What materials are available for your next print?
SLA - Formlabs Resins
SLA - Formlabs Resins
Engineering / Functional
- Tough 2000 Resin
- Rigid 10K Resin
- Tough 1500 Resin
- Durable Resin
- Polyurethane Resin (PU)
- Flame Retardant Resin (FR)
Standard / Visual
- Grey Resin
- White Resin
- Black Resin
- Clear Resin
Specialty
- High Temp Resin
- Heat Resistant Resin
- ESD Resin (static-dissipative)
- Medical/Dental lines (IBT, Permanent Crown, Surgical Guide, Denture Base/Teeth, etc. — only relevant if you're in dental/medical)
- Elastic 50A Resin
- NEW Elastic 80A Resin
- Silicone 40A Resin
SLS - Formlabs Powder
SLS - Formlabs Powder
Nylon-based
- PA12 (Nylon 12) — most common SLS material
- PA11 (Nylon 11) — more flexible/impact resistant
- PA12 GF (glass-filled, for stiffness)
Elastomeric
- TPU 90A (flexible, rubber-like)
FDM / FFF - Standard 3d printing
FDM / FFF - Standard 3d printing
Common engineering filaments
- PLA
- PETG
- ABS
- ASA
- Nylon (PA6, PA12, often glass or carbon-fiber filled)
- Polycarbonate (PC)
- TPU (flexible)
High-performance
- PEEK
- PEI / ULTEM
- PPSU
Support/specialty materials
- HIPS (dissolvable support, used with ABS)
- PVA (dissolvable support, used with PLA)
- Carbon-fiber or glass-fiber filled variants of the above (PETG-CF, Nylon-CF, etc.)
3D Printing Capability
Industrial 3D printing,made in New Zealand.
Formtech is an additive solutions provider with production sites in Auckland and Christchurch. We run professional SLS, SLA and FDM systems in-house, and we supply and support the same platforms to industry, education and government across the country.
One part or a thousand: functional prototypes, end-use parts, jigs, fixtures and tooling — quoted, printed, finished and delivered door to door.
Build envelopes, drawn to scale
Front face of each machine's build volume (width × height), all at the same scale. Depth and full specs are below.
Production nylon parts, no supports, any geometry
A laser fuses nylon powder layer by layer; unfused powder supports the part, so complex internal features, living hinges and nested batches print without support marks. The strongest, most isotropic polymer parts we make.
Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W
Our workhorse for functional prototypes and end-use nylon parts: same-day builds on small parts, dense nested batches overnight, low powder waste.
- Build volume
- 165 × 165 × 300 mm
- Layer thickness
- 110 µm
- Materials in stock
- Nylon 12, Nylon 12 GF, TPU 90A
- On request
- Nylon 11, Nylon 11 CF (nitrogen build)
- Best for
- Enclosures, brackets, snap-fits, hinges, batches of 10–1000
What SLS gives you
- Strength
- Near-isotropic, comparable to injection-moulded PA12
- Surface
- Matte, uniform; media-blasted or polished finish
- Design freedom
- No supports — internal channels, interlocking assemblies, print-in-place mechanisms
- Tolerance
- Typically ±0.3% (min ±0.3 mm) on Nylon 12
- Volume
- Nested builds make per-part cost fall as quantity rises
- Post-processing
- Depowder and media blast as standard
Formlabs Fuse X1
Formlabs' industrial platform, launched June 2026: 7.5× the volume of the Fuse 1+ 30W, single-piece parts up to 713 mm, and around three times the throughput of comparable powder-bed systems in a 1.3 m² footprint. Print Intelligence watches every layer with thermal imaging and can drop a failed part without losing the rest of the build.
- Build volume
- 330 × 330 × 565 mm (max part 713 mm)
- Layer thickness
- 110 µm
- Materials
- Nylon 12 at launch; Nylon 11 late 2026; Nylon 12 GF & TPU 2027
- Ecosystem
- Modular build unit, Fuse Sift X1 powder recovery, vacuum conveyor, Fuse Blast
- For
- Service bureaus, manufacturers moving from outsourcing to in-house series production
Fine detail, smooth surfaces, engineering resins
Formlabs' Form 4 generation cures resin with a masked LED light engine, printing most parts in under two hours at 25–200 µm layers. The go-to for visual models, precision fits, masters for casting and moulding, and specialist rigid, flexible, high-temperature and biocompatible materials.
Formlabs Form 4
Fast, accurate and running the full Formlabs materials library. Our default for prototypes that need to look and feel like the finished product.
- Build volume
- 200 × 125 × 210 mm
- Layer thickness
- 25–200 µm
- Materials
- Grey, White, Black, Clear, Tough 2000, Tough 1500, Rigid 4000/10K, Durable, High Temp, Flame Retardant, ESD, Elastic 50A, Flexible 80A, Silicone 40A, Castable Wax, Alumina 4N ceramic
- Best for
- Concept models, precision housings, patterns, silicone moulds, small runs
Formlabs Form 4B
Same platform as the Form 4, validated for biocompatible workflows. Running in our Christchurch production room for surgical guides, dental models and medical device prototypes, and supplied and supported for dental labs and clinics across NZ.
- Build volume
- 200 × 125 × 210 mm
- Layer thickness
- 25–200 µm
- Materials
- Surgical Guide, Custom Tray, Precision Model, Fast Model, Permanent Crown, denture and biocompatible resins
- Packages
- Printer only, Basic or Complete (with Form Wash & Form Cure)
- Also
- Form 4BL for large-format medical work
Formlabs Form 4L
Full-scale housings, dashboards, helmets and one-piece prototypes that would otherwise be sectioned and glued. Prints at the same speed as the Form 4, so a full plate of parts runs overnight. Runs the same resins, from standard grey through to Tough 2000 and Silicone 40A.
- Build volume
- 353 × 196 × 350 mm
- Layer thickness
- 25–200 µm
- Materials
- Form 4 resin library, dual cartridge feed
- Post-processing
- Form Wash L and Form Cure L in-house
- Best for
- Large single-piece prototypes, batches of small parts, masters and tooling
Fast, economical parts from PLA to carbon-fibre nylon
Enclosed, heated-chamber CoreXY printers running at 600–800 mm/s with 370 °C hotends. Our QIDI Q2 print farm handles volume in standard and engineering filaments, the Plus 5 and Max4 step up in size, and an OrangeStorm Giga at each site handles parts up to a metre tall.
QIDI Q2 print farm
Several Q2 units run in parallel, so a batch of 50 brackets or 200 clips ships in days rather than weeks. The 65 °C heated chamber and 370 °C bimetal hotend mean ABS, ASA, PC and fibre-filled nylon print reliably, not just PLA and PETG, and AI failure detection keeps unattended runs going overnight. We also sell and support the Q2 for schools, workshops and small print farms.
- Build volume
- 270 × 270 × 256 mm per machine
- Speed
- 600 mm/s, 20,000 mm/s²
- Hotend / chamber
- 370 °C bimetal hardened nozzle, 65 °C chamber, 120 °C bed
- Multi-material
- QIDI Box, 4 spools per unit, expandable
- Best for
- Batch production, jigs and fixtures, multi-colour parts, education fleets
QIDI Plus 5
Running in-house alongside the Q2 farm for larger single parts. 18% more volume than the Plus 4 in the same footprint, with a 40 mm³/s high-flow hotend and active toolhead cooling.
- Build volume
- 320 × 320 × 300 mm
- Hotend / chamber
- 370 °C, 65 °C chamber (550 W)
- Options
- Polar Cooler, QIDI Box, 3-stage filter
QIDI Max4
The largest heated-chamber QIDI, running in-house: closed-loop motors and a 390 mm bed for single-piece engineering parts in PA, PC and fibre-filled materials.
- Build volume
- 390 × 390 × 340 mm
- Speed
- 800 mm/s, 30,000 mm/s²
- Hotend / chamber
- 370 °C, 65 °C chamber, 120 °C bed
Elegoo OrangeStorm Giga
One Giga at each site, Auckland and Christchurch, for parts other printers can't touch: signage, retail and display props, furniture-scale components, pattern and mould blanks, and large topographic relief panels. Klipper-driven, with up to four print heads so a bed of duplicated parts prints in one job.
- Build volume
- 800 × 800 × 1000 mm
- Machines
- 1 in Auckland, 1 in Christchurch
- Print heads
- Up to 4, direct drive, 0.4–1.2 mm nozzles
- Materials
- PLA, PETG, TPU, ASA
- Best for
- One-piece large parts, architectural and terrain models, exhibition pieces
Pick the process by the job, not the other way round
We'll recommend the technology and material from your drawing or STEP file. A quick guide to what each process is best at:
SLS nylon powder
- Nylon 12 — general-purpose end-use parts
- Nylon 12 GF — glass-filled, stiff and heat-stable
- TPU 90A — flexible, rubber-like
- Nylon 11 / 11 CF — impact and stiffness, on request
SLA resins
- Standard — Grey, White, Black, Clear
- Engineering — Tough 2000, Tough 1500, Rigid 4000/10K, Durable, PU
- Specialty — High Temp, Flame Retardant, ESD, Alumina 4N ceramic
- Flexible — Elastic 50A, Flexible 80A, Silicone 40A
- Medical / dental / casting — Surgical Guide, Custom Tray, Castable Wax
FDM filaments
- Everyday — PLA (incl. Formtech CORE PLA), PETG, TPU
- Engineering — ABS, ASA, PC, Nylon PA6/PA12
- Reinforced — PETG-CF, PA-CF, PA-GF
- High performance — PEEK, ULTEM/PEI, PPSU (quoted per job)
- Supports — PVA, HIPS, AquaTek water-soluble
What we print every week
From file to finished part
Auckland
Unit H, 3 Henry Rose Place
Albany, Auckland
Martin French · 0274 940 188
Christchurch
Unit 2, 5 Frank Coxan Road
Belfast, Christchurch
Jason Tweedie · 0274 940 250
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Why Choose Formtech?
Experience the benefits of our advanced 3D print bureau or your manufacturing requirements right here in New Zealand
Scalable Production
From single prototypes to thousands of parts, our print farm scales with your needs.
Wide Material Range
Access a diverse library of materials, including high-performance polymers for demanding applications.
Unmatched Speed
Automated processes and parallel printing ensure rapid turnaround times for your projects.
Precision & Quality
Reliable machines and quality control deliver consistent, high-precision parts every time.
End-to-End Service
From estimate to delivery, we provide a seamless experience for our customers.
Material-Based Solutions
We help select the perfect material for your application, ensuring optimal performance.
About Formtech - Your additive production partner
Formtech is an additive solutions provider delivering professional-grade 3D printing systems, materials, and technical support to hobbyists, industry, education, and government.
With deep applications knowledge and a service-driven approach, we help customers deploy reliable, fit-for-purpose additive solutions from prototyping through to production.
Our portfolio includes advanced hardware, engineering materials, and post-processing workflows, supported locally by experienced technicians and applications engineers around New Zealand.
Formtech operates across New Zealand, supporting customers who require performance, consistency, and accountability from their additive manufacturing partners.
