Housings & Casings
Functional enclosures for parts that need to survive drops, vibration, and repeated mechanical stress.
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Extended Range · ABS & ASA Family
ABS & ASA, built for heat and impact.
ABS is the step up when a part needs to survive real mechanical stress or elevated temperatures — impact-resistant, machinable, and able to be vapour-smoothed for a clean finish. ASA is ABS's UV-stable sibling, holding its colour and strength in direct sunlight where ABS would fade and become brittle over time.
Tougher and more heat-resistant than PLA or PETG, at the cost of being more prone to warping during printing and needing a controlled print environment.
Outdoor Parts (ASA)
Enclosures and signage left in direct sunlight, where ASA holds its colour and strength far longer than ABS.
Impact-Resistant Parts
Protective casings and guards designed to absorb impact rather than crack on the first drop.
Automotive & Workshop Parts
Clips, ducts, covers, and workshop aids that need better heat and impact resistance than PLA.
Properties
What ABS & ASA are — and aren't — good for.
Both ABS and ASA are tougher and more heat-resistant than PLA or PETG, and ABS in particular can be acetone-vapour-smoothed for a glossy, seam-free finish. The trade-off is a higher tendency to warp during printing, so these materials need a controlled, often enclosed print environment to come out well. ASA adds UV stability on top of ABS's mechanical properties, making it the better choice for anything left outdoors long-term; flame-retardant and ESD-safe ABS grades cover more specialised requirements.
ABS StandardABS Carbon-fibreABS Flame-RetardantABS Wood-fillABS GlowABS ESD-ConductiveABS ESD-AntistaticASA StandardASA Carbon-fibre
Common Applications
Where we typically use it.
- Functional housings and mechanical parts
- Automotive-adjacent components and fixtures
- Outdoor enclosures and signage (ASA)
- Tooling and fixtures exposed to moderate heat
- Impact-resistant protective casings