3D printing service built for the
production floor
Functional parts in PA12 and engineering plastics, 3D printed in North Vancouver on HP Multi Jet Fusion and FDM, from the first prototype to the production run.
TWO TECHNOLOGIES
Two technologies. One facility.
Our 3D printing service runs both, and the right process depends on what your part needs to do.
HP Multi Jet Fusion
Production-grade PA12 nylon parts that come off the machine watertight and with the same tensile strength in XY and Z, so a housing or a bracket goes into service as printed. The process that closes the gap between prototyping and injection molding, without the tooling.
Best for- Functional end-use components
- Complex geometries without multi-part assemblies
- Batches of 1 to 1,000+ parts
- Parts that carry mechanical load
FDM engineering plastics
Engineering plastics for applications that call for specific properties, from flame retardancy and static dissipation to UV stability and the stiffness of carbon fiber. FDM prints each part in the material its application requires, from the first prototype to the production line.
Best for- Flame-retardant and static-safe parts for electronics
- Jigs, fixtures, and tooling for the production line
- Functional prototypes in the material you'll produce in
- Outdoor parts that hold up to sun and weather
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
Industrial 3D printing for production-ready parts
Engineers and procurement teams count on us as their 3D printing company, with every order reviewed, printed, and finished at our own facility.
PA12 nylon parts with an injection-mold finish
A consumer products startup developing smart devices needed 100 to 1,000 PA12 nylon components using HP Multi Jet Fusion, with a surface finish that could stand next to injection-molded plastic. Shot peening and black dye gave them exactly that. We took them from samples to first batch delivery before their launch deadline, helping them get to market and start generating revenue with 3D printing on demand, without sinking capital into tooling they didn't need yet. For a startup where cash flow is everything, that matters. They've since expanded into additional product lines through our AM Alliance program.
“I use Upsurge all the time for part validation. The PA12 material allows us to test close to production parts before we pull tooling, saving us money and time.”
Talk to the people making your parts
Every order comes with a private chat where you're talking to an actual human. Someone who knows your project and can answer while it's still on the build plate.
One part or a full build.
HOW IT WORKS
How does our 3D printing service work?
Upload your CAD file to our online 3D printing service and the quote comes back with the price, the lead time, and a ship date that's fixed before you pay. The platform shows your part's wall thickness as it loads, and you choose the process, the material, the finish, the orientation the part prints in, and the lead time.
Add comments, drawings, and reference documents to every part. Once the order is paid, we run the DFM review before anything prints. If a wall, a hole, or an orientation would hurt the part, you hear from us first and decide whether to fix the file or print it as it is. Then the parts are printed, finished, and shipped anywhere in Canada and the US, or held for pickup at our facility.
INDUSTRIES
Industries we print for
3D printed parts in PA12 nylon and production-grade FDM plastics, in service from robotics to medical.
SERVICE LINES
What we do
Custom 3D printing services in four lines, under one roof. Every step from file to finished part happens here.
Our MJF 5200 runs PA12 nylon with the kind of dimensional consistency and surface quality that makes engineers stop comparing it to other additive processes and start comparing it to injection molding.
Fewer parts to assemble
Features that would take several molded or machined pieces come out of one build as a single part, assemblies that move included, so there’s less to source, fit, and stock.
No support structures
Ready to hold fluid
Parts come off the machine watertight, with no sealing or coating, so housings and channels that carry fluid go into service without a second process.
Up to 20 bar with 4 mm walls
From one to a batch
Many parts share a single build, and the next order of the same file runs the same way, whether the order is ten parts or a few hundred. This is nylon 3D printing at production scale.
380 × 284 × 380 mm (15 × 11.2 × 15 in) build envelope
When your application calls for specific properties, FDM 3D printing delivers them in engineering plastics.
A grade for each property
Flame retardancy, static dissipation, or stiffness under load: each comes from its own engineering grade, such as PC-FR with UL 94 V-0 certified filament, ABS-ESD, or carbon- and glass-filled nylon.
Grades for heat and chemicals
PPS-CF brings high heat and chemical resistance, PPS-GF adds chemical resistance and electrical insulation, PPA-CF keeps its stiffness at high temperatures, and PC adds strength and toughness to demanding functional parts.
PPS and PPA quoted on request
Parts for the production line
FDM parts go into service as jigs, fixtures, enclosures, and end-use components in robotics, marine, and consumer products, and a design proven in prototypes moves into a production run in the same material.
3D printing post-processing is where a raw part becomes a finished one.
Color and texture
Black dye turns MJF parts a uniform black, and shot peening evens out the as-printed texture, without changing the part’s dimensions.
Parts that face the elements
Cerakote coats PA12 in a thin ceramic layer that adds scratch and abrasion resistance, UV stability, chemical resistance, and water repellency, with consistent color from part to part.
Threads you can reopen
Heat-set brass inserts give MJF and FDM parts metal threads for the joints you’ll open again and again for service.
The DFM review comes with every order. For teams investing in design for additive manufacturing, we go deeper.
Material and process
Which material and which process fit the part’s loads, temperatures, and fluids, settled before the first build instead of after the first failed test.
Fewer parts, better splits
Where several parts can become one, and where a part too big for the build gets divided, with the joint put where the part can best afford it.
Design work, start to finish
When you’d rather hand the design over, we take it on. We’d rather spend the extra time at the design stage than let something ship that shouldn’t.
FAQ
Common questions
Answers to what engineers and procurement teams ask before their first order.
STL, STEP, STP, IGES, 3MF, X_T, SLDPRT, and ZIP, up to 1,000 MB. Upload it to get the price and the ship date before you pay. If your file is in another format, send it through RFI / RFQ help and we’ll tell you what we need.
PA12 nylon on HP Multi Jet Fusion for production-grade functional parts. On FDM, a range of production-grade thermoplastics including flame-retardant PC-FR, static-dissipative ABS-ESD, ASA-CF for outdoor parts, and carbon- and glass-filled nylon, with high-temperature grades like PPA-CF and PPS-CF quoted on request.
Properties and datasheets for every material: MaterialsThere is no minimum. One part or a full build, the quoting platform handles both, and larger orders that run across several builds are quoted by our team through RFI / RFQ help. Many of our recurring accounts started with a single prototype.
Anywhere in Canada and the US, from our facility in British Columbia. Transit times for cities across Canada are on the lead times page, and if you’re nearby, you can collect your order from the facility at no charge.
Transit timesCredit card and Klarna, paid on the quote platform when you place the order. For e-transfer or wire transfer, email us at support@upsurge3d.com and we’ll send you the details. Once the order is paid, it goes to our DFM review and then into production.
Let's talk about your 3D printing project
Upload your file for a 3D printing quote, or tell us what your parts need to do.