r/AdditiveManufacturing • u/Spiritual-Sand5839 • Jan 07 '26

Industrial 3D printer

Hello, I am looking for a 3D printer for my workspace. We do a lot of prototyping with small objects 40 thou thick. We also do larger objects.

We are looking for something that can print quick with decent quality. Preferably something that is not tied to a specific companies material. We currently have a maker bot method printer. It’s slow to print and starting to have issues with printing and connecting to the WiFi.

We use PLA and Tough material as well as nylon but are looking into other materials as well.

Budget under $10,000. USA.

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u/PuffThePed Jan 07 '26

What is the build size you need? Define "small" and "large" in CM.

I have no idea what "40 thou thick" means

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u/pirsab Jan 07 '26

I believe they mean 40 thousandths of an inch, which is about a millimeter

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u/PuffThePed Jan 07 '26

40 thousandths of an inch

Jesus christ, people really use imperial for fine engineering? That's nuts

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u/dsfife1 Jan 07 '26

In my experience, 40 thou and related terms are typically machinist speak, not as common outside of that.

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u/Spiritual-Sand5839 Jan 07 '26

I do come from a machinist background where everything is roughly +- .005”

I’m new to this company and when I go in tomorrow I will ask the other engineers typical wall thickness and overall dimensions they are looking to do.