The best 3D printing service for Houston depends on the job. For engineering and production parts with an instant price, i-SOLIDS. For oil and gas parts in runs of 10 to 1,000, Spline Arc. For brands, agencies, architects and production work that need one team to own the result, PrintAWorld ships from New York in days.
| Shop | Where | What it prints | How you get a price | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PrintAWorldUs | New York studios in Glendale, Queens and Brooklyn. No location in Houston: we work with Houston clients remotely and ship to them, and to all 50 states. | In-house FDM print farm, SLA resin, large-format and stainless steel (SLM) metal. Large production orders, architectural and scale models, and builds of 6 ft and more. Sanding, painting and metal plating. | A person reviews your file, sketch or photo and sends a written quote. From about $30, one print minimum, no setup fee. | Brands, agencies, architects and production work in Houston that need one team to own the result: production runs, architectural and scale models, very large builds, painted prints, metal parts and trophies. Projects done in a matter of days. Architectural models |
| i-SOLIDS | North Houston (21602 E Hardy Road). Local pickup on request; FedEx shipping, overnight on request. | Over 150 printers: desktop and industrial FDM (including PEEK and Ultem 9085), HP MJF, SLS and SLA. Polishing, vapor smoothing, painting and Cerakote. | Instant online quote; a person reviews each order before payment. | Engineering parts from prototyping to large volume production. Orders paid after noon are scheduled the next business day. |
| Spline Arc | Houston; its site lists no street address. Pickup or local delivery for business accounts; ships to all 50 states in 1–3 business days. | An industrial FDM print farm in engineering plastics (PC, nylon, carbon-fiber nylon; PEEK and ULTEM on request) and continuous carbon fiber. Light finishing and assembly. | Upload form, with a fixed-price quote within 24 hours. Orders start at $150, with no setup or tooling fees. | Oil and gas replacement parts and tooling, aerospace, drones and government buyers, in runs of 10 to 1,000. Rush production; it says same-day delivery in Houston is real. |
| 3dprotohouse | Humble, northeast of Houston. Ships; pickup isn’t stated. | FDM up to 245 × 245 × 260 mm and SLA up to 192 × 120 × 245 mm; its quote page also lists SLS and nylon. | Instant online quote, then a final quote, or a manual quote form. | CAD design plus printing for prototypes, small batches and marketing merchandise. Most projects completed and shipped within a few business days. |
| Additive Design Studio | Houston; its site lists no street address. | Large-format printing up to 10 × 10 × 10 ft in polycarbonate, ABS and PLA; resin and wax for jewelry and figurines; 3D scanning. Sanding, coating and vapor smoothing. | Contact form with file upload, and a quote within 48 hours. An auto-quote tool is “coming soon”. | Sculptural design, props, figurines and likeness sculptures, scale models, jewelry and short-run production. |
This page lists companies that serve Houston, not only shops located there. i-SOLIDS, Spline Arc, 3dprotohouse and Additive Design Studio have a shop in or near Houston, print for the public and have a current website. PrintAWorld is a New York studio that ships to Houston. Shops that have closed, online marketplaces without a local shop, and makerspaces where you print yourself are left out. “Best” here means best for a kind of job: no company is best at everything. Nobody paid to be listed, and we didn’t order from the other shops: we read their websites on and wrote down only what they say. Ratings change every week, so they aren’t on the page.
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i-SOLIDS, Spline Arc, PrintAWorld
i-SOLIDS runs over 150 printers, including MJF and SLS, with an instant online quote. Spline Arc runs an industrial FDM farm for 10 to 1,000 unit runs. Our in-house FDM print farm takes large production orders, and a person reviews each job.
Spline Arc, i-SOLIDS
Spline Arc lists field-ready brackets, wear components and custom tooling for upstream and downstream operations. i-SOLIDS prints engineering grades such as PEEK and Ultem 9085.
PrintAWorld, Additive Design Studio
We print builds of 6 ft and more in sections, and architectural and scale models of buildings, sites and interiors for presentations, competitions and displays. Additive Design Studio lists large-format prints up to 10 × 10 × 10 ft.
PrintAWorld, i-SOLIDS, Additive Design Studio
We sand, prime, paint and metal-plate prints so they arrive ready to show. i-SOLIDS lists painting and Cerakote; Additive Design Studio lists sanding, coating and vapor smoothing.
PrintAWorld
We print solid stainless steel with SLM in our own studio and ship it to Houston. None of the four Houston shops here lists metal 3D printing on its own site.
Spline Arc, i-SOLIDS, 3dprotohouse
Spline Arc offers rush production and same-day delivery across the Houston metro. i-SOLIDS schedules orders the next business day. PrintAWorld can’t do same-day or next-day in Houston.
We are a New York production studio for businesses, brands, agencies and creative teams, and we have many clients in Houston. Everything is made in-house in our two New York studios: an FDM print farm for large production orders, SLA resin for detail and architectural models, large-format printers for builds of 6 ft and more, and stainless steel SLM for metal. The same team sands, paints and plates, and a person reviews every file and owns the result.
We reply quickly and get projects done in a matter of days, then ship to Houston. We have no location in Houston, so there’s no pickup, and same-day or next-day isn’t possible there. If you need to collect a part today, a local shop on this list fits better.
Our 3D printing service for HoustonChoose a local Houston shop when you need the part today, want to pick it up, or need oil and gas parts made close to the work. Spline Arc offers same-day delivery across the Houston metro and i-SOLIDS offers local pickup; both print engineering plastics in volume.
Choose PrintAWorld when you want one team to own the result and a few days is fine: a production run from our FDM print farm, an architectural model, a build bigger than one printer, a painted or plated piece, or a solid stainless steel part, which none of the Houston shops here lists. We have many clients in Houston, reply quickly and get projects done in a matter of days, with no setup fee and prints from about $30. We can’t do same-day or next-day in Houston.
3D printing for HoustonPrices and promises are hard to compare from websites alone. These questions show quickly whether a shop suits your piece, and any good shop will answer them before you pay.
Ask us too. Send a file, sketch or photo with the size, finish and date you need to contact@prtwd.com, or start from our 3D printing for Houston page.
It depends on the job. i-SOLIDS suits engineering and volume parts with an instant price. Spline Arc suits oil and gas parts and business runs of 10 to 1,000. 3dprotohouse suits small prototypes with CAD help, and Additive Design Studio suits sculptural and large-format pieces. PrintAWorld, a New York studio with many Houston clients, suits brands, agencies, architects and production work that need one team to own the result.
Local shops include i-SOLIDS (North Houston), Spline Arc (Houston), 3dprotohouse (Humble) and Additive Design Studio (Houston). PrintAWorld prints in New York and ships to Houston, from about $30 with a one-print minimum and no setup fee.
Spline Arc offers rush production and says same-day delivery across the Houston metro is real. i-SOLIDS schedules orders paid after noon for the next business day. PrintAWorld has no location in Houston, so same-day or next-day isn’t possible there; we get projects done in a matter of days.
Spline Arc lists oil and gas replacement parts and custom tooling, including field-ready brackets and wear components. i-SOLIDS prints engineering grades such as PEEK and Ultem 9085. PrintAWorld prints solid stainless steel parts with SLM and ships them to Houston.
PrintAWorld prints builds of 6 ft and more in sections, and architectural and scale models for presentations, competitions and displays, then ships them to Houston. Additive Design Studio lists large-format prints up to 10 × 10 × 10 ft.
PrintAWorld prints solid stainless steel parts with SLM in its New York studio and ships them to Houston. None of the four Houston shops on this page lists metal 3D printing on its own site. For a metal look on a resin print, PrintAWorld also offers metal plating.
It depends on size, material, quantity and finish. PrintAWorld prints start from about $30 with no setup fee. Spline Arc says orders start at $150, with no setup or tooling fees. i-SOLIDS and 3dprotohouse show an instant online price, and Additive Design Studio quotes within 48 hours.
Yes. PrintAWorld is a New York production studio with many clients in Houston. Send a file, sketch or photo; a person replies quickly with a written quote, we print and finish the piece in our own studios, and ship it to you, usually within a matter of days. We have no location in Houston, so there’s no pickup, and same-day or next-day isn’t possible there.
Businesses, brands, agencies, architects, and creative and production teams that need one team to own the result, from one print to a large production order, including architectural and scale models for presentations, competitions and displays. It is not the cheapest option for hobby prints or for parts you plan to resell: a marketplace like Craftcloud or a hobbyist will cost less.
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