Choose resin from function rather than appearance alone.
Standard, tough, flexible, clear, high-temperature, or castable resin
Manufacturing · 3D Printing
Stereolithography (SLA)
SLA cures liquid photopolymer with light to create detailed, smooth prototypes and masters. Resin behaviour, UV ageing, support marks, drainage, hollow sections, post-cure, and dimensional stability should match the intended use.
- Price
- Request a quote Confirmed after technical review
- Turnaround
- Confirmed after project review Confirmed after technical review
- Typical outputs
- High-detail resin partsResin and cure recordFinished visual prototype
Why this service
What SLA can help you understand
SLA cures liquid photopolymer with light to create detailed, smooth prototypes and masters. Resin behaviour, UV ageing, support marks, drainage, hollow sections, post-cure, and dimensional stability…
Place supports away from critical faces.
Standard or fine resolution
Design drain holes and post-cure access for hollow parts.
Sanding, polishing, painting, clear coating, or master pattern
Choose the scope
Start from the question, not the tool
The method, preparation route and reporting depth depend on what you need to decide.
Standard, tough, flexible, clear, high-temperature, or castable resin
Choose resin from function rather than appearance alone.
- Best used when
- Choose resin from function rather than appearance alone.
- Typical result
- High-detail resin parts
- Preparation note
- Declare confidentiality, file, access or delivery constraints in advance.
Standard or fine resolution
Place supports away from critical faces.
- Best used when
- Place supports away from critical faces.
- Typical result
- Resin and cure record
- Preparation note
- Declare confidentiality, file, access or delivery constraints in advance.
Sanding, polishing, painting, clear coating, or master pattern
Design drain holes and post-cure access for hollow parts.
- Best used when
- Design drain holes and post-cure access for hollow parts.
- Typical result
- Finished visual prototype
- Preparation note
- Declare confidentiality, file, access or delivery constraints in advance.
Common outputs
A result package matched to the decision you need to make
Fields, conditions, processing and file formats are confirmed before work begins.
A representative output from Stereolithography (SLA) with agreed units, labels, and revision status.
Checks, tolerances, convergence, uncertainty, or inspection evidence appropriate to the service.
A concise interpretation connecting the deliverable to the customer decision.
Input requirements
What to provide before work begins
Provide representative, clearly labelled inputs and identify the decision, feature or comparison that matters.
| Suitable input | Submission requirement | Planning note |
|---|---|---|
| Project input or design file | Provide the current design, objective, constraints and required deliverables for technical review. | Declare confidentiality, file, access or delivery constraints in advance. |
Objective: state the decision, comparison or acceptance criterion the work must support.
Handling and access: declare hazards, instability, confidentiality, file constraints or special logistics before dispatch or transfer.
Questions and answers
Common planning decisions
Short answers to issues that can change preparation, scope, timing or interpretation.
What inputs are needed for Stereolithography (SLA)?
A production CAD file such as STEP, plus a dimensioned drawing for critical dimensions, threads, fits, and tolerances.
Which service option should I choose?
Start with Standard, tough, flexible, clear, high-temperature, or castable resin; the final option is confirmed against the required decision and acceptance criteria.
What will I receive?
Typical outputs include high-detail resin parts, resin and cure record, finished visual prototype. Final files follow the confirmed reporting scope.
How long will it take?
Delivery timing is confirmed after the project inputs, scope and dependencies have been reviewed.
Request a project quotation
Send the information needed to scope SLA correctly
- Current design, files, inputs and constraints
- Feature or decision the result must address
- Required comparison, acceptance criterion or reference
- Preferred output and reporting depth