VULCAN / PROTOTYPE SERVICES
3D printing for your ideas, designs and prototypes. A separate engineering path for molded rubber and silicone parts.
Instant print pricing: STL files only · Available PLA / PETG
Up to 20 files · 25 MB each · 50 MB total.
Other CAD formats? Export to STL in millimeters first.
Have a file? Bring it. Still at the sketch stage? Start there.
TWO WAYS TO MAKE IT REAL
Choose automatic STL print pricing or a separate molded-prototype assessment.
01 / ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Upload an STL, choose available print options and see a printing price. Proceed with your quote to check shipping.
02 / ENGINEER-LED RAPID TOOLING
A simplified mold for a real molded part. Work with a Vulcan engineer to assess the compound, tool design and sample plan.
Often called “soft tooling.” Run quantity and tool life are confirmed after engineering review.
FROM REQUEST TO NEXT STEP
Upload your parts together and set each quantity, model units and preferences in one list. Design help follows a separate path.
Choose an available material, color and quantity for each file. Confirm the displayed dimensions and authorize Slant processing.
Eligible STL files receive a supplier-backed printing estimate before contact details. Proceed with quote checks shipping for a delivery address. Optional molded-production assessments follow a separate path.
BEFORE YOU START
No. A sketch, dimensions or a clear description can start a concept request. Design work and print production need their own agreed scope. A visual concept is not a validated functional part.
Not necessarily. Here it means a simplified prototype tool for molded rubber or silicone parts. The mold can be metal even when the finished part is flexible. Depending on the process, an engineer may consider aluminum or a suitable tool steel, including a pre-hardened grade. This is different from pouring polyurethane into a flexible silicone casting mold.
Possibly, for a suitable part and a qualified tool and process. Treat 10,000 as a target to assess, not a standard capacity or guaranteed tool life. Compound, cure temperature, pressure, geometry, tolerances, cavity count, wear and maintenance all affect the result. Vulcan must confirm the proposed run and sample acceptance plan.
The printing cart accepts up to 20 files, 25 MB each and 50 MB combined. Design and tooling requests accept up to five files. Files stay in your browser until you authorize automatic pricing or explicitly request a production assessment. Only STL receives automatic printing prices. STEP/STP, IGES/IGS, OBJ and 3MF must first be exported to STL; PDFs and images need a 3D model. These other files can be attached to an optional molded-production assessment. ZIP archives are not accepted in the printing cart. Automatic pricing accepts STL in millimeters up to 25 MB and 220 × 220 × 220 mm. A format issue alone does not require a Vulcan engineering request. Basic checks on eligible STL files do not certify printability, strength, sealing or end-use fitness.
Eligible STL files receive an instant printing estimate in USD, excluding shipping and tax. Proceed with quote collects your delivery address and checks Slant shipping. Taxes and import charges remain excluded. Prices are valid for one hour. Online payment is being set up, so this does not place an order. Manufacturability, final delivery and total cost must be confirmed before production.