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Manufacturing and Production Lines

In manufacturing plants, 3D printing reduces downtime and lowers equipment costs: jigs, fixtures, robot grippers, guards and spare parts are made within days, with no molds and no minimum quantities.

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Manufacturing and Production Lines
Challenges

What we solve

Downtime

A broken plastic part stops the line, and the supplier does not have it in stock.

Tooling cost

Machined jigs are expensive and slow to make.

Ergonomics

Tools must fit both the operator and the part.

Technologies

Recommended technologies

MJF

HP Multi Jet Fusion

Durable jigs and spare parts.
FDM

Fused Deposition Modeling

Large jigs and mounts.
SLS

Selective Laser Sintering

ESD parts for electronics manufacturing.
Materials

Most used materials

PA12 Nylon

Jigs, gripper fingers.

PA11 ESD

Fixtures for electronics manufacturing.

TPU Elastomer

Soft gripper surfaces, protective covers.
Applications

Typical parts

Production jigs

Production jigs

Positioning and inspection.

Robot grippers

Robot grippers

Lightweight and tailored to the part.

Spare parts

Spare parts

From a sample or a model.

Guards and covers

Guards and covers

Tailored to your equipment.

Parts for the line – in days

A replacement plastic part or a new jig can be delivered in 4–7 working days. Keep the model in your project – next time you can order with one click using “Order again”.

Design tips

Before you upload

  • Only have the broken part and no model? Write to us – we will advise how to get a model.
  • For grippers, choose PA12 with TPU contact surfaces.