Large-Format 3D Printing Plastics: Develop, Test, Iterate Fast – Without Tooling Costs

Time is often the most expensive factor in product development. Large-format 3D printing in plastics is valuable: functional components up to 1 m³ – fast, flexible and directly from your CAD data.

Pallentin Industries offers a professional FDM 3D printing service as part of a continuous process chain.

FDM 3D Printing Service: Why FDM Works So Well in Large Format

In the FDM process, thermoplastic material is built up layer by layer.

• No tooling costs
• Geometries are quickly adaptable
• Technical thermoplastics can be processed

Additive Manufacturing of Components: Typical B2B Use Cases

Additive manufacturing is long past being just prototyping.

• Functional parts in small quantities
• Fixtures/jigs for production and assembly
• Large components without tooling (up to 1 m³)
• Short-term spare parts or adaptations

• Mechanical engineering: fixtures, functional components
• Automotive: prototypes, design models
• Architecture: complex building models and components

Technical 3D Printing Materials: Stability Is a Material Question

For industrial applications, what counts is not 'printable', but loadable.

• Fiber-reinforced plastics: carbon fiber / glass fiber
• Engineering materials: ABS, PETG, PA (Nylon)
• Additional technical filaments on request

The Biggest Lever: Engineering + Manufacturing Instead of 'Just Printing'

Many 3D printing projects fail on details.

• Component designed for stable and economical printing
• Material selection follows the application
• Design prepared for later series processes

This makes 3D printing a real development shortcut.

From 1 Piece to Series: Why Pallentin Industries Is Particularly Strong Here

The advantage lies in the process chain: start with 3D printing and later scale seamlessly.

• 3D printing for prototypes, functional samples, fixtures
• Rotational molding for small to medium series
• Injection molding for precise large series + assemblies
• Corporate group with GERATEC and KOEVER CZ plus own toolmaking

You don't have to change partners when changing technology.