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UK · Bournemouth & Poole · 3D printing services

3D printing services for businesses that need parts made.

From a single prototype to a 1,000-unit batch: CAD from a sketch, obsolete parts brought back to life, car parts remade, event builds that land on camera, and full print-pack-ship fulfilment. Two UK workshops, engineer-led, honest specs.

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Parts shipped this year
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UK workshops, engineer-led

3D Printing Express offers FDM 3D printing services from two UK workshops, from product development and small-batch production to CAD, 3D scanning, reverse engineering, obsolete and car-part replacement, and large-scale event builds. Not sure which you need? Start from the job, not the service name, and an engineer routes it.

Design & make

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Product Development

Sketch to a part on your desk. Rapid prototyping and design iteration, with a free V1 sample print when you commit to the build.

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Small-Batch Production

10 to 1,000+ identical units, no tooling, a £50 minimum. You approve a real test sample before the full run prints.

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Low Volume Manufacturing

Repeat monthly production for buyers setting up a supplier. Questionnaires completed, audits welcomed, batch records kept, and already on approved supplier lists.

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Architectural Models

Massing, planning and presentation models for architects and developers, including separable components like lift-off roofs.

From a part, photo or sketch

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CAD & Reverse Engineering

Turn a sketch, a photo, or a physical part into a manufacturable, tolerance-verified STEP file. Parametric CAD, IP-protected.

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3D Scanning

Turn a physical part into digital data you can use: an editable CAD model, a printed replacement, or a dimensional record.

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Reverse Engineering

No drawings for the part? We turn the physical object into an editable, dimensioned CAD model, by scanning, by hand measurement, or both.

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Car 3D Scanning

Gloss paint and chrome included. Scan a car or a car part to remake obsolete trim, brackets and badges, or rebuild it as an editable CAD model.

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Niche & Obsolete Parts

Can't find the part? No longer made? Send a photo, a sketch, or the broken part and we print the replacement.

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Replacement & Spare Parts

Post us the broken one and get a working replacement in a material matched to the job, engineer-reviewed.

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Automotive & Car Parts

Classic and modern car parts remade: trim clips, dashboard parts, brackets, hub caps and badges. Non-safety-critical.

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Boat & Marine Parts

Boat scan to replacement part: hatch catches, vents, trim and helm fittings no longer made. On the boat or in the workshop.

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Industrial 3D Printing

Heavy-duty, high-strength parts in fibre-filled engineering polymer, a metal replacement for manufacturing, testing and end-use, engineer-reviewed.

Events, props & large-scale

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Events & Brand Activations

3D-printed props, photo-ops and branded pieces that land on camera. Agencies brief the big idea; we ship the thing.

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Large-Scale Activations

Oversized props, multi-panel sculptures and room-filling builds. Split-panel for transport, assembled on site.

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Resin 3D Printing (SLA)

For parts where the detail and the surface are the point: clear parts, fine features, and masters or moulds to cast from. We run FDM too, so we say when resin is the wrong answer.

TWO UK WORKSHOPS · ENGINEER-LED · UK-SHIPPED

Not sure which service you need? Send the brief, a file, a sketch, a photo, or just what you're trying to make.

You'll hear from our team, not a form reply. That's the whole process, and how it works from brief to delivery sets out every step. Wondering what a quote depends on? See what drives the cost of 3D printing before you send the file.

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Start from the job, not the service name. Sending one part to prove a design? That's product development. Need 10 to 1,000+ of the same part? Small-batch production. Only have a sketch or a broken part? CAD & reverse engineering, 3D scanning or niche & obsolete parts. Not sure? Send the brief and we'll route it.
Yes, that's normal. A typical job runs CAD from your sketch, a prototype to approve, then a production batch, and we can pack and ship the finished units to your customers. One point of contact across the whole path.
We run from two UK workshops: our main workshop in Broadstone, Poole, serving Bournemouth and Poole, and a second workshop in Newbury. UK delivery is free and next-day on every UK order, and we also ship outside the UK. Files stay in the UK, no offshore subcontracting.
Yes. A hand sketch, a phone photo, or a sample part is enough to start. Re-engineering from non-CAD inputs is our day job, and CAD design is costed case by case.
Our team of design consultants, engineers and 3D printing specialists. Every brief is reviewed by an engineer before it is quoted.
We mainly run FDM (fused deposition modelling): a nozzle melts plastic filament and builds your part layer by layer from a CAD file. We also use SLA resin and SLS/MJF nylon when a job calls for them. Send a file, sketch, photo or sample part and we slice it, print it on calibrated machines, then finish and ship it.
FDM is the workhorse · strong, cost-effective and the widest material range, ideal for functional parts and batches. SLA resin gives the finest detail and smoothest finish for visual models. SLS and MJF nylon make tough parts with complex geometry and no supports. Tell us the part and we will pick the right process, or combine them.
As a rule of thumb we hold around ±0.2mm on FDM, and tighter on SLA and SLS. Real-world accuracy depends on part size, geometry, material and orientation, so we orient and design the print to protect the dimensions that matter. Flag the critical features on your brief and we will confirm what is achievable before you commit.

Still weighing it up? See what 3D printing costs in the UK, how it compares to injection moulding, and which process fits your part.