Markforged 3D Printing Tour | GSC Technology Center
This is an on-demand 3D printer tour recording at the GSC Technology Center in Germantown, Wisconsin. These include metal, composite, and thermoplastic 3D printers from Markforged 3D Printing.
Markforged gets up to 10x less expensive than alternative metal printing technologies. Also, learn about carbon fiber reinforcement in our composite parts that make for insanely strong, non-metal parts as well.
Manufacturers are eliminating their dependence on outside sources for production and reducing the backlog within their own toolrooms. 3D Printing has moved well beyond rapid prototyping with benefits like:
-Little to no touch time
-Letting parts print overnight
-Operators on the floor give feedback for design changes
-Lightweighting parts without sacrificing strength
Customers of ours, for example, Johnson Level, 3D parts now make up Johnson Level's production line, including an ultrasonic welding fixture, multiple grippers, packaging prototypes, and a new assembly machine. They saw ROI within 9 months from their printer purchase.
3D printing for manufacturing is here and has been for a while. Industries such as aerospace, automotive, defense, consumer goods, medical, and more are adopting 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (think the opposite of subtractive manufacturing or CNC machining). 3D printing empowers several companies to respond quickly and manufacture at the point of need.
Tighten up your supply chain, strengthen any weak points in production, and get to market faster while saving time and money along the way (and we have the ROI to prove it to you). No longer just for prototyping, 3D printing for manufacturing has unlocked applications across your production. Nimble, movable, affordable desktop 3D printers and the strong materials available have opened doors to precise, functional 3D printed parts that stand in for final parts and can take a beating on the factory floor as manufacturing aids.
Manufacturers who have adopted 3D printing have cut lead times they never expected, saved on costs for outsourcing custom parts, and so many other gains throughout their business.