ZARE Cuts Production Costs With 3D Printing

The Fortus systems offer FDM (fused deposition modeling) and compatibility with a wide range of thermoplastics. These materials, the company states, offer properties such as a high FST rating and strength-to-wait ratio. These printers also allow the company to quickly build a functional prototype for earlier testing and faster time to market.

“After a steady decline in traditional manufacturing business, the introduction of Stratasys Fortus FDM technology has given us a significant edge over our competition and has enabled us to reduce manufacturing costs for our aerospace and automotive customers by 50%,” says Andrea Pasquali, R&D manager of ZARE. “This has been key to revitalizing our direct manufacturing business, as we can quickly produce durable end-use parts for our customers in the final material. We have seen a substantial reduction in iteration costs and turnaround times, and we have reduced the cost per final part by around 30%.”

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.