Outsourcing Your Designs
What is outsourcing?
Popular 3D Printing Companies
Shapeways, Sculpteo, 3D Hubs, i.Materialise
Things to Consider While Outsourcing
- Material
- Cost
- Shipping
- Time
- Ethics
Material
Plastics
Resin
Sandstone/ Steel
Precious Metals
Are there any other interesting materials you have heard of people 3D printing in?
Cost
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- Select Material
- Compare Prices from Dozens of Companies
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Shipping
Time
What do you think is important to consider about time constraints when outsourcing?
Ethics
Labor/ Waste
- Is the company green/ environmentally sustainable?
- Can the material I use be recycled later on?
- How are employees treated?
Laser Cutting
Ponoko (Also Xometry, Cotter, Sculpteo, Lasergist)
Materials
- Aluminum (2024-T3 - 7075-T6)
- Brass (C360, 260)
- C932 M07 Bearing Bronze
- Copper (101, C110)
- ABS
- Acetal [Delrin]
- Acrylic
- Nylon 6/6
- Steel
- + More
Electronic Cutting
Sticker Mule (Sticker Giant, Stickeryou)
Sticker Mule
Miami Fruit
Manufacturing on a Large Scale
- If you need to make 100+ of an item, you might want to contact a company to make your product.
- Previously mentioned outsourcing companies can still be used for cheap prototypes, but you shouldn’t use them to make 100 of an item in most circumstances.
- Craftcloud from All3DP lets you compare with quantity as a setting
