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Industrial 3D Printing Case Studies

Learn from the successes of those who have implemented industrial and serial production 3D printing into their work-flows and manufacturing operations.

We have listed a host of great 3D printing case studies and examples below. Each highlights the various aspects of 3D printing and the applications, where innovators and early adopters have used 3D printing to gain a competitive advantage.


 

Markforged 3D printing technology enables a paraplegic to speed down snowy slopes again …

by Rapid 3D

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Snowy slopes and icy glades are home for Christian Bagg. He speeds down treacherous backcountry trails at any opportunity. He does it all in a custom wheelchair he designed - built to continue pursuing his passion for the natural environment. After a snowboarding accident left him a paraplegic, Bagg …

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Markforged: Metal 3D Production Printing at Scale for Factory Production Lines

by Rapid 3D

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Watch this Markforged webinar showing applications for metal parts production for factory production lines. Markforged's Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing (ADAM) process for printing metal unlocks a new era of metal parts production. Hear how parallelization will enable production scale metal …

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Sonova – 3D Printing Hearing Aids using EnvisionTEC 3D Printing Technology

by Rapid 3D

Sonova is leading the way in mass customized production with 3D printing, using EnvisionTEC technology to produce nearly all of its products. Sonova's early adoption of 3D printing caused the entire industry to flip to digital production within a few years, and the custom hearing instrument industry …

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How a Foundry Saved $50K using Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) 3D Printing

by Rapid 3D

Adding Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) 3D Printing technology to your standard product development process could save you up to $50K (USD) a year. How is this possible? Tim Carraher, lead engineer at U.S. Architectural in California, USA, explains how his team approached new designs prior to …

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How we hacked my body back to life TEDx Talk

by Rapid 3D

The main photos shows Jason Laing, 3D Printing Pioneer, during his inspiring TEDx Talk in Johannesburg. The inset photo is Jason after his devastating accident will track cycle training.

How we hacked my body back to life by Jason Laing, 3D Printing Pioneer | TEDx Johannesburg Award-winning Jason Laing's€™ pioneering efforts in the jewellery industry have helped to make 3D printing systems in the trade more user-friendly and commercially viable. Since then, he has been instrumental …

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How 3D printing is changing the supply chain – Daimler EvoBus and EOS

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Benjamin Haller, Application Development Consultant at EOS GmbH, and Ralf Anderhofstadt, Project Manager CSP 3D-Printing, Daimler Buses, pictured with the EOS 3D printers used in their supply chain.

How 3D printing is changing the supply chain – Daimler EvoBus & EOS Revolutionising the entire value chain management by introducing 3D printing: Stock keeping is inflexible but conventional manufacturing is not suited for on-demand production. With EOS, Daimler EvoBus uses innovative ways in …

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Markforged Customer Success Story: Autometrix

by Rapid 3D

Photo showing a 3D printed bracket for the cutting head of an Autometrix machine.

Markforged Customer Success Story: Autometrix MARK ONE CUTTING BOTH TEXTILES AND COSTS IN INDUSTRY Autometrix, a manufacturer of Precision Cutting Solutions for the industrial textile world, has been using the Mark One printer from Markforged. The Mark One reduced prototyping time from weeks to …

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EOS-Tooling: FWB – Major Savings in Production Time and Cost Using Additive Manufacturing

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FWB Kunststofftechnik GmbH has been working closely with LBC Laser Bearbeitungs Center GmbH, a producer of metal parts using Additive manufacturing. This cooperation has resulted in the present method for realising tool inserts for injection-moulding components.

Tooling: FWB - Major Savings in Production Time and Cost Using Additive ManufacturingPowerful EOSINT M 280 supersedes hybrid solution of the tool insert To ensure that Germany remains an attractive location for the production of injection-moulded tools and plastic components, toolmakers and …

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MARKFORGED-A Revolutionary New Way to Manufacture Metal Parts

by Rapid 3D

Metal X sample parts, 2017 - Markforged shows a new way to manufacture metal parts using 3D printing techonology

A Revolutionary New Way to Manufacture Metal Parts Markforged's Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing (ADAM) process for printing metal unlocks a new era of metal parts production. 3D metal print-farms will shorten development time, closing the gap between prototyping and production.Today's …

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ZORTRAX-Polish Artificial Heart

by Rapid 3D

Models of artificial hearts used for tests. An artificial heart could be used as a bridge during the period between of waiting for an available heart and the transplant surgery. Although there are 3D printers that can print with cells that are biocompatible with the human tissue, creating a model of a working artificial heart is still in the the distant future.

Polish Artificial Heart 3D printed on Zortrax M200 Taken from an article by Ludmiła Rafalska This case of the artificial heart shows the potential of 3D printing in creating the necessary medical equipment that helps to advance the study on life-saving devices. It is amazing how incorporating 3D …

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3D Printed Boluses Help to Improve Radiotherapy Standards

by Rapid 3D

Doctors in Poland work with 3D technology to create boluses that are unique and tailor-made for each individual cancer patient.

3D printed boluses help to improve radiotherapy standards Application of the 3D printing technology in the area of healthcare is not a fancy daydream. Instead we can forecast that this technology will be playing a bigger role in the future development of medicine. It is commonly known that nowadays …

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German Rail (DB) is exploring opportunities to use 3D printing.

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German Rail (DB) is engaged in a project to use 3D printing to produce components for both infrastructure and rolling stock. Kevin Smith spoke with Stefanie Brickwede, who is leading the effort at DB, about progress so far. PIONEERED in the aviation industry as a means of reducing the weight of …

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A motor bracket was specifically designed in Inspire

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IN THE SUMMER OF 2015 Elon Musk of SpaceX introduced the Hyperloop Design Competition to further expedite the progress on the Hyperloop project. Graeme Klim, a Masters Student at Ryerson University heard about the competition and was immediately interested based on his prior experience working with …

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3D Systems uses Inspire to optimize a skateboard’s deck.

by Rapid 3D

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3D SYSTEMS based out of Rock Hill, South Carolina is a pioneer in 3D printing technology. Some of its major accomplishments include inventing 3D printing with Stereolithography (SLA) and commercializing it in 1989, as well as inventing and commercializing Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) in …

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The Zortrax M200 has 3D printed an artificial heart!

by Rapid 3D

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 The heart is a simple organ. It is a muscle that functions as a pump. However, it isn’t easy or cheap to replicate using synthetic materials. To manufacture an artificial heart, the cost can be anywhere from £100,000 to £300,000 (and sometimes more).The biggest cost is manufacturing the chambers, …

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