Industries
3D printing for aerospace, defence and other industries
Additive manufacturing from our UK sites for aerospace, defence, automotive, robotics, medical, energy and architecture. Each sector page lists typical parts, processes, materials and requirements. Mutual NDA on request before files are shared.
Aerospace
UAV structures, ducting, brackets and test hardware. Mass, records and flammability evidence are tracked per requirement.
- 10 requirementsEach mapped to the record supplied
- NDAMutual NDA on request
- ScopePrototype, test, tooling
Sectors and processes
Process use by sector
Typical use from our own work. A dot marks a normal choice for the sector.
| Sector | FDM | SLA | SLS | PolyJet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace | Typical | Typical | Typical | Sometimes |
| Defence | Typical | Rare | Typical | Rare |
| Architecture | Typical | Sometimes | Sometimes | Rare |
| Automotive | Typical | Rare | Typical | Rare |
| Robotics and automation | Typical | Sometimes | Typical | Sometimes |
| Medical and healthcare | Rare | Typical | Rare | Typical |
| Energy and nuclear | Typical | Rare | Typical | Rare |
| Motorsport and racing | Typical | Sometimes | Typical | Rare |
| Consumer product design | Sometimes | Typical | Typical | Typical |
| Material research | Typical | Rare | Sometimes | Sometimes |
Filled dot: typical. Half dot: sometimes. Open dot: rare. Every sector page lists the exact materials and where each one fits.
Request a quote for any sector
Send the model and what the part has to do. We reply with process, material, price and dispatch date.