The 3D Printing Handbook by Hubs
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Get an instant 3D Printing quote All uploads are secure and confidentialOur online 3D printing services leverage a global network of over 2,400 3D printing machines, which means our customers get both competitive prices and fast lead times. We specialize in four processes, bringing you everything you need for custom 3D printing projects, from rapid prototyping with FDM to small production runs of 3D prints for industrial applications.
“Another great print, thanks guys! One suggestion though: when shipping, please use stronger cartboard boxes. The box was pretty damaged upon arrival because the shipping guys stack boxes on top of each other. Heavier boxes had compressed mine/yours. Luckily, the model was unharmed. Four times five stars nonetheless. Keep up the good work!!”
“Print was perfect as always ! Very very happy.”
“High quality, good communications, really quick: great value for money!”
“Very helpful, fast communication and thinks along with you if there's anything that can be done better with your model. Highly recommended!”
“Friendly attentive and professional service. Highly recommended.”
“Great service, got exactly what I wanted with regular updates and pictures during the process.”
“Prima resultaat en meedenken voor een beter resultaat”
“Snelle service en afhandeling en ook nog redelijk geprijsd”
“The print quality is amazing, really good service. Basically beyond happy with my 3DPrint!”
“Very friendly and helpful! Result is a very nice quality print :) ”
“Thank you so much, you were super helpful the entire way and very responsive!”
“The prints were excellent, very fast completion and the overall service was top notch.”
“Great service over many successive orders.”
“Denkt goed mee, duidelijk veel print expertise.”
“Had to get printed parts in a very short timeframe, hub helped me to achieve this by making the prints overnight and allow me to pick them up during the evening of saturday. ”
“Great communication and easy to work with, will definitely order from again.”
“Good quallity,great service,friendly guy.”
“Great help and delivered product was exactly as expected”
“Super snel en goede communicatie. Het materiaal is iets harder dan verwacht, maar dit is de eerste keer dat ik iets 3D heb laten printen en het werkt nog steeds fijn.”
“Very fast service, good quality printing. and fair prices and normal shipping costs”
“Great quality products delivered, also the accuracy of the final product was exactly like we wanted. We appreciate your timely delivery of products . It was great doing business with you . We would reach out to you with more requests soon.”
“Everything was delivered as expected and it's looking great! Probably the smoothed service I've had so far on Hubs”
“Zeer professioneel, stap voor stap foto's van het printen. Geweldig resultaat, netjes verpakt voor verzending. Snelle service. ik was vergeten iets 2x uit te printen, was geen probleem, meteen een extra uitgeprint. Ik ga zeker vaker bestellen, 11/10”
“Betrouwbaar, professioneel en communicatief sterk.”
“Great service, quality and friendly, prompt communication!”
We’re eliminating slow and antiquated processes with automated engineering tools to help you reduce development cycles and increase the speed at which projects are delivered.
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Need help choosing? See our guide to selecting the right 3D printing process.
3D printing process
FDM | SLA | SLS | MJF | |
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Available materials | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
[US] Lead time in days | From 1 | From 2 | From 3 | From 3 |
[EU] Lead time in days | From 1 | From 2 | From 3 | From 3 |
[US] Maximum build size | 19.68'' x 19.68'' x 19.68'' | 5.7" x 5.7" x 6.8" | 16.5" × 19.7" × 16.5" | 14.9'' x 11.2'' x 14.9'' |
[EU] Maximum build size | 500 x 500 x 500 mm | 145 × 145 × 175 mm | 400 x 480 x 400 mm | 380 x 285 x 380 mm |
[US] Dimensional accuracy | ± 0.5% with a lower limit on ± 0.0196'' | ± 0.5% with a lower limit on ± 0.006" | ± 0.5% with a lower limit on ± 0.012'' | ± 0.5% with a lower limit on ± 0.012'' |
[EU] Dimensional accuracy | ± 0.5% with a lower limit on ± 0.5 mm | ± 0.5% with a lower limit on ± 0.15 mm | ± 0.5% with a lower limit on ± 0.3 mm | ± 0.5% with a lower limit on ± 0.3 mm |
Prototyping applications | Low-fidelity, proof-of-concept prototyping and visual design verification. | Detailed visual prototypes (especially of injection molded parts). | Functional and high-fidelity prototypes. Similar to MJF. | Functional and high-fidelity prototypes. Similar to SLS. |
End-part applications | Non-visual end parts, such as jigs and fixtures. | Small, smooth, non-functional end parts. | Small batches of functional plastic parts. Similar to MJF | Small batches of functional plastic parts. Similar to SLS. |
Need help choosing? We have a whole range of resources on selecting the right 3D printing material for your application
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Resin | Post-cure time (mins) | Post-cure temperature |
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Standard clear | 15 | 60 °C |
Standard black | 30 | 60 °C |
Standard white | 30 | 60 °C |
Standard grey | 30 | 60 °C |
Tough 2000 | 30 | 70 °C |
Durable | 60 | 60 °C |
Grey pro | 15 | 80 °C |
High temp | 120 | 80 °C |
Flexible | 15 | 60 °C |
Rigid | 15 | 80 °C |
Every order includes our standard inspection report. Further reports and certifications are available on request, submit an order to begin.
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