Nylon 3D Printing Service

We offer two distinct Nylon variants through our Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) process, enabling you to select the ideal balance of performance and stability for demanding applications.

• Stratasys Nylon 12 is suitable for large-scale parts demanding reliability and resilience. This high-grade formulation delivers exceptional dimensional stability, ensuring mechanical properties are retained over extended use. It is inherently resistant to shocks and fatigue, making it the perfect material for components that must endure repeated load/unload cycles and significant operational vibration.
• Nylon 6 CF is an excellent choice when your design requires maximum strength and stiffness with minimal weight. This composite utilizes carbon fiber chop reinforcement to create incredibly strong, stiff, and lightweight parts. This versatile material has been popularized by industry leaders, including Markforged Onyx, as well as other carbon-filled filaments from Bambu Lab, Polymaker, and others. It's highly suited for printing light-weight fixtures, clamps, and structural components that require superior performance and heat resistance.

Note that FDM materials are inherently anisotropic. This means the orientation of the deposited layers strongly influences the resulting mechanical properties. Our experts carefully consider the build orientation to optimize strength and performance, providing you with reliable, high-integrity components.

Our Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) offering elevates Nylon's already excellent material properties, delivering production-ready parts with unmatched quality and consistency. MJF utilizes a unique fusing process that creates components with significantly greater isotropic properties and superior surface finish compared to FDM or FFF. Parts printed using MJF exhibit high detail and resolution, are inherently watertight, and are suitable for both rapid prototyping and end-use applications.

We offer multiple high-performance Nylon variants to meet your specific application needs:

• Nylon 12 is our "go-to" material for MJF, providing an excellent balance of mechanical strength, ductility, and chemical resistance. It is the ideal choice for general-purpose end-use parts, durable enclosures, and complex components.
• Nylon 11 is derived from renewable castor seeds, offering enhanced impact strength and ductility, making it more flexible and fracture-resistant. Use it for parts requiring higher flexibility, snap-fit features, and applications where fatigue resistance is critical.
• Nylon 12, Glass-filled (GF), is nylon 12 reinforced with glass beads. This variant provides significantly increased stiffness, rigidity, and dimensional stability. It is the best option for jigs, fixtures, and structural components that require higher temperature resistance and greater load-bearing capabilities.
• Nylon 12, White offers the same mechanical benefits as our standard Nylon 12, but with a bright white base, allowing for parts to be dyed a variety of vibrant colors. This material is well-suited for prosthetics, orthotics, and functional prototypes.
• Nylon 12, Smooth is a material specifically formulated to produce exceptionally smooth parts right off the machine. This material is a cost-effective choice for highly visible, end-use components. When paired with a vapor-smoothed finish, components are left with a finish rivaling that of injection-molded parts.
• Nylon 12, Multi-Color (CB) enables the production of full-spectrum color parts with functional engineering properties, perfect for architectural models and functional multi-color prototypes and assemblies complete with branding or photorealistic textures. Users who require a versatile and functional material but need to eliminate the time and cost associated with secondary painting or labeling will find great value in this option.

Our Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) process allows for enhanced design and material customization for nylon components. SLS produces parts with exceptional resolution and detail, providing high-dimensional accuracy and reliable mechanical properties. A key benefit of SLS nylon is the availability of naturally white materials that can be easily dyed a variety of colors, allowing for visual customization without sacrificing performance. Furthermore, SLS boasts a broad array of filled and specialty materials, enabling you to select the exact properties needed for demanding applications, from rigidity and thermal stability to flame resistance.

We offer both standard and advanced nylon formulations through our SLS process:

• Nylon 11 EX is an excellent choice for parts requiring high flexibility and impact resistance. Derived from renewable sources, this material is ideal for thin-walled components, living hinges, and applications that require superior ductility and fatigue performance. Nylon 11 EX is naturally off-white.
• Nylon 12 is the industry-standard SLS polymer, known for its balanced mechanical strength, excellent chemical resistance, and high rigidity. It serves a wide range of applications for durable, general-purpose functional prototypes and end-use parts. Our standard nylon 12 is white and can be dyed in a variety of colors.
• Nylon 12, Smooth (PA950 HD) produces parts with enhanced stability and surface quality, in part due to its formulation and fine particle size. It's an excellent choice for creating components with balanced mechanical properties with a smooth, aesthetically pleasing finish. When paired with our vapor-smoothed finishing option, you can easily achieve cosmetics that rival those of injection-molded parts.
• Formlabs Nylon materials are also available, offering additional cost-effective solutions. Formlabs Nylon 12 is available in standard and glass-filled variants, and is great for general-purpose or extra-rigid parts, respectively. For parts that require extra flexibility, such as snapfits and clips, Formlabs Nylon 11 is an excellent option. These materials are naturally dark gray, so they do not require additional dyeing for dark parts.
• Specialty nylon 12 materials are available for enhanced performance. We offer advanced composite powders infused with various fillers, including Glass-Filled (GF), Carbon-Filled (CF), and Aluminum-Filled (AF) options, which provide increased stiffness and thermal resistance. Additionally, we offer specialized variants such as Mineral-Filled (HST) for enhanced stability and Flame Retardant (FR) for safety compliance.