Fortus 3D Production Systems create assembly tools and production parts that help you:
- Reduce manufacturing time of assembly tools 50-85%
- Shave months from your product development process, reducing time-to-market and improving profitability
- Complete first article production in hours rather than days
USE REAL THERMOPLASTICS
Fortus 3D Production Systems use Stratasys FDM® technology and real engineering thermoplastics to build accurate, durable parts.
NOW YOU CAN:
- Better predict end product performance
- Eliminate tooling in short-run production, reducing pre-production costs up to 90%
- Create durable parts suitable for finished goods or manufacturing tools
COMPANIES ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE IMPROVING THEIR MANUFACTURING PROFITABILITY. FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN DO THE SAME.
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When does it make sense to use a Fortus machine for manufacturing?
- Low volume production
- Complex part design that is not possible using traditional manufacturing
- Near-term design changes are possible
- High start-up investment is needed
- Need for production to begin before tooling is ready (bridge tooling or bridge-to-manufacturing)
How is this possible?
The FDM process is simple, safe, and it manufactures production-grade thermoplastic tools that can withstand the production floor environment.
- Pre-Process - Load the part’s STL file (CAD data) into Insight pre-processing software.
- Manufacture Parts - System builds part in thermoplastic material one layer at a time on precise tool paths.
- Remove Supports - Remove temporary support structures in a hands-free soluble support tank.
Customers who save money manufacturing parts with their Fortus machine.
Akaishi – 99% tooling cost reduction. 100% confidence.
Using FDM for models, prototypes, and tooling, Akaishi gets a payoff in lead time, cost avoidance, and product quality.
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Intended as prototype, Digital Mechanics provides Fortus-produced robotic gripper to client through direct digital manufacturing.
Design firm, Digital Mechanics, created a gripping/lifting device that was manufactured using a Fortus system. The part would have been time and cost prohibitive with conventional methods. This not only saved months of time, it also added a distinctive point of competitive differentiation and an important revenue stream.
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BMW produces jigs and fixtures in hours, not weeks and reduces part weight by 72%.
BMW speeds production by creating fabrication and assembly tools via direct digital manufacturing. No outsourced machining means the tools are produced in hours, not weeks. With an average automaker using over 400 assembly tools per vehicle, the money and time-savings potential is enormous.
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Diebold cuts assembly and machining fixture time by 25% and reduces costs by 50%.
Already a fan of Fortus 3D Production Systems for component production, Diebold put its FDM machine to work producing fixtures for its ATMs, electronic security and voting systems for a fraction of the time and cost of traditional machining. Product release is sped up and fixtures are produced to an accuracy of 0.0005 inch.
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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. Read Case Study | Download PDF
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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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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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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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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