Additive Manufacturing offers significant benefits
Design & Engineering
Faster time to market
- Fast Prototyping
- Fast design adjustments
Greater customization
- New customized applications
- More differentiated products
Product Enhancements
- Better functionalities / product performance
- New designs
- Less weight
Manufacturing
Faster / more flexible manufacturing process
- No setup time in production
- Fewer production steps / interfaces
- Fewer required parts
- Less assembly time
- More flexibility and better load balance
- Inherent quality assurance process
- Fewer dedicated machines
Higher material productivity
- Less material waste
- New material features
Service
Simplified supply chain
- Localized production
- Elimination of obsolete parts
- Refurbishment for specific components
- Less dependence on suppliers
More efficient sales process
- Customized product exemplification
