The maintenance log is the review

In the field

Shops, labs, and race teams that run Sinterra machines daily — with the machine they own and the hours it has clocked. Avatars are monogram plates, not headshots; we told you we don't do photography.

We run six Basalts as a wall. The maintenance log is the boring part of my week, which is exactly what I want from a machine wall.
Meridian Prototype WorksDana Okafor · Shop LeadPortland, OR
Basalt B1 × 641,290 h
Sockets have to fit the same person the same way twice. The Gneiss holds our tolerances across PA-CF batches without recalibration between them.
Orthotics labPriya Raghavan · Clinical EngineerSeattle, WA
Gneiss G42,847 devices
Two Shales in the shop corner printed every duct and jig on this year's car. Students crash the car, not the printers.
Puget Formula RacingBen Tran · Aero Subteam LeadSeattle, WA
Shale S1 × 2612 parts
Client sees the Friday print Monday morning. The matte PLA off this machine reads as a finished product in photos, which shortens every conversation.
Ridgeline Product StudioMaya Ellison · Principal DesignerBend, OR
Basalt B19,116 h
We ship printed ASA end-use parts. Warranty returns for print defects this year: zero. That sentence is the whole review.
Talus Gear Co.Sam Whitfield · FounderTacoma, WA
Gneiss G4 × 218,400 units
Gripper fingers in PA-CF, straight off the plate and onto the arm. We stopped post-machining bores because they come out round.
Robotics labAlicia Fontaine · Mechanical LeadBoise, ID
Basalt B1 × 323,051 h