{"title":"Plastic 3D Printing Service","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"colmaindes\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"extra-larger\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"img-col\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/4679\/3277\/files\/36_f61d93b8-c84f-473f-aa39-2a173ffc3bdc_1438x575_crop_center.png?v=1665011385%20\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorck, a leading digital manufacturing company, provides extremely reliable, top quality, and fast plastic 3D printing services for a wide range of industries including aerospace, defense, robotics,  industrial, automotive, electronics, energy, hardware, and consumer products. Our team of highly qualified engineers and cutting-edge facilities will provide you with quality products with the quickest turnaround time at a competitive price. Whether you have high volume production projects or rapid prototyping needs, Norck can manage it with the results better than expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"GET A QUOTE\" href=\"\/en\/pages\/get-a-quote\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here to get a quote\u003c\/a\u003e for your next plastic 3D printing services projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet’s now give you some insight how Norck achieves plastic 3D printing services.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is plastic 3D printing?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlastic 3D printing is an additive manufacturing process that uses plastic materials to produce parts and assemblies. It helps turn designs into scaled prototypes as close to the designed model. It is mainly used in the earliest stages of product development and can be used in conceptual models, functional prototypes, tooling, electronics, jewelry, and medical industries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3D printing requires 3D CAD models to print a part or \u003ca title=\"Assembly Services\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/assembly-services\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eassembly\u003c\/a\u003e. The 3D models can be made using parametric CAD software such as Solidworks and CATIA V5, or Subdivision modeling software such as 3DS and Blender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dynamic-video-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"home-section--title\"\u003eNorck GmbH: Advanced 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dynamic-video\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"video\" data-video=\"youtube\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"youtube\" data-video-element=\"\" data-video-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QYqecePqTo4\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"Advanced 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QYqecePqTo4?modestbranding=true\u0026amp;showinfo=false\u0026amp;controls=false\u0026amp;loop=0\u0026amp;rel=0\u0026amp;enablejsapi=1\u0026amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.norck.com\u0026amp;widgetid=1\" id=\"widget2\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"1\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the advantages \u0026amp; disadvantages of using FDM?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlastic 3D printing is used over metallic 3D printing processes due to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost cost-effective\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious plastic and elastomeric materials can be used\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough there are disadvantages to using plastic 3D printing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeaker results compared to metallic \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/3d-printing\" title=\"3D printing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e3D printing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow is it fabricated?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 3D printer slices the 3D model into several cross sections and prints them layer by layer. At Norck, we offer the following \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/3d-printing-services\" title=\"3D printing services\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e3D printing\u003c\/a\u003e methods for plastic parts\/assemblies:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFused deposition modeling (FDM)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/fused-deposition-modeling-fdm\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"\/en\/collections\/fused-deposition-modeling-fdm\"\u003eFDM \u003c\/a\u003eis the most popular and most cost-effective of the \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"3D printing services\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/3d-printing-services\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"\/en\/collections\/3d-printing-services\"\u003e3D printing\u003c\/a\u003e processes. It uses a filament of a thermoplastic \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"Materials\" href=\"\/en\/pages\/material\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"\/en\/pages\/material\"\u003ematerial\u003c\/a\u003e such as PLA and ABS. The filament passes through a hot nozzle that melts it, and using a computer-controlled system, the nozzle moves along two axes and deposits the melted material on a platform. When a whole layer of the desired shape is deposited, the nozzle moves up to deposit the next layer. Once the 3D printed model is finished, it can be removed from the platform. Post-processing might be required to remove any excess material and burrs or to smooth surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost used materials:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolylactic acid (PLA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolyethylene terephthalate (PET)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoly-ether-ketone (PEEK)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolyphenylsulfone (PPSU)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col start=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHP Multi Jet Fusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is a \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"3D printing services\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/3d-printing-services\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"\/en\/collections\/3d-printing-services\"\u003e3D printing\u003c\/a\u003e method invented by Hewlett-Packard. In \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF)\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/hp-multi-jet-fusion-mjf\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"\/en\/collections\/hp-multi-jet-fusion-mjf\"\u003eHP multi-fusion\u003c\/a\u003e jet, the 3D printer slices the 3D model into several cross sections and prints them layer by layer. Each layer of powder material is deposited upon a print bed by a material depositing unit. Then a thermal unit moves across the print bed to deposit a fusing agent and detailing agent. The fusing agent is deposited where powder particles should fuse, and the detailing agent is applied to the contour to help cool the part. The thermal units also contain infrared light to merge the particles and form the desired shape.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOnce the 3D printed model is finished, it should cool down before being removed from the platform. Post-processing might be required to remove any excess \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"Materials\" href=\"\/en\/pages\/material\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"\/en\/pages\/material\"\u003ematerial\u003c\/a\u003e and burrs or to smooth surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost used materials:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePA 11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePA 12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePA 12 40% GF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col start=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelective laser sintering (SLS)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt uses a laser to sinter a bed of powder-based \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"Materials\" href=\"\/en\/pages\/material\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"\/en\/pages\/material\"\u003ematerials\u003c\/a\u003eto turn the powder into solid products. Materials used in \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/selective-laser-sintering-sls\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"\/en\/collections\/selective-laser-sintering-sls\"\u003eSLS\u003c\/a\u003e are more fragile than those used in FDM or SLA. Printed models can be finished using sanding, polishing, or spray coating. SLA parts have higher accuracy and smoother surfaces than SLS and FDM.\u003c\/p\u003e\nMost used materials:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePA 11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePA 12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePA GF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePA FR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCeramics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col start=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStereolithography (SLA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"Stereolithography (SLA)\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/stereolithography-sla\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"\/en\/collections\/stereolithography-sla\"\u003eSLA\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"3D printing services\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/3d-printing-services\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"\/en\/collections\/3d-printing-services\"\u003e3D printing\u003c\/a\u003e uses a bath of UV-sensitive liquid resin and an ultraviolet laser beam to solidify the liquid layer by layer. The laser beam is computer controlled. The solid layer is pulled up, and the next layer is processed. Once the 3D printed model is finished, it can be removed from the platform and submerged in isopropyl alcohol to remove any excessive resin. Then the model gets exposed to passive UV light. SLA models are less rigid than FDM printed models.\u003c\/p\u003e\nMost used materials:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolycarbonate-like Resin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolupropylene-like resin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col start=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolyjet:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"Polyjet\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/polyjet\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"\/en\/collections\/polyjet\"\u003epolyjet \u003c\/a\u003eprocess is similar to inkjet printing. It jets drops of liquid photopolymer onto a printing bed. Next, UV light is used to solidify the deposited layer of photopolymer. Generally, no post-processing is required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost used materials:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolycarbonate-like Resin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolupropylene-like resin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRubber-like resin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col start=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCarbon DLS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"Carbon DLS\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/carbon-dls\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"\/en\/collections\/carbon-dls\"\u003eCarbon\u003c\/a\u003e Digital Light Synthesis is a \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"3D printing services\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/3d-printing-services\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"\/en\/collections\/3d-printing-services\"\u003e3D printing\u003c\/a\u003e process that uses a UV-sensitive resin to produce the desired model. In this process, a light source is used to project UV cross sections of a 3D model on a window, which transforms the resin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost used materials:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElastomeric resin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlexible resin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRigid resin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilicone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCyanate ester\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUrethane Methacrylate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpoxy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical ABS-like\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col start=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVapor smoothing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is a post-process for 3D printed parts with a coarse surface finish to smooth and enhance their mechanical and visual aspects. Vapor smoothing uses chemical vapor solvents to smooth the 3D-printed part by melting the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is used with most polymers and elastomers, such as:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eABS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePETG\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePA 12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParts and assemblies should follow specific design rules to be printed correctly. Norck offers engineering services that will help you confirm your design for \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/3d-printing-services\" title=\"3D printing services\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e3D printing\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Norck?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorck, \u003cstrong\u003ea leading manufacturing company driven by technology, high quality data and artificial intelligence, \u003c\/strong\u003efocuses on manufacturing excellent quality of \u003cstrong\u003esheet metal parts, custom parts and components, a wide range of 3D printed parts and moldings\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is a single source for a wide of range of companies around the world for their need of sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, 3D printing, and molding. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBesides its own production capacity, Norck’s ability access to a huge amount of manufacturing capacity of its top quality partners across Europe and the U.S allows it to provide its customers with low and high volume production, rapid prototyping and a wide range of manufacturing services from sheet metal fabrication to 3D printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorck’s data-driven AI approach to manufacturing maximizes its overall product and service quality, while minimizing the overall cost of its parts and services. This leads to high quality products, better inventory programs for our customers worldwide, better visibility for supply chain management.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorck’s team of manufacturing engineers, mechnical engineers, quality engineers, supply chain engineers, industrial designers, artificial intelligence engineers, data scientists, and software application developers work in a unique and coherent way to provide your company with high quality manufacturing parts and services, better design for manufacturability and all driven by data and artificial intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a single source for all your manufacturing needs, \u003cstrong\u003eNorck minimizes your overhead cost, diversifies your supply chain, improves your parts’ design for manufacturability, significantly improves the quality of services and parts you outsource, minimizes suppliers’ risks, improves your purchasing power, and provides the goods and services with a philosophy of just in time\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/4679\/3277\/collections\/Norck_logo_for_collection_2062f820-e055-4bfe-9c57-f44e6899ff4d.png?v=1718495909","url":"https:\/\/portugues.norck.com\/en\/collections\/plastic-3d-printing-service.oembed","provider":"NORCK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}