FDM
3D Printing
The fastest, most affordable route from CAD file to a functional plastic part.
What FDM is good at
FDM builds your part by laying down molten filament one track at a time, and it remains the best value in 3D printing for anything that has to be held, bolted, tested and revised. We run it in-house on Bambu Lab X1C and P1S machines with a 0.4 mm nozzle, so a quote comes back in seconds and the part dispatches in days. Material choice spans everyday PLA through to PETG, ABS, carbon-filled engineering filament and flexible TPU.
| Layer thickness | 0.08, 0.12, 0.16 or 0.20 mm (you choose) |
|---|---|
| Dimensional tolerance | ±0.3 mm, or ±0.5% on dimensions over 60 mm — whichever is larger |
| Minimum wall | 0.8 mm recommended; 1.2 mm+ where the wall carries load. A 0.45 mm single-extrusion wall will print but is fragile. |
| Maximum part size | 250 × 210 × 250 mm — measured usable envelope, smaller than the nominal 256 mm bed |
| Minimum feature | Holes 2 mm and up; embossed or engraved detail 0.8 mm wide, 0.4 mm deep |
| Hole accuracy | Holes print roughly 0.1–0.3 mm undersize; ream or model in clearance for press fits |
| Surface finish | Visible layer lines, matte or satin depending on filament; support contact points leave marks |
Materials you can order
Every grade below is quotable today. If you are not sure which one fits, put your file through the quote page and ask us — we would rather help you pick than have a part come back.
What people print with FDM
A cross-section of the work that lands in this lane.
Where it wins, and where it does not
Every process trades something away. Read the right-hand column before you commit a design — it is the part most services leave out.
Advantages
Why this lane gets picked
- Lowest cost per part of any technology we offer, at every quantity
- Instant automated price from a real slice — no waiting on a manual quotation
- Printed on our own machines, so turnaround is days and revisions are cheap
- Widest everyday material range, including flexible TPU and carbon-filled engineering filament
- Solid parts are genuinely solid — you set infill, so strength and cost are yours to trade off
- Easy to post-process: sandable, drillable, tappable, paintable and glueable
Limitations to design around
Told straight, before you order
- Layer lines are always visible. If the part is going in front of a customer and has to look moulded, SLA resin is the better lane.
- Strength is directional. A printed part is typically 40–60% weaker pulled apart across layers than along them, so orient the load in-plane or move to MJF/SLS nylon.
- Overhangs need supports, and removing them leaves witness marks and slight roughness on down-facing surfaces.
- PLA creeps and softens from about 55–60 °C. Sustained heat, direct sun or a warm enclosure calls for PETG, ABS or nylon.
- Large flat ABS parts can warp or split at corners as they cool; splitting the design or switching material is often the fix.
- FDM parts are not watertight by default — sealing needs deliberate wall thickness, full infill and often a coating.
- Anything over 250 × 210 × 250 mm has to be split and bonded, or moved to an industrial lane.
Lead time & how to order
In-house. Instant automated price on the quote page, with a dispatch estimate shown on your quote and a Rush option available at checkout.
Upload your model on the quote page, choose FDM and your material, and the price comes back on screen. Delivered pan-India.
FDM questions, answered
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Other technologies we run
Not sure this is the right lane? Every one of these quotes from the same upload.
Multicolor FDM
In-house Bambu FDM, up to 8 colours per print. 0.08-0.20 mm layers, 250x210x250 mm max. Instant quote, dispatched in days.
IndustrialSLA Resin
Finest detail and smoothest finish. +/-0.2 mm under 100 mm, walls from 0.5 mm. Most resins soften above ~60 C. 15-20 days.
IndustrialMJF Nylon
Support-free PA12/PA11 nylon for end-use parts. +/-0.3 mm under 100 mm, 370x276x360 mm max, grey or dyed black. 15-20 days.
IndustrialSLS Nylon
Tough sintered nylon, no supports, glass-filled option. +/-0.3 mm under 100 mm, 350x350x400 mm max, grainy matte. 15-20 days.
IndustrialSLM Metal
Fully dense 316L or Ti-6Al-4V. +/-0.3 mm under 100 mm, 390x290x390 mm max, walls from 1.5 mm. Our priciest lane. 15-20 days.
IndustrialBinder Jetting
Economical 316L steel, no supports, 100 mm cube max. Sinter shrinkage gives +/-0.4% under 50 mm, +/-1.3% above. 15-20 days.
Ready to print in FDM?
Upload your model, pick your material, and see the price on screen. No forms, no waiting on a quotation.