Bringing Creative Visions to Life – At Any Scale
Whether you’re building fantastical worlds or recreating period-perfect details, Midlands 3D helps turn your ideas into physical reality quickly, accurately, and cost-effectively. We partner with set designers, theme park designers, prop makers, SFX teams and production managers across the UK and beyond to deliver high-quality 3D printed parts, props and components for all stages of media and entertainment production.
Why Choose Midlands 3D for the Stage, Screen or Visitor Experience?
Not Just Prototypes. Production-Grade, Camera-Ready
While basic prototyping is now possible in-house at many studios, the industrial-grade 3D printing technologies we offer, including HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF), unlock new creative and practical possibilities that go far beyond desktop solutions. Our MJF prints aren’t just visually stunning — they’re also functional, durable, and production-ready, capable of withstanding the demands of on-set use.
Use our services to create:
- Lightweight but strong custom jigs and fixtures
- Functional parts for animatronics, SFX rigs or costume mechanisms
- Scaled architectural models or environmental pieces
- Reverse-engineered legacy props, moulds, jigs or replicas
Why Production Teams Choose Midlands 3D
We’re more than a regular 3D print bureau. We’ve invested in systems, and processes to enable us to become a strategic manufacturing partner for the media production industry. Our services are designed to enable us to collaborate with and support you from initial concept through to post-production, at scale and over the long-term.
Access to Industrial-Grade 3D Printing and Finishing
From MJF and FDM to SLA and SLS printing technologies, coupled with multiple finishing options, we provide access to equipment, scale and expertise that would most likely be too cost-prohibitive and complex to efficiently run in-house.
Print Finishing & Texturing
Achieve the right look, feel and surface properties for screen with a wide selection of post-processing options, including smoothing, painting and deep-dye colouring.
Reverse Engineering & 3D Scanning
Need to replicate a period original, a damaged prop, or scale up a mini model? How about freeing up warehouse space by moving old jigs, formers and moulds into a digital warehouse of designs? We offer high-resolution 3D scanning and reverse engineering services to bridge physical and digital assets, at your studio or in ours.
Proven Experience in Media and Entertainment
We’ve worked with production teams across film, TV, streaming and theatre to deliver parts on time and to spec, no matter the scale or challenge. We pride ourselves on our consultative approach to working with our customers, always looking for new ways to use 3D printing to innovate – in front or behind the camera.
In the broader entertainment industry, we’ve worked with international theme park and entertainment experience designers to bring unique experiences to life in both indoor and outdoor environments around the globe.
We understand that confidentiality is paramount and we take your trust in us very seriously. That’s why we routinely operate under strict Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), whether initiated by you or by us. These agreements are a core part of how we protect sensitive information. In addition, we’re proud to be Cyber Essentials and ISO 9001 certified, reinforcing our commitment to secure, quality-driven processes.
FREE Sample Print for Qualified Enquiries
If you need a fast, reliable, and experienced partner to help bring your creative and technical ambitions to life, Midlands 3D is here to help.
Let us show you what we can do — get in touch and we’ll 3D print a sample part from your design, or we can send you a sample from designs we own.
Talk to Us. Visit Us.
Talk to us and find out what makes working with Midlands 3D so different. If you’ll be in the area, why not arrange to stop by for a guided tour of our manufacturing facility, meet the team and browse our showroom for inspiration.