Engineering 3D Printing in Stoke-on-Trent
Engineering 3D printing means parts made to do a job — brackets, housings, tooling and mechanisms — rather than display models. Innovat3D prints in engineering-grade polymers with design and material choices driven by the application.
Based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Innovat3D supports engineering and manufacturing customers throughout the UK, from single components to repeat supply.
Problems this solves
- Consumer-grade printing that fails in a workshop environment
- Parts printed without regard to layer orientation and load direction
- No design input, so a poor design is simply reproduced faster
- Difficulty sourcing small quantities of technical parts
Typical applications
- Machine guards, brackets and mounts
- Tooling, fixtures and shop-floor aids
- Enclosures, ducting and cable management
- Wear and sacrificial components
- Functional prototypes for testing
Benefits
Material chosen for duty
Stiffness, temperature and chemical resistance considered up front.
Designed for the process
Orientation, wall sections and infill matched to the load path.
Metal where needed
Threaded inserts, bushes and fasteners designed in rather than bolted on afterwards.
Local UK supply
Work handled in Staffordshire with direct engineering contact throughout.
Who we work with
- Machine shops and manufacturers
- Maintenance engineers
- Product designers and start-ups
- Colleges, universities and training providers
How it works
- 01
Enquiry
Send CAD, drawings, photographs or a description of the problem.
- 02
Design review
Practical feedback on printability, strength and cost before anything is made.
- 03
Print
Produced in the selected engineering polymer.
- 04
Finish
Support removal, inserts, fasteners and any machining required.
Frequently asked questions
- What file formats do you accept?
- Common CAD and mesh formats such as STEP and STL. If you have no model at all, dimensions, drawings or a physical sample are enough to work from.
- Can you print parts that need threads?
- Yes — using heat-set inserts, tapped features or captive fasteners depending on how the joint is loaded.
- Do you offer design advice with printing?
- Yes. Most parts benefit from small design changes before printing, and that review is part of the service.
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Send CAD files, drawings, photographs, dimensions, an existing part or simply a description of the manufacturing problem — whatever you have is enough to start. Based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Innovat3D supports engineering and manufacturing customers throughout the UK.