Sector · Industrial
3D printing for industrial plants and production lines
Replacement parts, custom brackets, guards, tool holders and shop-floor fixtures — printed on-demand in engineering-grade materials. Keep the line running when the OEM part is 8 weeks backordered.
Typical replacement lead time
- 1Send file, drawing or broken sample
- 2Engineer confirms material and process
- 3We print, QC and pack
- 4Part on your dock in days, not weeks
Quick answer
3DadditHub is a B2B additive manufacturing partner for industrial plants, factory maintenance teams and production engineers. We produce replacement OEM parts, custom brackets, machine guards, sensor and cable-routing mounts, dust guards and ergonomic operator aids on demand — typically in 3–5 business days. Materials cover PA12, Polycarbonate, ABS, PETG, TPU and metal. No MOQ, NDA on request.
Applications
What we manufacture for industrial teams
Concrete part types we ship every week to plants, maintenance departments and shop floors.
- Machine guards and safety covers replacing broken OEM parts
- Custom brackets, mounts and adapters for retrofits and line changes
- Tool holders and shadow boards for line-side organisation
- Ergonomic operator aids: grips, handles, push-pieces, jaw guards
- Sensor mounts, camera housings and inductive-probe fixtures
- Cable routing clips, harness guides and drag-chain adapters
- Dust guards, chip deflectors and coolant splash shields
- TPU gaskets, dampers and vibration mounts
- Legacy OEM spare parts no longer supported by the manufacturer
Process
How industrial teams work with us
The typical engagement flow from urgent breakdown to standardised recurring supply.
Send the problem
Upload a STEP, a photo of the broken part, or ship us the sample. We accept messy inputs — no CAD file needed to get started.
Engineering review
Our engineers select material, orientation and process for the load case, service temperature and cycle count. You approve the recommendation.
Print, QC, ship
We print in a shared industrial fleet (FDM, SLS, MJF, SLA, SLM), dimensionally check critical features and ship in 3–5 business days.
Roll into supply
If the part becomes recurring we set up fixed pricing, guaranteed lead time and optional buffer stock so your MRP can plan on it.
Materials
Materials and processes typical for industrial use
What we reach for when the part has to work in a real factory environment.
- PA12 (SLS / MJF) — isotropic, tough, chemical-resistant. Default for brackets, tool holders, machine covers.
- Polycarbonate FDM — HDT ~130 °C, high impact. Guards and enclosures near heat sources.
- ABS / ASA FDM — impact-resistant, ASA is UV-stable. Outdoor and daylight-exposed housings.
- PETG FDM — tough, cost-effective, chemical-resistant. General-purpose brackets and fixtures.
- TPU 95A — flexible Shore 95A. Gaskets, dampers, cable strain reliefs, vibration mounts.
- PA-CF (Nylon carbon-fibre) — high stiffness and low creep. Load-bearing brackets, alignment tooling.
- ULTEM 9085 / 1010 — flame-retardant, high HDT. Rail, aerospace-interior and high-temp brackets.
- SLM stainless / aluminium / titanium — metal spares, tooling inserts, load-bearing replacements.
Typical case
Keeping a line running when the OEM part is backordered
An automotive Tier-1 supplier had a critical PET-bottle labelling line down after a plastic cam broke on a 12-year-old machine. OEM lead time: 10 weeks. They sent us the broken cam by overnight courier on a Tuesday morning. We reverse-engineered it in CAD from measurements, printed a first article in PA12 SLS by Wednesday evening and shipped four spare cams by Thursday. Line back in production in 72 hours. The customer has since standardised on us for eight more legacy spares across two sites.
A second example: a food-packaging plant needed 30 ergonomic push-piece grips for a retrofit. FDM ABS, TPU overmoulded grip surface, €17 per unit, delivered in 4 business days. Machined-and-injected quote from their previous supplier was €62 per unit at a 6-week lead time.
Pain points
Common industrial pain points we solve
Before-and-after framing — what production and maintenance teams tell us.
- Before: OEM spare part on 8–12 week backorder. After: reverse-engineered replacement in 3–5 days.
- Before: custom bracket that keeps breaking every 3 months. After: redesigned, printed in PA-CF, MTBF up 4×.
- Before: purchasing minimum-order-quantity blocks a 20-unit line change. After: no MOQ, exactly 20 parts shipped.
- Before: line-side jig built in aluminium at €320 / 3 weeks. After: FDM PC jig, €45, 48 hours.
- Before: TPU gasket from an imported supplier, 6-week lead time. After: printed on demand in 3 days.
- Before: legacy machine with no drawings — parts unbuyable. After: we reverse-engineer once, then supply forever.
- Before: engineers waiting weeks for sensor-mount prototypes. After: iterate a new mount every 24 hours.
- Before: tooling inserts cracking in the field. After: SLM stainless replacements with lattice weight reduction.
FAQ
Industrial 3D printing — frequently asked questions
Yes — with the right material and orientation. PA12 (SLS/MJF) is our default for load-bearing brackets, tool holders and machine covers because it is isotropic and impact-resistant. Polycarbonate FDM handles higher temperatures (up to ~130 °C HDT). TPU 95A is used for gaskets, dampers and vibration mounts. For parts that see continuous mechanical load, we recommend a print-and-test cycle before rolling out across a line.
Down machine? Backordered part? Send it now.
Upload the CAD, send a photo of the broken part, or ship us the sample. Engineering quote and lead time back within 24 hours.