Bigger, Bolder 3D Print Capabilities with the Elegoo OrangeStorm Giga

what it does

The latest 3D printer addition to our custom fabrication department is our biggest yet. The Elegoo OrangeStorm Giga is a large-format FDM (fused deposition modelling) filament printer with a build volume of 800mm x 800mm x 1000mm, making it the largest 3D printer in our facility. That's a print envelope large enough to produce a full-sized chair in a single run.

This machine doesn't just scale up what we can already do. It opens up an entirely new category of fabricated components for trade show displays, brand activations, and experiential environments.

material capabilities

The OrangeStorm Giga is compatible with virtually any standard FDM filament, giving us the flexibility to match materials to the specific demands of each project:

• PLA: Ideal for prototyping, detailed structural parts, and interior applications
• PETG: Our go-to for exterior and event-environment parts; UV-resistant, stronger, and highly durable
• TPU: A flexible, tough filament suited for parts that need to absorb impact or require a softer profile
• Other standard filaments determined by project requirements

Selecting the right material for the environment — whether it's a trade show floor, an outdoor activation, or a long-term retail installation — is part of how we spec each job from the start.

what sets this apart from our other 3D printers

We already run a full room of additive manufacturing equipment; five filament printers and four resin printers. The OrangeStorm Giga doesn't replace any of them, but dramatically extends what's possible.

Size — 4× the build volume. The Giga quadruples the footprint of our standard filament printers. It allows us to fabricate large structural components and display accessories as single continuous pieces.

Multi-head printing. The Giga supports up to four simultaneous print heads. This means we can either run four identical parts in a single pass — cutting production time on repeat components — or load different filament colours and print multi-colour parts in one job without post-production painting or assembly.

Remote monitoring and control. A live camera feed and full Wi-Fi control let our team manage, monitor, and adjust jobs from anywhere. Given that some prints run across multiple days, this is a significant operational advantage.

Linear bearings, not wheels. Where most printers in this class use wheel-based motion systems that wear down and require replacement, the OrangeStorm Giga runs on precision linear bearings. This translates to smoother movement, tighter tolerances, and a significantly longer service life with less maintenance.

Variable nozzle sizes. The printer has 0.4mm, 0.6mm, 0.8mm, and 1.0mm nozzles. Larger nozzles deposit more material per pass, dramatically reducing print time on large structural pieces where fine surface detail isn't the priority. Smaller nozzles retain precision for detailed or visible-face components.

Why we added this to our custom fabrication capabilities

Client projects have consistently pushed the limits of what our existing 3D printers could handle in a single piece. A recent example: custom life-sized accessories fabricated for a display in the Calgary Stampede parade, where part size and structural requirements demanded a bigger build platform than anything we had.

We're also doing more work integrating fabricated components directly into modular display systems. This includes brackets for extrusion panels, built-in literature holders as an option instead of standalone floor units, custom structural hardware that reduces the number of separate components on a show floor. The ability to print larger, stronger parts opens up that design direction considerably.

what this means for your project

For account managers, event planners, and project leads, the practical upshot is this: we can now fabricate larger custom 3D-printed components, faster, with more colour flexibility, and with a material spec suited to the environment your display will live in.

That includes:

• Large structural and decorative parts for custom trade show displays — non-standard hardware, product housing, branded shapes — produced as single pieces
• System-integrated accessories for modular extrusion display frameworks (BeMatrix, Octanorm, and others) — brackets, literature holders, mounting hardware — designed and fabricated to spec
• Multi-colour printed elements without hand-painting or assembly
• Rapid production of repeat components using the multi-head parallel printing capability
• Exterior-grade parts using PETG for activations and environments with UV or weather exposure

part of a complete in-house fabrication system

The OrangeStorm Giga joins a fabrication floor that includes five FDM filament printers, four resin printers, laser cutting, large-format printing, and CNC capabilities. Having this range of equipment in-house means faster turnaround, tighter quality control, and the ability to prototype, iterate, and produce entirely under one roof.