Surface Scan

05/08/2026

Customer cam: 📸

Here is one of our 3D printed parts travelling the globe with one of our customers.

Have something you need printing? Reach out today!

14/07/2026

We teamed up with to design and produce a set of custom green containers for their upcoming show!

Here's how we did it:
✏️ Designed the containers in CAD to their exact specs
🖨️ 3D printed them in-house here at Surface Scan

Check out the customer's photo of the finished containers on the big day! 📸

Got a show, stall, or event coming up? Whether it's custom containers, displays, or prototypes — we can bring your idea to life. Get in touch today! 💬

📩 email us or give us a call to get started

10/07/2026

Trusted trade terms, made simple. 🤝

Open a Net 30 Trade Account and get the supplies you need now — pay in 30 days.

👉 Apply online at https://www.surfacescan.co.uk/trade-accounts/

20/06/2026

From our hands to your door in 24 hours.

Every order is packed with care — wrapped, secured, and double-checked before it leaves us — then dispatched the same day so it reaches you the next.

We take speed seriously and the care even more seriously, because getting your parcel to you quickly and in perfect condition is what our next day service is all about.

Order before 12pm today and get your print tomorrow.

18/06/2026

AllSaints had a vintage Singer sewing machine they wanted on display in their Sheffield store. The problem with using a real one: original machines are heavy, fragile, and hard to source if you need more than one.

So they came to us for a replica.

We scanned the original with our NimbleTrack Wireless scanner, capturing the detail down to the trim and lettering. Our engineers turned the scan into an auto-surfaced CAD file, then we split the model into sections to print, working out the orientation and seam placement so the joins stayed strong and clean.

We printed it in grey PLA, test-assembled it in-house, and numbered every section so the AllSaints team could rebuild it on site. Once they sanded and painted it, it sat right in with the rest of their display.

The useful part for them: they now own the printable file. Next store fit-out, they print another. No hunting down a 90-year-old machine that may or may not survive the journey.

It's on display in the Sheffield store now. Swipe through to see it go from scan to shelf.

Got something iconic you need replicated? Drop us a DM or find the full case study on our website.

12/06/2026

The crown on this crest used to be Queen Elizabeth's. Now it's King Charles's. Here's how we made the change without touching the original.

The crest has hung in the Great Hall at the Royal Hospital Chelsea for years. Park Grove Design needed an exact replica for the new dining hall, with the late Queen's crown swapped for the King's.

We scanned the original on site with our KSCAN 20, swapped the crown in CAD, printed it in sections, then handed it to French polisher Lee Sims, who turned grey plastic into something you'd swear was hand-carved oak.

One team, original carving to finished piece. Got a heritage item to replicate?

Link in bio.

12/06/2026

A 3D scan and a CAD file are two different things.

A scan file is a digital copy of your part, exactly as it is. Every bump and scratch included. Good for a digital record or printing a one-off replica. It can't be edited or measured properly.

A CAD file is the same part rebuilt cleanly, with proper engineering measurements you can edit and manufacture from. We can use it to modify the design or produce anything from one part to thousands without you having to scan the original again. Every CAD model includes an inspection report showing how accurate it is against the original.
The right one depends on what you need to do with the file.

Scan-only works well for heritage records, display replicas, sharing geometry, or one-off prints where the original is your reference.

CAD is what you want for anything that needs to be modified, manufactured, or kept in production long-term. We handle the whole chain in-house, from the scan through to design changes and finished parts.

Scanning starts at £70. CAD work is quoted depending on complexity.

Got a part you're not sure about? Send a photo to [email protected]

https://surfacescan.co.uk/3d-scanning-services/

3D scanning services to digitise your parts or models, creating precise data for reverse engineering, design or inspection. In-house or mobile.

27/05/2026

Key equipment down? Project deadlines cut? Last-minute orders are becoming the norm - so we’ve slashed our lead times.

Next-day - order before noon, ships same day.

Express - ships 3 working days.

Standard - ships 7 working days.

Our new SLA service is also available on Express (ships 3 working days) and Standard (ships 7 working days).

Need something in a hurry? Let us know and we’ll make sure it’s with you in time.

08/05/2026

A 20% discount this weekend.

From now until midnight Sunday, 20% off all FDM 3D printing orders.

Code FLASH20 at checkout.

First sale we've run in a while. If there's a print job you've been holding back, this is the weekend.

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