3D printing service in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County
Palo Alto is home to Stanford University and to a dense cluster of research labs, consumer hardware teams and medical device companies that turn research into products. Additiv3 provides FDM and SLA printing, heat set insert installation and design for additive manufacturing for those teams, with every order shipped to Palo Alto or held for local pickup at our South Bay shop.
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Every service on our services page is available to Palo Alto customers, with the full range of processes and materials we offer.
FDM 3D printing
Engineering and general purpose thermoplastics for functional prototypes, enclosures, brackets, jigs and fixtures, and low to mid volume production parts.
SLA 3D printing
Formlabs resins for high detail prototypes, cosmetic models, snap fit testing and parts that need fine features, thin walls or a smooth surface finish.
Heat set insert installation
Metal threads installed in printed parts during post processing for strong, reusable fastening and clean assemblies.
Design for additive manufacturing
Part optimization for strength, printability and cost, from early concept through production ready designs.
Who orders from Palo Alto
- University engineering projects and research labs printing custom fixtures, apparatus and test hardware
- Consumer hardware teams validating housings, buttons and wearables before tooling
- Medical device startups building concept models, handle studies and bench fixtures
- Venture backed hardware companies that need several design revisions in a short span
How ordering works
- Upload your CAD file on the quote page and choose a process, material and quantity.
- See your price instantly, adjust options if you like, and check out online.
- We print and finish your parts, including heat set inserts when requested.
- Your order ships to Palo Alto, or you choose local pickup at our South Bay shop and we contact you to arrange a time once it is ready.
Palo Alto 3D printing FAQs
Can I have parts shipped to Palo Alto?
Yes. Choose Ship to me at checkout and enter your Palo Alto address. The shipping rate is added to the order and you receive a tracking number once it ships.
Is local pickup an option?
Yes. Local pickup is available at our South Bay shop. Select it at checkout, enter a phone number, and we will contact you to arrange a time once your order is ready. There is no shipping charge on pickup orders.
Which process should a lab choose?
SLA gives the accuracy and surface quality that small fixtures, fluidic parts and detailed models need. FDM is the better choice for larger apparatus, mounts and parts that take load or heat, using engineering thermoplastics.
What are typical Palo Alto orders?
Lab fixtures and apparatus, enclosure iterations for consumer hardware, medical device concept models, bench test fixtures and small runs of parts with heat set inserts installed.
How do I quote a multi part project?
Upload each part on the quote page and configure it. Each part is priced instantly, and all of them can be added to one cart and checked out together.
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