3D Printing — Plastic & Metal

Print, finish and colour at the base without external hand-off, in two dedicated workshops.

Plastic 3D printing

High-precision printers delivering a print-to-colour one-stop service: parts are printed, finished and coloured at the base without external hand-off. The printer bank runs under operator control, so builds are watched rather than left unattended.

ABSPCPA (nylon) POMPPAcrylicSoft-touch resins

Metal 3D printing

Metal printers produce complex internal brackets, lattice structures and conformal parts that cannot be machined: no tool can reach the inside of the part.

Stainless steelAluminium alloyTool steel powders
When to choose printing

Geometry a cutter cannot reach

Internal channels, lattices, conformal cooling. If the tool path does not exist, printing is the route.

One-off functional parts within days

A build starts from the data you send, with no fixture design in front of it.

Bridge quantities before tooling

Printed parts carry the programme through testing while rapid tooling is still being cut.

Plastic and metal printing run in dedicated workshops, so one programme can combine machined, cast and printed parts without external hand-off. Supporting processes at the base: wire cutting (EDM) for printed and machined part finishing, support removal, bead blasting and precision polishing, plus colour matching and surface sealing for display parts.

Robot figures shown as renders are representative renders of humanoid robot prototype programmes. The workshop photographs were taken at the production base.

After the print
1Build orientationLayer direction chosen against the load case and the cosmetic face, not against build time alone.
2Support removalRemoved at the base, so parts do not travel to a second vendor.
3Blasting & polishingBead blasting and precision polishing bring the surface up to the finish called on the drawing.
4Colour & sealingColour matching and surface sealing for display-grade parts.
5InspectionMeasured against the data before the batch is released.
Questions buyers ask
Which plastics do you print?

ABS, PC, PA (nylon), POM, PP, acrylic and soft-touch resins, printed in a dedicated plastic workshop under operator control.

Which metals do you print?

Stainless steel, aluminium alloy and tool steel powders. Metal printing suits complex internal brackets, lattice structures and conformal parts that cannot be machined.

Is printing cheaper than machining?

For complex internal geometry and one-off functional parts, usually yes, because nothing has to be reached by a cutter. For simple aluminium parts at small quantity, CNC machining is usually the faster and cheaper route.

Start a programme

Send the drawings, get a DFM view back

Rocky Chen replies with a process route, the tolerance risks we see in your data and a quotation — usually within one working day.

Enquiry form and details

ContactRocky Chen
BaseSuzhou, Jiangsu, China. Visits by appointment.