Prototypes in days, not weeks
Standard orders ship within 3 to 5 business days. Rush orders ship within 2, with the surcharge shown in your quote. You get the price when you upload the file, not after a round of emails.
It is rapid prototyping in Amsterdam with the people who run the machines. We review every order before printing and confirm within one business day.
Concept prototype, functional prototype, pre-series: which stage are you at?
A typical path has three steps.
- Concept prototype: a quick, low-cost print to check the shape and the idea.
- Functional prototype: a refined version in the right material, to test fit, function and durability.
- Small batch: a few units to a few hundred, while the design may still change.
Each stage asks for a different material and sometimes a different process. We help you choose, so you do not pay for more than the stage needs.
Pick the process: FDM, SLS or SLA
| Process | Choose it for |
|---|---|
| FDM | Most prototypes. Fast, low cost, parts up to 500 × 500 × 500 mm. |
| SLS | Strong nylon parts, moving assemblies, no support marks. |
| SLA | Smooth surfaces, fine detail, clear parts up to 192 × 120 × 250 mm. |
Pick the material
PLA or PETG covers most prototypes at the best price. For heat, look at PETG, ABS or ASA. Outdoors, ASA. For flex, TPU. For high stress or wear, nylon via SLS. For fine detail and a smooth surface, SLA resin.
All options, side by side, in the materials guide.
No 3D file yet? We can model it
Bring a sketch, a reference image or a rough concept. We take it to a printable 3D model. Design work is billed hourly, agreed before we start, and shown as a separate line on your quote.
Already have a design that was made for injection moulding or CNC? We review it for printing and suggest changes.
Design for 3D printing: avoid the second iteration
Wall thickness, overhangs, tolerances and print orientation are easiest to fix before the first print. We check them for you, or design from scratch with the process in mind. Need a tight fit? Print a small test piece first, then the full part.
Fastening matters too. Brass heat-set inserts and screw bosses hold better than threads printed in plastic. Rules per process are in our design guides.
From prototype to small batch to production
When the prototype works, the same file can go into a small batch. Printing needs no tooling, so you can still change the design between runs, and we can set up a standing arrangement for reorders. When volumes grow, we advise on injection moulding, tooling cost and suppliers.
See small-batch 3D printing. Need a trade show piece or investor demo? We also print display stands, mounts and packaging inserts that make a prototype look production-ready.
Price, lead time and shipping
We price by weight. Setup fee once per technology, a handling fee per part, failed prints on us. See how it adds up on the pricing page. Pickup in Amsterdam is free, see 3D printing in Amsterdam. Otherwise we ship with PostNL.
