3D printing up to six thousand parts every night?!

By Tom Skubala


Wednesday 15 October 2025, 4:00:00 PM


3DPRINTUK isn’t just making prototypes—they’re producing thousands of parts overnight for engineering firms and SMEs, all without the cost of tooling.

Nick Allen of 3DPRINTUK flipped the business model, moving from low-volume, high-cost jobs to high-volume, low-cost additive manufacturing. Their fleet of eight HP 3D printers from Matsuura, including the 52 series that ticked all the boxes, delivers reliability, speed, and scale – coupled with Matsuura’s support that keeps production running smoothly.

This story is proof that additive manufacturing is a real production solution, and the future is only getting bigger!



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