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How long does a 3D printing order take?

What the real lead time is made of: waiting for material, production and shipping. And what you can do to get it sooner.

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The lead time in the configurator is not an optimistic guess: it includes everything that happens between you confirming and you receiving.

Only the first bar disappears when the material is in stock0–2 dOrder material3–5 dProduction1–2 dShippingTotal: 4 to 9 working days
Only the first bar is avoidable, and it depends on what you pick: in black or grey PLA it does not exist.

How to get it sooner

  • Pick a material we hold. The configurator marks it: no waiting badge means we start today.
  • Collect at the workshop. That saves a day or two of courier time.
  • If it is genuinely urgent, priority or 24 h express moves your order to the front of the queue.

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