From Industrial Prototypes to Series Production: 3D Printing for Companies

Hello Engineers!

3D printing is now part of industrial production, alongside CNC machining, casting and injection moulding. For those who design machinery, plants and products, it is no longer just for prototypes: it takes a component from the first test part all the way to series production. Let's see how the companies we work with every day, in Italy and across Europe, use it.

Industrial prototypes: validate before you invest

An industrial prototype is used to check shape, assembly and function before investing in a mould. With Multi Jet Fusion, the prototype is printed in the same technical material as the final part, so the tests are reliable. You test, correct the file and reprint in a few days.

Industrial components and complex geometries

Additive manufacturing produces geometries that other processes can only achieve with several machining steps or several assembled parts: internal channels, lightweighting, functions integrated into a single component. The result: lighter parts, fewer production steps, fewer assemblies. For the finest details, our design guidelines specify minimum slots and holes of 0.5 mm.

Spare parts and on-demand parts

Discontinued spare parts, components to modify on an existing line, customised parts: with 3D printing they are produced when they are needed and in the quantity needed, starting from the file. No warehouse and no moulds.

From small batches to volume production

3D printing does not stop at the single part. With Multi Jet Fusion we produce small and medium batches and larger quantities too, up to tens of thousands of units, with repeatable quality. It is useful during ramp-up, to launch a product while the mould is still being made. It also works as final production, when volumes do not justify injection moulding or the design changes often.

The sectors we work in

• Manufacturing and plant engineering: spare parts, jigs, fixtures and tooling.
• Automation and machinery: functional components and customised parts.
• Electronics: housings and brackets, including in Nylon PA12FR, UL94 V0 certified for fire-safety requirements.
• Energy: technical components for plants.
• Industrial design: new products with complex geometries.

You can see some real examples in the Industry gallery.

A partner across Europe

We work with companies all over Europe and speak 5 languages: Italian, English, Spanish, French and German. Every order is covered by PolyD Protected: NDA, data anonymisation and file deletion at the end of production.

We can help you if:

• you are a mechanical engineer and need to modify process components or optimise production lines;
• you offer industrial automation solutions and need complex, customised parts;
• you work in an industrial design studio and want functional prototypes;
• you are a 3D printing service looking for a partner for parts, prototypes and series production, including large quantities.

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