Industrial 3D printing service for wear-resistant special parts in one to three days

In industrial 3D printing, components are designed as digital 3D models and then additively manufactured layer by layer. The industrial 3D printing service from igus supplies parts made from their own wear-resistant plastics with no minimum order quantity. We offer solutions specifically for applications in motion where conventional materials quickly reach their limits - our plastics have up to 50 times higher wear resistance than regular 3D printing plastics. You simply upload the CAD model of your component online and receive it printed in the desired quantity.

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With our CAD configurator, you can easily create a 3D model for different designs. We also offer you planning security with our service life calculator, which can predict the expected service life of each individual component online.

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What you will find on this page:

Test material quality for free!

With our new 3D printing sample box, we would like to convince you of our printing quality. You will find a selection of our products from various additive-manufacturing methods. The sample box also contains a brochure with all the important information about our 3D printing procedures. Find out yourself!

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What does the industrial 3D printing service from igus offer?

Our 3D printing service offers you these advantages:

Simply upload your 3D model and order online
Calculate the service life of customised components in the tool
Calculate the price immediately and check feasibility
Wide range of materials and options for post-processing

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Specialised 3D printing services

Component from multi-material 3D printing

Multi-material printing

In our 3D printing service, up to four different filaments can be used to produce a component in one single work step. This combines the advantages of two or more different materials in one part. Benefit from a long service life and resilience with the highly rigid igumid P150 and the wear-resistant iglidur i150 filaments.

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Service life calculation

The industrial 3D printing service from igus offers you the option of calculating the expected service life of the printed components. To do so, simply select the components' sliding surface online by clicking on it and enter your application parameters. The data of the service life calculator is based on the results of 11,000 abrasion tests carried out annually at 450 test centres in the igus test laboratory.

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Who is our 3D printing service suitable for?

Industrial 3D printing offers the ideal solution for many crucial problems. Find out more here about the typical challenges that the 3D printing service from igus overcomes. Does your application have special requirements? Then you are welcome to discuss the solution directly with an igus expert.

Has a component broken and a spare part is difficult to obtain?

A spare part can save the machine! Find out how Conti Tech Schlauch GmbH was able to cost-effectively replace a defective cross-threaded spindle using our industrial 3D printing service.

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Do you need to deliver a single component or a small series quickly?

A small missing component can cost a lot of money. With 3D-printed linear drives, which were delivered in a very short time, thyssenkrupp prevented this. Find out more here!

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Does the application require lightweight construction or lubrication-free components?

A metal gearbox may be too heavy for the desired movement. It also requires additional lubrication, which is not permitted in some environments. Cor.Sync solved both problems with us! Want to know how?

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Special geometry of the component can only be realised at high cost?

Once you have found the perfect design for a part, it must not fall through due to the manufacturing process. Discover how the Zurich University of Applied Sciences realised its creative project with industrial 3D printing!

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What designs can I order from the 3D printing service?

The industrial 3D printing service from igus produces customised components of all kinds. Thanks to the freedom of geometry in additive manufacturing, there are no limits to the design of a part. We print plain bearings, toothed belt discs, gears, worm wheels and grippers, among other things.

Grippers in the packaging industry

Using 3D printing instead of aluminium in the gripper production helped save up to 85% of costs and 70% of production time.

To the application example

Gripper fingers made from SLS powder suitable for ESD

Free gripper sample

Order a free 3D-printed sample gripper made from iglidur i8-ESD and take a thorough look at the wear-resistant laser sintering material.

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Options for post-processing and finishing

Mechanical rework can include, for example, the insertion of threads or thread inserts as well as the production of components with tight tolerances.

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Smoothing

Smoothing components significantly reduces surface roughness, improving the feel. The methods available are chemical smoothing and vibratory finishing. In both cases, the wall must be at least 1mm thick to ensure your component is stable and manufactured correctly.

Colouring

In the industrial 3D printing service, colouring in black can be booked immediately in the online tool. Other colours are available upon request. Colouring can reduce wear resistance by up to a factor of three, depending on the application. The mechanical specifications remain almost unchanged. A minimum wall thickness of 1mm is required for colouring.

More about the CAD configurators

Create your own 3D models now with our free online configurators

They are available for gears, gear racks, toothed belt discs, rollers, lead screw nuts, sliding plates and plain bearings. Simply configure and download 3D templates. No previous CAD knowledge and no registration required.

This is how it works:

1. Select the desired component group
2. Enter the required dimensions. With the 360° view, you can look at the 3D model from all sides.
3. Download the required file format and the CAD file.
4. To order the finished 3D model online, download it as a STEP file and upload it to the 3D printing service.

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Configure 3D models online free of charge with the igus CAD configurators

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Select a sample part and test tribologically optimised 3D printing materials
See the quality and advantages of our materials for industrial 3D printing for yourself: Are you interested in 3D printed components, but would like to test them before making a final decision? Then you can order a free sample part from us.

Miracle roller

Roller with an inner rotating roller from a printing process
Material: iglidur i3 (laser sintering material)

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Drive nuts with lead screw

Printed drive nut on a printed threaded lead screw
Material: iglidur i3 (laser sintering material)

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Gripper

Printed gripper
Material: iglidur i3 (laser sintering material)

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Worm gear

Worm gear
Material: iglidur i6 (laser sintering material)

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Bevel gear

Bevel gear
Material: iglidur i3 (laser sintering material)

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Coloured gears

Gears, helically toothed and coloured
Material: iglidur i3 (laser sintering material)

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Two-component sample

Multi-material 3D printed coupling joint

Multi-material component made from a filament optimised for friction and a highly rigid filament for maximum strength.
Materials: iglidur i150 and igumid P150

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