Applications - End-Use Parts
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Customers who are manufacturing production parts with their Fortus systems:
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Using Fortus systems, Script Pro saves 79 percent of cost of creating key component of pill dispensing systems.
Script Pro’s Fortus system paid for itself within months as it eliminated costly tooling and machining for a highly customized part. Plus, stock can be created in days and changes made on the spot, to better meet customer needs. For just one part alone, £30,000 was saved on engineering time and tooling.
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Klock Werks produced custom bike parts in 5 days, reducing production time 82%.
Klock Werks Kustom Cycles used direct digital manufacturing with Fortus to make custom end-use motorcycle parts directly from CAD files without tooling. The parts were strong and accurate enough for permanent use on the bike, saving £13,000 and three weeks.
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NorSap produces 25 components for oil rigger using direct digital manufacturing.
This marine equipment manufacturer found Fortus prototypes durable and attractive enough to be used as production parts. Their unusual looking designs typically required injection molding; however, 70 percent of parts produced today are now used for production.
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FDM plays critical role in winning design for University of Central Florida team.
While the student team had a fantastic design entry in the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition, the complex geometry and need for load-bearing strength rendered it prohibitively expensive. A direct digital manufactured frame was created and swept the competition.
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
Creating a streamlined, durable tracker used to be a challenging prospect, given the subject and unusual conditions, but Fortus systems provides the accuracy, strength and flexibility needed for innovative designs that can withstand the rigors of being a mile below sea level on the back of a whale.
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