A guide to Additive Manufacturing for Custom Metal Form Tooling

3D Printers
3D Printers

From rapid prototyping to modelling and manufacturing, our 3D printers use revolutionary technology to make whatever you need, quickly and efficiently.
Fortus

From standard to high-performance, the Fortus 450mc features a large portfolio of materials that cover a range of mechanical properties and support a broad number of applications.

Fortus 450

F900

F3300

F-Series

Requiring no special expertise, F123 printers offer carbon fibre 3D printing, fast and easy material swaps and auto-calibration for accurate, dependable results.

F170

F370

F770

F-Series Carbon Fibre

Supplement machining with carbon fibre 3D Printing. F123 Series composite-ready printers offer carbon fibre and engineering-grade thermoplastics to build strong work holding fixtures, tooling and parts.

F190 CR

F370 CR

J8 Series

From ideation to creation, the J8 series helps you deliver better results in less time. With full colour, multi-material printing you can get products to market faster, saving money and ensuring customer satisfaction.

J826

J850 Prime

J850 Pro

FabriX

Desktop

Create everything from quick design iterations to high quality final prototypes in a compact, office-friendly 3D printer. Simply plug in and play to get started with a wide range of Stratasys materials.

J35 Pro

J55 Prime

P3

With P3, manufacturers can achieve injection moulding part quality and surface finish with incredible accuracy, in a diverse and continuously growing range of high-performance materials.

Origin Two

NEW

SAF

The SAF powered H350™ 3D printer provides you with control over your production and costs. Grow your business through volume production with consistent end-use functional parts.

H350

Healthcare

Improve surgical planning with tailored 3D printed anatomical models. Make production more agile and create functional parts at a fraction of the cost of machining. Better processes for you and better outcomes for patients.

J5 MediJet

J5 Digital Anatomy Printer

J850 Digital Anatomy

Dental

Cut delivery times and replicate real-life conditions and produce customised tools to improve surgical planning. Or print patient-specific implant models that mimic gum textures and colour.

J3 DentaJet

J5 DentaJet

DentaJet XL

Origin Dental
Materials

Materials

Stratasys 3D printing materials include revolutionary filaments, composites and powder materials to make whatever you need, quickly and efficiently.

FDM

Create high-performance parts for extreme applications with FDM materials combining superior accuracy, finish, strength and resistance.

See all FDM Materials

PolyJet

Unleash 640,000 stunning Pantone colour combinations in an incredible range of raw materials to make prototype-perfect parts on demand.

See all Polyjet Materials

Healthcare

Mimic the look and feel of bones and organs with models for surgical planning. Create critical parts and prosthetics in biocompatible materials.

See all Healthcare Materials

P3

Build parts for the extreme with high-resistance P3 materials, for tough and inexpensive production parts where high accuracy is demanded.

See all P3 Materials

SAF

Excellent mechanical properties, surface finish, strength and accuracy combine to make SAF materials ideal for high output, low cost production.

See all SAF Materials

SLA

Engineering-grade parts using multi-purpose SLA materials that make strong, high-resolution parts with high conductivity ideal for electronic parts.

See all SLA Materials
Software

Software

The 3D printing software you need for additive manufacturing at scale. Discover the full capabilities of GrabCAD Print and GrabCAD Shop to supercharge your supply chain today.

GrabCAD Print

Free 3D printing software to simplify your Stratasys 3D printing workflow. Get professional-quality 3D printed parts faster and simpler.

GrabCAD Shop

3D printing workflow software for 3D printer operators, engineers and designers. Reduce the time and cost wasted tracking and fulfilling part requests.

GrabCAD Print Pro

Expanding 3D Printing software to support high-performance end-use parts or prototypes utilised in process-controlled conditions.

OpenAM

Enabling you to completely customise print tuning using open market or newly developed proprietary formulas, on the Fortus 450 or Origin One solutions.
Resources
Resources

Explore how additive manufacturing can be applied to various industries and applications. Access news, downloads, customer stories and support, as well as training and service information to achieve your additive manufacturing goals.
Customer Stories

News & Blogs

Videos

3D Printed Part Service

Aerospace

Automotive

Consumer Products

Dental

Medical

Education

Railway

Art and Fashion

Defence

Manufacturing

Jigs and Fixtures

Production Parts

Rapid Prototyping

Packaging

Design

Composite Tooling

Support

Training Packages

3D Printing Service

Uptime Kits

Trade In

We make it easy to trade in your old 3D printer for a new Stratasys model.

Downloads

The latest eBooks, brochures and more to expand your 3D printing knowledge.
Consumable Store

White Paper

A guide to additive manufacturing for custom metal form tooling

This white paper presents the findings of a case study involving the use of FDM additive manufacturing to create custom sheet
metal form tooling. The design and processing techniques are specific to this use case but can be applied to most metal form tooling applications.

Get your copy today to discover a complete application overview and how to achieve the best possible results for custom metal form tooling across the entire industry.