Oversized housings, ducting, tooling and display parts up to a metre — built as a single piece, so there is no bond line to become the weak point. Five to ten days, shipping Canada-wide from Kitchener.
Past a certain size most shops split the model, print the halves, and glue them. That works until the part is loaded, hits weather, or has to look like one object.
One piece, no seamsNo bond lines, no alignment jigs, no glue-up labour — and no joint to fail first.
A metre of envelopeUp to 1000 mm in a build, so the design doesn’t have to be cut up to fit the machine.
Large-format printing lets you produce full-scale functional prototypes, factory tooling, patterns and end-use parts without tooling spend and without outsourcing. The constraint stops being “what fits on the bed” and starts being what the part actually needs.
Size brings its own problems — warp, layer adhesion over long print times, and parts heavy enough that orientation decides whether they survive handling. We choose material, wall structure and orientation around those, not around what prints fastest.
A metre-long part shrinks measurably as it cools, and the corners lift first. PETG and ASA are the defaults here because they stay put over a long build; PLA is for display pieces that never see heat.
On a big part, more infill mostly buys weight and print hours. Strength comes from perimeter count and from orienting the build so the layer boundaries don’t sit across the load — or across the point where someone will pick it up.
Supports removed, critical dimensions checked, and sanded, filled or painted if the part is going in front of people. Big parts get crated for shipping — they are the ones that arrive damaged otherwise.
Large-format favours stable, warp-resistant materials. These are the go-to grades, with more available on request including custom colour matching.
| Material | Best for | Key property | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETG | Most large functional parts | Tough, low-warp, weather-OK | In stock |
| ASA | Outdoor enclosures & panels | UV & weather resistant | In stock |
| ABS | Heat-tolerant tooling | Impact & heat resistant | In stock |
| PLA / Tough PLA | Display & concept models | Rigid, dimensionally stable | In stock |
| Process | Fused deposition modelling (FDM / FFF), large-format |
| Maximum build size | Up to 1000 × 1000 × 1000 mm in a single piece |
| Build chamber | Fully enclosed and heated |
| Layer height | 200–600 microns, chosen for part size and surface |
| Nozzle diameter | 0.6–1.2 mm depending on part size and detail |
| Typical tolerance | ±0.5 mm or ±0.3%, whichever is greater |
| Stocked materials | PETG, ASA, ABS, PLA — others to order |
| Post-processing | Support removal, sanding, filling, painting, threaded inserts, bonding for over-size parts |
| Accepted files | STEP, STP, STL, 3MF, IGES, X_T, SLDPRT |
| Typical lead time | 5–10 business days depending on size and material |
| Delivery | Crated shipping Canada-wide, or pickup in Kitchener–Waterloo |
| Larger than 1000 mm | Split into mating sections and bonded, or run on high-performance FDM where strength matters more than size |
Send your model. We confirm size, material and orientation for strength.
Your part runs as a single piece on the large-format machine.
Supports removed, checked, and optionally sanded or finished.
Crated or ready for local pickup in Kitchener–Waterloo.
Upload your model for a quote, or talk through the build with an engineer.