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Help Me Choose a Technology
Not sure whether you need MJF, SLS, SLA or FDM? Tick what matters most for your part – we will show you the 2–3 best-suited options from our catalogue and explain why.
Technology finder
What matters most for your part?
No need to know MJF, SLS, SLA or FDM. Select what matters – we’ll show the 2–3 best options from our catalogue.
What matters most?
Load
Budget
Select at least one requirement – recommendations will appear here.
Technologies
Each one in brief
MJF
HP Multi Jet Fusion
Functional nylon parts and small batches
- Surface
- matte, slightly grainy
- Strength
- Detail
- Price
- €€€€
- Lead time
- up to 7 business days
SLS
Selective Laser Sintering
Larger nylon parts and specialist materials
- Surface
- smooth, slightly porous
- Strength
- Detail
- Price
- €€€€
- Lead time
- up to 7 business days
SLA
Stereolithography
Fine detail, smooth surface, transparency
- Surface
- smooth, almost no layer lines
- Strength
- Detail
- Price
- €€€€
- Lead time
- up to 5 business days
FDM
Fused Deposition Modeling
Low-cost prototypes, large parts, PEEK and ULTEM™
- Surface
- visible layer lines
- Strength
- Detail
- Price
- €€€€
- Lead time
- up to 7 business days
How the finder works
Recommendations are based on our catalogue data: tensile strength, elongation, service temperature, the level of detail of each technology and relative price. It is a decision aid, not an engineering certification – an engineer reviews every order before production.
Common cases
- Housing with snap-fits – MJF PA12 or PA11.
- Gasket or damper – TPU.
- Outdoor bracket – ASA (FDM) or dyed PA12.
- Part near an engine – PA GF, ULTEM™ or PEEK.
- Transparent cover, light guide – Clear resin (SLA).
- Visual model for a trade show – SLA or FDM PLA with painting.