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Learn how to stay competitive with the latest in 3D printing technology

Novice or expert, educator or engineer, our comprehensive guide offers valuable 3D printing information designed for all levels. Whether you are interested in bringing products to market faster, creating more specific customisation, or offering students an innovative way of learning, you will find this guide brimming with useful and relevant knowledge.


Immerse yourself in the world of professional 3D printing with four, easy-to-digest sections. Each topic is accompanied by guided questions and key ideas for you to consider as you learn about distinct technologies, applications, and use cases. Once you've completed the guide, you will be equipped with the essential knowledge needed to make a smart and informed business case for 3D printing and your organisation.

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Stratasys Advanced 3D Printing Technologies

FDM Technology

FDM Technology

Stratasys FDM technology offers valuable efficiencies over conventional manufacturing methods, letting you cut production costs while benefitting from shorter lead times for quicker market entry. FDM technology is trusted for its precision, reliability, and repeatability.

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PolyJet™ Technology

PolyJet is a revolutionary multi-material jetting photopolymer 3D printing technology that brings your ideas to life with exceptional precision and versatility. From prototyping to production, PolyJet offers a wide range of capabilities, including the creation of complex geometries, intricate details, full-colour combinations, transparencies, and flexible parts - all in a single model.

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SLA Technology

Stereolithography is an additive manufacturing process that uses a vat of liquid UV-curable photopolymer resin and a UV laser to build parts one layer at a time. Stereolithography is most commonly used as a prototyping technology within industries that need to print parts or models to validate fit form and function or for concept visualisation.

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P3™ DLP Technology

P3™, Programmable PhotoPolymerization, is an evolution of Digital Light Processing 3D printing. With its capability to repeatably print the most demanding materials without deformation, P3™ DLP 3D printing technology brings the benefits of additive manufacturing to even the most demanding industries.

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SAF™ Technology

SAF technology is powder-based additive manufacturing providing higher-volume part production at a lower cost per part. Built for higher-volume additive production volume that is tailored for short-run jobs, SAF technology gives you greater thermal control over the build process compared to other powder bed technologies.

FDM Technology

FDM Technology

Stratasys FDM technology offers valuable efficiencies over conventional manufacturing methods, letting you cut production costs while benefitting from shorter lead times for quicker market entry. FDM technology is trusted for its precision, reliability, and repeatability.

polyjet

PolyJet™ Technology

PolyJet is a revolutionary multi-material jetting photopolymer 3D printing technology that brings your ideas to life with exceptional precision and versatility. From prototyping to production, PolyJet offers a wide range of capabilities, including the creation of complex geometries, intricate details, full-colour combinations, transparencies, and flexible parts - all in a single model.

sla

SLA Technology

Stereolithography is an additive manufacturing process that uses a vat of liquid UV-curable photopolymer resin and a UV laser to build parts one layer at a time. Stereolithography is most commonly used as a prototyping technology within industries that need to print parts or models to validate fit form and function or for concept visualisation.

p3 technology

P3™ DLP Technology

P3™, Programmable PhotoPolymerization, is an evolution of Digital Light Processing 3D printing. With its capability to repeatably print the most demanding materials without deformation, P3™ DLP 3D printing technology brings the benefits of additive manufacturing to even the most demanding industries.

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SAF™ Technology

SAF technology is powder-based additive manufacturing providing higher-volume part production at a lower cost per part. Built for higher-volume additive production volume that is tailored for short-run jobs, SAF technology gives you greater thermal control over the build process compared to other powder bed technologies.

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Dominate Your Industry with 3D Printing

From entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies and large OEMs, companies have embraced advanced manufacturing and enterprise 3D printing to meet tough performance standards and satisfy firm requirements.

Implement 3D printing to hasten the product development, future-proof supply chains and grow your business.

Industries

aerospace

Aerospace

Fly lighter, reduce complexity and simplify production. 3D printing is fueling a smarter future for manufacturing in the aerospace industry. 3D print the exact tool you need, every time. Tools tailored to each user with improved ergonomic properties. All on-demand and ready when you are. And NCAMP validated traceable materials means flight-ready parts and an easier path to certification.

automotive

Automotive

Turbocharge your manufacturing process. From scale model to the point where rubber meets road – 3D printing means better process and lower cost. Print functional prototypes or street-ready parts on-demand. Produce your own more effective tools, jigs and fixtures. Avoid scrap or retooling by testing before machining. All with unprecedented speed and cost-efficiency.

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Consumer Goods

More accurate concept modeling. More functional prototyping. Fewer design constraints. 3D printing reduces your time to market and boosts the cost-efficiency of your processes. Go from design to prototype in hours, not days. Create prototypes from CAD. Get feedback quicker and improve your designs again. Our 3D printing materials mean better products faster.

dental

Dental

Go from intraoral scan to in-house production faster. Cut delivery times and produce more accurate patient-specific orthodontic appliances. Our solutions integrate with leading intraoral scanners and software to ensure predictable, repeatable results. Replicate real-life conditions and produce customisedtools to improve surgical planning. Or print patient-specific implant models that mimic gum textures and colour.

medical

Medical

Improve surgical planning with tailored 3D printed anatomical models. Make production more agile and create functional parts at a fraction of the cost of machining. Move quickly from prototype to final product, and reduce warehousing costs. Better processes for you and better outcomes for patients.

education

Education

Inspire. Make learning fun. Turn-out career-ready students with the knowledge and the experience they need to succeed. 3D printing can do a lot for your students. Concept modeling and functional prototyping in the classroom helps learners to see, hold and test their ideas – bringing tangible outcomes to their creativity. And access to cutting-edge technology can attract the best students and staff in higher education.

railway

Railway

Now with the capacity to print production parts, rail companies are able to produce parts as needed – whether that be for restoration purposes or specific tooling for their trains. Address your transportation production challenges head-on. Ensure your processes stay agile enough to boost overall manufacturing flexibility. With 3D printing, gone are the days of the long lead times associated with traditional methods.

aerospace

Aerospace

Fly lighter, reduce complexity and simplify production. 3D printing is fueling a smarter future for manufacturing in the aerospace industry. 3D print the exact tool you need, every time. Tools tailored to each user with improved ergonomic properties. All on-demand and ready when you are. And NCAMP validated traceable materials means flight-ready parts and an easier path to certification.

automotive

Automotive

Turbocharge your manufacturing process. From scale model to the point where rubber meets road – 3D printing means better process and lower cost. Print functional prototypes or street-ready parts on-demand. Produce your own more effective tools, jigs and fixtures. Avoid scrap or retooling by testing before machining. All with unprecedented speed and cost-efficiency.

consumergoods

Consumer Goods

More accurate concept modeling. More functional prototyping. Fewer design constraints. 3D printing reduces your time to market and boosts the cost-efficiency of your processes. Go from design to prototype in hours, not days. Create prototypes from CAD. Get feedback quicker and improve your designs again. Our 3D printing materials mean better products faster.

dental

Dental

Go from intraoral scan to in-house production faster. Cut delivery times and produce more accurate patient-specific orthodontic appliances. Our solutions integrate with leading intraoral scanners and software to ensure predictable, repeatable results. Replicate real-life conditions and produce customisedtools to improve surgical planning. Or print patient-specific implant models that mimic gum textures and colour.

medical

Medical

Improve surgical planning with tailored 3D printed anatomical models. Make production more agile and create functional parts at a fraction of the cost of machining. Move quickly from prototype to final product, and reduce warehousing costs. Better processes for you and better outcomes for patients.

education

Education

Inspire. Make learning fun. Turn-out career-ready students with the knowledge and the experience they need to succeed. 3D printing can do a lot for your students. Concept modeling and functional prototyping in the classroom helps learners to see, hold and test their ideas – bringing tangible outcomes to their creativity. And access to cutting-edge technology can attract the best students and staff in higher education.

railway

Railway

Now with the capacity to print production parts, rail companies are able to produce parts as needed – whether that be for restoration purposes or specific tooling for their trains. Address your transportation production challenges head-on. Ensure your processes stay agile enough to boost overall manufacturing flexibility. With 3D printing, gone are the days of the long lead times associated with traditional methods.

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Applications

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Traditional approaches to manufacturing are no longer the only way you have to bring your product to market. It’s time to think differently about 3d printing in manufacturing. In the era of Industry 4.0, manufacturing with additive opens new doors. Shave days off production cycles. Remove complexity from final assembly. Produce lightweight, high-strength structures. Create hyper-realistic prototypes. Be more competitive than ever before.

Jigs and Fixtures

Jigs and Fixtures

Reduce your 3d printed jigs development cycle from months to weeks. With printed prototypes and GrabCAD Print integration, it’s easier than ever to fast-track the design cycle. And with developments in durable materials, you can continue to meet rigorous manufacturing requirements. Create strong, lightweight jigs and 3d printed fixtures, easily customised for the application, better ergonomics and operator safety.

Production Parts

Production Parts

Stratasys 3D printers let you produce customised production parts on-demand, without the high cost and long lead times of traditional manufacturing. A diverse material selection and simple post-processing enables you to quickly meet varied production demands. Manufacture strong ducts with complex geometries, reduced weight and exceptional FST-rated materials.

Packaging

Packaging

3D packaging prototypes offer you professional, high grade results in less time to help you stand out in the crowd of consumer products and offer multiple creative possibilities with quick design iterations testing. Use our easy work process to achieve original designs while lowering costs and time to model.

Design

Design

Making design decisions that will give you the edge over your competition is easier and faster than ever before. Give your ideas the best chance of success with total creative freedom on the world’s most advanced 3D Printer. Full colour, multi-material capabilities mean you can even print complex textures like fabric, leather, stone and wood.

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Composite Tooling

3D printed composite tooling using FDM technology offers the fastest, most cost-effective means of producing composite structures. FDM composite tools take only days to produce instead of weeks or months and avoid the high cost, touch-labor and long lead times of traditional tool fabrication.

Dental

Dentures

Streamline your 3D print workflow for all Stratasys printers with GrabCAD Print™ offering integrations to leading Dental CAD platforms. Expand your offering and increase efficiency with a simplified production process. Print personalized, mutli-colour dental appliances. Less processing time and better accuracy and consistency.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Traditional approaches to manufacturing are no longer the only way you have to bring your product to market. It’s time to think differently about 3d printing in manufacturing. In the era of Industry 4.0, manufacturing with additive opens new doors. Shave days off production cycles. Remove complexity from final assembly. Produce lightweight, high-strength structures. Create hyper-realistic prototypes. Be more competitive than ever before.

Jigs and Fixtures

Jigs and Fixtures

Reduce your 3d printed jigs development cycle from months to weeks. With printed prototypes and GrabCAD Print integration, it’s easier than ever to fast-track the design cycle. And with developments in durable materials, you can continue to meet rigorous manufacturing requirements. Create strong, lightweight jigs and 3d printed fixtures, easily customised for the application, better ergonomics and operator safety.

Production Parts

Production Parts

Stratasys 3D printers let you produce customised production parts on-demand, without the high cost and long lead times of traditional manufacturing. A diverse material selection and simple post-processing enables you to quickly meet varied production demands. Manufacture strong ducts with complex geometries, reduced weight and exceptional FST-rated materials.

Packaging

Packaging

3D packaging prototypes offer you professional, high grade results in less time to help you stand out in the crowd of consumer products and offer multiple creative possibilities with quick design iterations testing. Use our easy work process to achieve original designs while lowering costs and time to model.

Design

Design

Making design decisions that will give you the edge over your competition is easier and faster than ever before. Give your ideas the best chance of success with total creative freedom on the world’s most advanced 3D Printer. Full colour, multi-material capabilities mean you can even print complex textures like fabric, leather, stone and wood.

compositetooling

Composite Tooling

3D printed composite tooling using FDM technology offers the fastest, most cost-effective means of producing composite structures. FDM composite tools take only days to produce instead of weeks or months and avoid the high cost, touch-labor and long lead times of traditional tool fabrication.

Dental

Dentures

Streamline your 3D print workflow for all Stratasys printers with GrabCAD Print™ offering integrations to leading Dental CAD platforms. Expand your offering and increase efficiency with a simplified production process. Print personalized, mutli-colour dental appliances. Less processing time and better accuracy and consistency.

Customer Success Stories

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Automotive Manufacturing

Stratasys 3D printing technologies continue to advance additive manufacturing processes. We continue to provide our partners and customers with innovative solutions to stay competitive.

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Roush

3D printing is changing the game for Automotive Manufacturers. Watch how Stratasys helped Roush stay competitive with 3D printing technologies.

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Radford

Radford Motors used 3D printing for over 500 3D printed automotive parts to be used within their luxury cars.

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Automotive Manufacturing

Stratasys 3D printing technologies continue to advance additive manufacturing processes. We continue to provide our partners and customers with innovative solutions to stay competitive.

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Roush

3D printing is changing the game for Automotive Manufacturers. Watch how Stratasys helped Roush stay competitive with 3D printing technologies.

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Radford

Radford Motors used 3D printing for over 500 3D printed automotive parts to be used within their luxury cars.

FAQ

What is 3D Printing Technology?

3D Printing technologies, often referred to as additive manufacturing technology (AM), spans a wide technological spectrum, encompassing various processes that fabricate three-dimensional items from digital designs. These tangible components are assembled by sequentially depositing layers of materials, such as powdered plastic, metal, or liquid, to form the desired three-dimensional structures.

What are the 3D Printing Technologies behind Stratasys printers?

Stratasys industrial-grade 3D printers primarily utilised our advanced 3D printing technologies of PolyJet, SLA, FDM, P3™ DLP and SAF, one of Stratasys latest 3D printing technologies. These technologies cater to a broad spectrum of needs, from 3D printing technologies for rapid prototyping to production of end-use-parts. If you're an industrial engineer, designer, healthcare or dental professional, or even in education, our commercial 3D printers are tailored to boost innovation and efficiency. Our offerings range from professional desktop 3D printers to large format production-ready machines, and they're trusted by leading companies worldwide to maintain a competitive advantage. 

What are the main benefits of 3D Printing Technologies?

The primary advantages of 3D printing manufacturing technologies include tangible cost savings and quicker turnaround times. The process results in fewer errors and helps for maintaining in-house privacy for designs. One of its highlights is the reduced need for massive inventories, thanks to its on-demand production capabilities. Furthermore, it grants the capability to fabricate detailed designs which might be challenging for traditional methods. This technology also allows for tailored products that don't increase costs, optimises operational efficiency, and ensures gaining a competitive advantage. 

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