Manufacturing Examples

“The FDM system is largely responsible for us winning this multi-million-dollar sale.”
Mike Scheller, Bell & Howell

Stratasys Customers who are manufacturing production parts with their FDM machines.

Robotic griper production blurs the line between prototyping and manufacturing. "Direct digital manufacturing has become a key revenue stream and competitive differentiator for our business."
Fredrik Finnberg, Digital Mechanics AB

FDM Components Help Win Discovery Channel's Biker Build-Off
“Rapid manufacturing gave us a major edge.”
Jesse Hanssen, Klock Werks Kustom Cycles

“Who would have guessed we’d be actively engaged in rapid manufacturing so soon after investing in a new rapid prototyping tool?”
Andy Smith, SAP

“The frame had to be strong, yet it’s so complex it would have cost a fortune to machine. FDM gave us the ability to economically rapid manufacture just one.” Christopher Sprague, University of Central Florida

FDM enables direct digital manufacturing of on-whale tracking device.
"The Stratasys FDM system produces parts with the strength and accuracy to survive and provide data while as deep as a mile beneath the Atlantic Ocean."
Bob McCabe, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

When does it make sense to use Direct Digital Manufacturing?

Complex part design prevents you from traditional manufacturing
High start-up investment
Need for production to begin before tooling is ready (bridge tooling or bridge-to-manufacturing)
Near-term design changes are probable

FDM process is simple, safe, and it creates production-grade parts that are ready for installation in your product.

Pre-Process - Load the part’s CAD data into a Stratasys FDM system.
Manufacture Parts - Machine builds part along an automatically generated tool path, one layer at a time, from thermoplastic.
Remove Supports - Wash away or break away support material from the part. The production part can now be assembled in your product.

If desired, production parts can be enhanced via painting, electroplating, wood-grain dipping, and other various methods.

How does the FDM process work?

BMW - Direct Digital Manufacturing at BMW Manufacturing Jigs and Fixtures with FDM

Diebold - DDM a New Fixture at Diebold

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