# 3D Printer on Demand > 3D Printer on Demand prints FDM parts for US businesses, with instant online pricing. Most orders ship in 3 to 5 business days. 3D Printer on Demand is a 3D printing service for US businesses. We print strong plastic parts with FDM printers and ship them from the USA. Upload a part file to get a price fast, or ask our team for a quote on harder files. ## Key pages - [Instant Quote](https://3dprinterondemand.com/instant-quote): Upload a file and see a price in seconds - [Concept to Part](https://3dprinterondemand.com/design-service): Have the idea but not the file: we design it, prototype it, revise it and move it to production - [Reverse Engineering](https://3dprinterondemand.com/services/reverse-engineering): Mail the broken part or send six photos with caliper readings; we measure it, rebuild it and print it - [Trades and Field Service](https://3dprinterondemand.com/industries/trades-and-field-service): Repair and replacement plastic parts for plumbers, HVAC, electrical, appliance, irrigation, marine and facility techs, with a plain list of what we will not make - [Obsolete Parts](https://3dprinterondemand.com/use-cases/obsolete-parts): The part number came back no longer available; send photos with sizes, the part, or a file - [Procurement](https://3dprinterondemand.com/procurement): Vendor setup for purchasing teams: entity, payment, tax, NDA, quality, file security, shipping, repeat orders - [Vendor Qualification Packet](https://3dprinterondemand.com/procurement/vendor-packet): Printable packet of every vendor fact, pending items marked pending - [Editorial Policy](https://3dprinterondemand.com/editorial-policy): How our content is written and reviewed, where every operational number comes from, and what we do not claim - [Corrections](https://3dprinterondemand.com/corrections): How to report an error, what we do when a fact is wrong, and the dated correction log - [Pricing](https://3dprinterondemand.com/pricing): How pricing works: print plates, plastic, and print time, with the file check and packing included - [Materials](https://3dprinterondemand.com/materials): Compare our FDM materials side by side - [PLA](https://3dprinterondemand.com/materials/pla): PLA properties, best uses, and cost - [PETG](https://3dprinterondemand.com/materials/petg): PETG properties, best uses, and cost - [ABS](https://3dprinterondemand.com/materials/abs): ABS properties, best uses, and cost - [PA-CF](https://3dprinterondemand.com/materials/pa-cf): Carbon fiber nylon properties, best uses, and cost - [TPU](https://3dprinterondemand.com/materials/tpu): Flexible TPU properties, best uses, and cost - [PETG-CF](https://3dprinterondemand.com/materials/petg-cf): Carbon filled PETG: stiffer, matte black, same heat limit as PETG - [OPM](https://3dprinterondemand.com/materials/opm): Outdoor grade PCTG family plastic for parts that live in sun and weather - [7 Design Checks](https://3dprinterondemand.com/design-checks): The checks every file passes before it prints - [Quality](https://3dprinterondemand.com/quality): How we repeat a part, and a plain list of what we do not do - [File Security](https://3dprinterondemand.com/file-security): Where your part file goes, who can open it, and how to delete it - [NDA Template](https://3dprinterondemand.com/nda-template): Our mutual NDA, signed on request, with the turnaround we commit to - [Glossary](https://3dprinterondemand.com/glossary): Plain word definitions of common 3D printing terms - [FAQ](https://3dprinterondemand.com/faq): Answers to common questions about ordering parts - [About](https://3dprinterondemand.com/about): Who we are and how we print parts - [Contact](https://3dprinterondemand.com/contact): How to reach our team with a question ## Use cases - [Use Cases](https://3dprinterondemand.com/use-cases): Six jobs businesses hire us to print - [High Mix, Low Volume Manufacturing](https://3dprinterondemand.com/high-mix-low-volume-manufacturing): Why many part numbers with few of each changes the manufacturing math, and which parts are worth screening - [Print It or Mold It](https://3dprinterondemand.com/3d-printing-vs-injection-molding): 3D printing vs injection molding compared honestly, with a free calculator that will say to get a mold when a mold is right - [Rapid Prototyping](https://3dprinterondemand.com/use-cases/rapid-prototyping): Turn a CAD file into a real test part - [Low-Volume Production](https://3dprinterondemand.com/use-cases/low-volume-production): Bridge production runs with no mold to pay for - [Jigs and Fixtures](https://3dprinterondemand.com/use-cases/jigs-and-fixtures): Custom shop tooling printed in PETG and PA-CF - [Custom Enclosures](https://3dprinterondemand.com/use-cases/custom-enclosures): Housings for electronics and equipment - [Brackets and Mounts](https://3dprinterondemand.com/use-cases/brackets-and-mounts): Brackets and mounts built to your exact part - [Replacement Parts](https://3dprinterondemand.com/use-cases/replacement-parts): Rebuild a part your OEM stopped stocking - [Finish Your Build](https://3dprinterondemand.com/finish-your-build): Cases and parts for your own project (Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP32, keyboards, robotics teams), printed from your file - [Raspberry Pi Cases](https://3dprinterondemand.com/finish-your-build/raspberry-pi-cases): Upload a Raspberry Pi case file and get it printed - [Raspberry Pi Zero Cases](https://3dprinterondemand.com/finish-your-build/raspberry-pi-zero-cases): Upload a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W case file and get it printed - [Raspberry Pi Handheld and Cyberdeck Cases](https://3dprinterondemand.com/finish-your-build/raspberry-pi-handheld-cyberdeck-cases): Upload every piece of a Pi handheld or cyberdeck case and get it printed - [Arduino Cases](https://3dprinterondemand.com/finish-your-build/arduino-microcontroller-enclosures): Upload an Arduino Uno, Nano or Mega case file and get it printed - [ESP32 Cases](https://3dprinterondemand.com/finish-your-build/esp32-cases): Upload an ESP32 dev board, camera or display board case file and get it printed - [PCB Enclosures](https://3dprinterondemand.com/finish-your-build/custom-pcb-enclosures): Upload an enclosure file for your own circuit board, or send the board outline - [Keyboard Cases](https://3dprinterondemand.com/finish-your-build/keyboard-cases): Upload keyboard case files and get them printed, in pieces when the case is wide - [Robotics Team Parts](https://3dprinterondemand.com/finish-your-build/robotics-team-parts): Upload the part files a robotics team designed and get them printed ## Services - [3D Printing Service](https://3dprinterondemand.com/services/3d-printing-service): Our production 3D printing service overview - [FDM Printing](https://3dprinterondemand.com/services/fdm-printing): How our FDM printing process works - [Production 3D Printing](https://3dprinterondemand.com/services/production-3d-printing): Runs of 50 to 10,000 parts, no tooling cost and no minimum order - [Prototype 3D Printing](https://3dprinterondemand.com/services/prototype-3d-printing): Fast iteration from a CAD file to a real part - [Custom 3D Printing](https://3dprinterondemand.com/services/custom-3d-printing): One-off and repeat parts from a CAD file or drawing ## Industries - [Industries](https://3dprinterondemand.com/industries): 3D printing services grouped by industry - [Hardware Startups](https://3dprinterondemand.com/industries/hardware-startups): Pilot runs before you pay for tooling - [Robotics](https://3dprinterondemand.com/industries/robotics): End of arm tooling and custom mounts - [Plant Operations](https://3dprinterondemand.com/industries/plant-operations): Jigs, fixtures, and replacement parts for plants - [Automotive](https://3dprinterondemand.com/industries/automotive): Aftermarket parts and plant floor tooling ## Comparisons - [Compare 3D Printing Services](https://3dprinterondemand.com/compare): All our comparison pages in one list - [3D Printing Service Comparison](https://3dprinterondemand.com/compare/3d-printing-services): How we compare to other 3D printing services - [vs Xometry](https://3dprinterondemand.com/compare/vs-xometry): An honest side by side with Xometry - [vs Shapeways](https://3dprinterondemand.com/compare/vs-shapeways): An honest side by side with Shapeways - [vs Protolabs](https://3dprinterondemand.com/compare/vs-protolabs): An honest side by side with Protolabs - [vs Craftcloud3D](https://3dprinterondemand.com/compare/vs-craftcloud): An honest side by side with Craftcloud3D - [vs Fictiv](https://3dprinterondemand.com/compare/vs-fictiv): An honest side by side with Fictiv - [vs JLC3DP](https://3dprinterondemand.com/compare/vs-jlc3dp): An honest side by side with JLC3DP - [vs Treatstock](https://3dprinterondemand.com/compare/vs-treatstock): An honest side by side with Treatstock ## Engineering reference - [Engineering Reference](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering): Sourced FDM engineering answers, with the real published numbers and where each one comes from - [Wall Thickness for 3D Printing](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering/wall-thickness): Real wall thickness figures for FDM from six sources, and why the numbers split into a printability wall and a structural wall. - [FDM Tolerances by Machine](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering/fdm-tolerances): Real tolerance figures from Protolabs Network, Stratasys, Xometry and Prusa, kept in each source's own formulation, not one averaged number. - [Supports and Overhangs in 3D Printing](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering/supports-and-overhangs): Real overhang angle and bridging figures from Cura, PrusaSlicer, Prusa, Markforged and Protolabs Network, not the 45 degree myth. - [FDM Print Orientation and Strength](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering/orientation): Published FDM Z-strength ratios span a wide range across machines and materials, so no single ratio works as a design rule. - [Infill Percentage and Strength](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering/infill): Real infill and perimeter strength data for FDM. See why more infill is not automatically stronger, and why pattern can matter more than percent. - [Hole Clearances for 3D Printing](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering/hole-clearances): FDM holes print smaller than the CAD file states, and no source we reviewed gives one universal offset. Published clearance figures, and the real fix. - [FDM Dimensional Accuracy](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering/dimensional-accuracy): See how published FDM accuracy specs change with part size, the crossover math behind that, and why shrinkage numbers stay unpublished. - [Boss Design for 3D Printing](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering/bosses): Real FDM boss guidance from Stratasys Direct and Markforged, and why injection-molding boss wall rules do the opposite job. - [Rib Design for 3D Printing](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering/ribs): Real FDM rib thickness figures, and the four bureaus' molded-rib rules kept as a disagreement, not one house number. - [Snap-Fit Strain Limits for FDM](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering/snap-fits): Bayer and DuPont snap-fit strain data is for molded plastic, not printed parts, so it does not say how far a layered FDM arm can safely flex. - [Threaded Inserts in 3D Printed Parts](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering/threaded-inserts): Published FDM insert pull-out data is thin. What Tappex, SPIROL, and one aging study show, and why a test coupon beats a table. - [FDM vs Injection Molding](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering/fdm-vs-injection-molding): See the real tooling and per-part cost figures for injection molding next to FDM, with the break-even range kept as a range, not one number. - [FDM vs CNC Machining](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering/fdm-vs-cnc): Compare real published FDM and CNC accuracy figures side by side, with sources, instead of a rule-of-thumb tolerance claim. - [FDM Production Quantity Economics](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering/production-economics): See the real published research behind which process is cheaper at which quantity, instead of one averaged rule for every part. - [FDM Prototype to Production](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering/prototype-to-production): See what bridge production really means, why the term has no fixed definition, and how our own pricing scales with no separate tooling. - [FDM Material Properties by Manufacturer](https://3dprinterondemand.com/engineering/material-properties): Published PLA, PETG, ABS, PA-CF and TPU figures from named datasheets, showing how far one polymer name spreads between products. ## Tools - [Tools](https://3dprinterondemand.com/tools): Free calculators and checks for FDM parts, run on your own numbers with no login - [Print vs Mold Break-Even Calculator](https://3dprinterondemand.com/tools/print-vs-mold): Enter your own tooling and unit costs to see the break-even quantity between FDM printing and injection molding. Free, no login. - [Material Selector for FDM Parts](https://3dprinterondemand.com/tools/material-selector): Answer a few questions about your part and see which of our materials fit, with the tradeoffs shown, not just a winner. Free, no login. - [Tolerance and Clearance Guide](https://3dprinterondemand.com/tools/tolerance-guide): Starting clearances for FDM fits, sourced and labeled. Guidance for a first print, not a certified production tolerance. - [Hole Compensation Guide](https://3dprinterondemand.com/tools/hole-compensation): One hole offset cannot cover every printer, material and hole size. See the direction, the variables, published minimums, and the measurement plan. - [Lead Time Planner for FDM Orders](https://3dprinterondemand.com/tools/lead-time-planner): See which of three paths your order likely takes: instant, reviewed scheduling, or expedite review. No dates guessed, ever. Free, no login. - [Wall Thickness Guide](https://3dprinterondemand.com/tools/wall-thickness): Printability wall versus structural wall for FDM, sourced from six publishers, computed from your own nozzle and layer height. - [Automated Design Check](https://3dprinterondemand.com/tools/design-check): Upload an STL and run the same automatic checks our instant quote uses: size, walls, mesh, and material route. Not an engineering review. ## Test lab - [FDM Test Lab](https://3dprinterondemand.com/lab): The testing program: what we will measure on our own printers, how each experiment is structured, and how raw data will be published. No results are published yet. - [Test plan: Hole Compensation Ladder, PLA, 0.4 mm Nozzle](https://3dprinterondemand.com/lab/plans/hole-compensation-pla-0-4-ladder): The test plan for LAB-HC-001: five hole sizes, four offsets, one printer, PLA. Method, coupon, measurement plan and limits. No result yet. ## Guides - [Guides](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog): All our engineering, materials, and design guides - [Additive Manufacturing for Buyers: When It Beats Machining and Molding](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog/additive-manufacturing): When 3D printing beats machining and molding on cost - [FDM vs SLA: Which 3D Printing Method Fits Your Part?](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog/fdm-vs-sla): FDM vs SLA compared for strength, finish, and cost - [3D Printing Prototype: A Simple Guide to Building Your First Test Part](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog/3d-printing-prototype-guide): How to turn your idea into a printed test part - [3D Printed Jigs and Fixtures: A Practical Guide for Shops](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog/3d-printed-jigs-and-fixtures): How to design shop jigs and fixtures that hold up - [Carbon Fiber 3D Printing: What It Changes and What It Does Not](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog/carbon-fiber-3d-printing): What carbon fiber filament is and when to use it - [3D Printing Cost: How Pricing Works and How to Print for Less](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog/3d-printing-cost-calculator): What drives 3D printing cost and how to lower it - [3D Printing Tolerances: Real FDM Numbers and How to Design for Fit](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog/3d-printing-tolerances): Real FDM tolerance numbers and how to design for fit - [Design for 3D Printing: Wall Thickness, Overhangs, and Rules That Cut Cost](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog/design-for-3d-printing): Wall thickness, overhangs, and design rules that cut cost - [STL Files for 3D Printing: Export Settings, Units, and Easy Fixes](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog/stl-file-for-3d-printing): STL export settings, units, and common file fixes - [3D Printed Enclosures: A Practical Guide for Businesses](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog/3d-printed-enclosures): A practical guide to custom enclosures for electronics - [3D Printed Brackets: Mounts, Angles, and Custom Shapes](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog/3d-printed-brackets): Custom brackets, mounts, angles, and load bearing shapes - [PLA vs PETG vs ABS for End-Use Parts](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog/pla-vs-petg-vs-abs): Comparing PLA, PETG, and ABS for end use parts - [TPU 3D Printing: Flexible Parts, Gaskets, and Grips](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog/tpu-3d-printing): Flexible TPU parts, gaskets, and grips explained simply - [What Is the Strongest 3D Printing Material?](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog/strongest-3d-printing-material): Why there is no single strongest FDM material - [3D Printing Supports: When You Need Them and How to Avoid Them](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog/3d-printing-supports): When parts need supports and how to avoid them - [3D Printing Infill: How Much You Really Need](https://3dprinterondemand.com/blog/3d-printing-infill): How much infill parts really need and why ## More pages - [Home](https://3dprinterondemand.com/): What we print, how pricing works, and how to start an order - [Request a Review](https://3dprinterondemand.com/quote): Send a file or spec that needs a person to look at it before pricing - [Track Order](https://3dprinterondemand.com/track): Look up an order's status with a tracking link or order number - [Terms of Service](https://3dprinterondemand.com/terms): The terms that apply to every order - [Privacy Policy](https://3dprinterondemand.com/privacy): How we handle your information - [Refund Policy](https://3dprinterondemand.com/refund-policy): Our refund and reprint policy - [AI Assistants](https://3dprinterondemand.com/ai-assistants): Use 3D Printer on Demand in ChatGPT and Claude: how to connect, what to ask, and what we receive - [Onshape App](https://3dprinterondemand.com/onshape): Get a 3D printing price inside Onshape: how the app works, what it reads, and how to get help - [Accessibility](https://3dprinterondemand.com/accessibility): Our accessibility statement ## Facts - We print FDM only. We do not offer SLA, SLS, MJF, or metal printing. - Materials: PLA, PETG, ABS, PA-CF, and TPU. - STL, 3MF, STEP and OBJ uploads get an instant online price. Every type but STL is turned into a printable mesh first. - Any file we cannot read goes to a human quote. A person reviews your request and follows up by email. - No minimum order. Order 1 part or up to 10,000 parts. - Volume pricing: print plates, plastic, and print time, with the file check and packing included in the part prices. Copies share a print plate, so the per-part price drops as quantity rises. See [pricing](https://3dprinterondemand.com/pricing). - Quote validity: Instant prices and saved projects hold for 30 days. A reviewed quote shows its own valid-until date. - Most orders ship in 3 to 5 business days. - Every part is made in the USA. - We sign NDAs on request. See [NDA template](https://3dprinterondemand.com/nda-template).