The FW has several 3D printers and laser cutters available for students working on their thesis projects, as well as for lecturers and researchers who need to have parts made.

3D printing

A distinction is made in 3D printing between general plastic printing, for which there are no special requirements, and all other printing. The FW has a large number of printers for general plastic prints, so these requests can be processed quickly. It is not possible to select different settings for these prints. For other print requests, waiting times may increase during busy periods due to reduced capacity.

New print requests are checked for printability by IWM staff. If there are any problems, you will be contacted. Once the part if ready, you will receive an email notification to let you know that it can be collected from the workshop.

Staff will assess whether the use of more expensive materials for a request is justified. If in doubt, you will be contacted. For new or complex designs, you may be asked to print them in a cheaper material first to verify that the design is up to standard before the final version is printed on a more expensive material.

Information on the available technologies, printers and print materials is available through this link.

Requesting 3D prints

3D printed parts can be requested via the following email addresses:

3D-FW@tudelft.nl – For general PLA-printed parts without special requirements.
3Dspecials-FW@tudelft.nl – For other 3D printed parts.

To process your request properly, please make sure that your email contains the following information:

• Part models
• The department or project you are working for
• Bij 3Dspecials: The preferred printing technology
• Bij 3Dspecials: The preferred material
• Bij 3Dspecials: Any preferences for print settings

Please ensure that your email contains the files for the parts to be printed and that they are sent to the correct address using the following naming format:

{amount}x_{part_name}.{extension}

Accepted extensions are: .stl, .3mf, .step, .zip

Laser cutting

A distinction is made between metals and non-metals when laser cutting. The FW has a limited stock of sheet materials available, for large quantities or different materials you are requested to supply the materials yourself.

Details about which materials can or cannot be cut, and which materials the FW has in stock, can be found via this link.

Requesting laser cut parts

Laser-cut parts can be requested via the following email addresses:

Metallaser-FW@tudelft.nl – For laser cut parts made of metal.
Nonmetallaser-FW@tudelft.nl – For laser cut parts made of plastic/MDF.

To process your request properly, please make sure that your email contains the following information:

• Files of the parts to be cut
• The department or project you are working for

Please ensure that your email contains the files for the parts to be laser cut and that they are sent to the correct address using the following naming format:

{material_abbreviation}_{thickness}mm_{amount}x_{part_name}.dxf

The files must always be sent in dxf format.