3D printing has unprecedented advantages for manufacturers
It started as a rapid prototyping method, at which it still excels, and has grown in sophistication as a significant process for end part production. There are unique benefits to the process of building a part by adding material in layers, leveraging the direct connection to a digital model. 3D printing delivers efficiency, flexibility, and access to complex geometries. Your creativity is amplified by quick access to prototypes and by rapid responses to changes. Your operation is more versatile when you can keep inventories low and print on demand.
Tangible Design & Product Testing
In the design process nothing compares to holding and manipulating a physical part. Parts that fit within a printer’s build volume can be in your hands quickly. Large parts or assemblies can be scaled down as test models to give you that tangible experience. 3D printing enables rapid prototyping by delivering a real object in less time than traditional manufacturing processes. Changes in part design are implemented in the drafting software, eliminating the need to produce new tools, molds, dies, or jigs for each design change.
Creative Design Freedom
A 3D printer can create almost anything that fits within its build volume. You have access to unique shapes and geometries. Bypass the numerous constraints associated with traditional manufacturing technologies. You are free to create complex designs that conventional manufacturing cannot create without assemblies of several components. An example is a hollow cavity inside a solid part to reduce weight.
Flexible Production
At DMI 3D, flexible production can take place in three ways:
- Printing variable quantities of parts at variable times
- Changing a part design between production runs
- Printing a single part one time and perhaps never again
Printing on Demand
Get parts printed on demand with flexible build quantities and variable schedules so that you can adapt to fluctuating customer demand and be freed from minimum order constraints.
Make changes and upgrades that are easily implemented and quickly produced. The process is driven by the drafting software and quickly downloaded to a 3D printer without the need for fixtures or tooling. You can improve or enhance a product in a relatively short time.
Got an obsolete part you want to reproduce?
Simple. Call it reverse engineering or historical re-manufacturing, we can take your old part and create a new replica. We excel at small one-off production runs and will work closely with you to achieve a successful project.
Contact DMI 3D for Your Project
Put us on your team to help develop and refine your design idea.