Facilities and Equipment

PrintCity is an extensive digital manufacturing facility, with a wide variety of additive manufacturing technologies and over 60 machines under one roof, alongside 3D scanning facilities and teaching spaces equipped with industry-standard software. 

Our large range of facilities enables you to make ideas a reality in an extensive variety of materials including filaments, resins, and powders, in addition to metal capabilities. 

Our extensive range of facilities means that we can produce a wide spectrum of models and prototypes for a variety of industries and purposes. As well as accessing our facilities you will also be working with our staff, who have a wealth of knowledge to help you achieve your goals. 


Fused Filament Fabrication 

PrintCity has over 30 Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) and Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM*) printers.  These printers enable production using low-cost materials, with a wide range of colour and polymer options. The filaments also come in several …

Stereolithography SLA / Digital Light Projection DLP 

Stereolithography (SLA) is a 3D printing process that uses Ultraviolet (UV) lasers to draw out each layer of a 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) model into a vat of photopolymer liquid resin. …

Continuous Fiber Fabrication 

Continuous Fiber Fabrication (CFF) printing is a process unique to Markforged. It combines Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) with a second extruder (print head) that deposits a continuous strand of reinforcing material, such as Fiberglass, Carbon Fiber or Aramid …

Selective Laser Sintering 

Powder printing capabilities at PrintCity include Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) which uses a high-powered laser to sinter small particles of polymer powder into solid structures.  The technology allows the printing of complex parts with no …

Metal

PrintCity is home to the Metal X printer, which is capable of printing high-resolution metal parts. The printer uses 17-2PH Stainless Steel, H13 Tool Steel, Inconel 625 and Copper.  The Metal X printer employs the Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) process to extrude …

Multi Jet Fusion 

Full colour 3D printing capabilities are possible with our Muti Jet Fusion (MJF) technology. The MJF process uses an inkjet array to deposit fusing and detailing agents across a bed of nylon …

Polyjet

PrintCity received the UK’s first Stratasys J850 Prime FabriX Polyjet printer in 2023. This technology works by depositing small droplets of resin which are cured by Ultraviolet Light (UV) during the printing process.  With the addition …

Cement

In conjunction with a recent research project Cirmap, which worked to provide a Mixture Proportioning Method (MPM) designed for 3D printing mortars made with Recycled Fine Aggregates (RFA), we now …

Post-processing

Vapor Smoothing  In addition to additive and subtractive manufacturing technologies, PrintCity also accommodates some post-processing technologies. Not all 3D printed parts are ready for end use, dependant on the materials …

Scanning

PrintCity currently has a variety of 3D scanning technologies in its facility. When looking for a scanning solution there can be many obstacles such as time, size, and location, PrintCity …

Subtractive

Alongside additive manufacturing technologies, PrintCity also has subtractive capabilities in a variety of machines. Milling A 3-axis computer numerical control (CNC) milling machine, the DATRON neo is designed to allow flexibility in machining …