impact, high heat, transparent option.
- ABSClassic engineering ABS - strong, affordable, easy to finish.
- ASAThe outdoor specialist - ABS mechanics with true UV stability.
- PETG-CFCarbon-filled PETG - affordable structural composite.
Information for a repeatable order
- 01Drawing with critical dimensions and tolerance class so measurement points can be fixed within the build job.
- 02Application environment and mechanical load so material and drying protocol are chosen correctly.
- 03Whether a fixed material lot is required across multiple repeat orders.
- 04Whether measurement records or a first article report need to go to procurement.
- 05Threaded and wear locations so brass or steel inserts can be planned in.
What separates industrial printing from prototype printing
A prototype has to work once. An industrial part has to deliver the same dimensions ten, a hundred or a thousand times, whether printed today or in six months. That difference decides what preparation is needed. Hygroscopic filaments like PA12, PA6 or PC pick up measurable moisture within hours in open air. Wet material bubbles when melted, loses tensile strength and leaves a visibly rougher surface. That is why we dry these materials before every job and process them from sealed storage.
The second building block is process parameter documentation. Layer height, nozzle diameter, print temperature and cooling profile are fixed per material and logged for every order. This is not bureaucracy for its own sake, it is what makes a reprint a year later match the dimensional accuracy of the first run. For parts with tighter requirements we measure defined positions on selected parts from the build job and can pass those values on to the customer's quality assurance.
The third building block is post processing. Threads that carry load in service get heat-pressed brass or steel inserts instead of printed thread forms. Contact faces that need to seal or slide are made from the right material or with a TPU pad rather than reworked afterward as a fix. Together, drying, documented parameters and planned post processing turn a part from a hobby object into something procurement can actually order again.
Manufacturing data at a glance
- Location
- Schleswig, Germany
- Part size
- up to approx. 250 x 250 x 250 mm, larger parts split and joined
- Quantities
- 1 to several thousand, no minimum order quantity
- Tolerances
- approx. ±0.2 mm for PLA, PETG and carbon grades, ±0.3 mm for ABS, ASA and PC
- Layer height
- 0.10 to 0.30 mm
- Materials
- 20 engineering filaments from PLA to PA12-CF and PC FR
- File formats
- STEP, STL, 3MF, OBJ, IGES up to 200 MB
- Lead time
- 2 to 4 working days for samples, 4 to 15 working days for series
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Industrial 3D printing FAQ
- What separates industrial printing from a hobby printer?
- The difference rarely shows in the print itself, it shows in repeatability. Industrial printing means filaments dried before processing, fixed and logged process parameters per material, measurement on defined parts within the build job, and one material lot per order. A single good part proves nothing, ten identical parts from the same lot are closer to proof.
- Can you provide process data for our quality assurance?
- Yes. We document material, lot number, layer height, nozzle and drying protocol per order and can provide measurement records for selected parts from the build job.
- Why do some filaments need drying?
- PA12, PA6 and PC grades pull moisture from the air. Wet material bubbles when melted, loses strength and leaves a rough surface. We dry hygroscopic filaments before every job and store them sealed afterward.
- Do you install threaded inserts or other hardware?
- Yes, brass and steel inserts are heat-pressed after printing. For loaded threads this is more reliable than printing the thread directly into the plastic.
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