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Elastomers First. More in Phases.

Why PrintMesh prints only flexible materials today, what is available now, and how printing types and capabilities will grow.

Why elastomers

Why We Start with Flexible Materials

Where printing beats molding

Soft parts need costly molds and long lead times in small batches. Printing makes them in days, with softness tuned by structure.

What creators and companies need

Wearables, controller grips, and robot pads all need personal fit, comfort, or regular replacement — exactly what on-demand printing does well.

Hard to print, so we specialize

Flexible materials are slow and finicky; many services avoid them. One material family, tuned machines, and consistent results.

AI is not ready to manufacture yet

World models are still maturing: today’s AI-generated models are not manufacturable as-is. Templates make soft products work now — and every order teaches us how shapes feel and flex.

Available materials

What We Print Today

Shore hardness is a guide; infill and lattice let one part be firm where it mounts and soft where it touches.

Available now

TPU 85A

Softer, rubber-like. Grips, pads, wearables.

Available now

TPU 90A

Balanced flexibility. Charms, straps, bumpers.

Available now

TPU 95A

Firmer and tougher. Slides, shells, mounts.

Available now

Flexible resin

Fine detail and smooth surfaces for small soft parts.

In development

SLS / MJF TPU

Support-free lattices for midsoles and complex parts.

Roadmap

Rigid plastics, resins & CNC

Added through qualified partner nodes in a later phase.

Roadmap

How Our Capabilities Grow

Each phase opens only when the one before it is reliable. We will not list a material or process until we can deliver it consistently.

Available now

Phase 1 — Now: Elastomers

TPU 85A–95A and flexible resin. Print-ready files, templates, and 2D-art relief. Printability reviewed by our team.

In development

Phase 2 — Next: Smarter Elastomers

SLS/MJF TPU lattices via partners, automated printability checks and quotes, AI design applied on templates.

Roadmap

Phase 3 — Later: More Materials

Rigid plastics, engineering resins, and CNC through qualified partner nodes, plus multi-material parts.

Roadmap

Phase 4 — Future: Generate to Make

As AI world models learn structure, fit, and physics, functional products generated directly — on the same network.

On AI: world models — AI that understands structure, fit, and physics — are not mature yet, so AI-generated 3D models cannot be manufactured as-is today. Until they are, we pair AI creativity with engineered templates and human review.

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Tell us what you want to build, or how your production capacity could join the network.