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"The Stratasys FDM system produces parts with the
strength and accuracy to survive and provide data
while as deep as a mile beneath the Atlantic Ocean."
- Bob McCabe, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute |
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"If we [change] a component design after a short time,
it might be more cost effective to build our own parts
rather than pay...for tooling and production."
- Michael Jones, Bell & Howell |
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"Direct digital manufacturing eliminates all the timeconsuming
steps in fixture making - documenting,
quoting, tool-path design, machining, and assembly."
- Paul Sollie, Stratasys Director of Manufacturing |
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"To keep Ducati at the forefront of engine design, we sought a technology that could make accurate, durable prototypes quickly."
- Piero Giusti, Ducati |
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"Dimensional accuracy and dimensional stability were
critical for design verification. FDM gave us both."
- Tae Sun Byun, Hyundai Mobis |
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"We wanted to model with the strong
thermoplastics available for FDM - Polycarbonate and Polyphenylsulfone."
- Mark Bringle, Joe Gibbs Racing |
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"99 percent of the time we can handle modeling
needs in-house with FDM."
- Medtronic - Sofamor Danek
senior engineering manager Troy McDonald |
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"Vibration affects filter efficiency, so it was
important to mount the prototype directly on the engine for accurate testing."
- Russ Jensen, Parker Hannifin - Racor |
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"The material for FDM is inexpensive: we can build
60 to 70 parts with a single spool of plastic."
- Saroj Manandhar, Toro engineering manager |
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"Direct
digital manufacturing eliminated the tooling cost and
reduced delivery time from months to
hours."
- Chuck Nelson, Stratasys |
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"Spending a few thousand dollars on a
prototype saves us
months in engineering time."
- Bruce Vanisacker,
Dana Corporation |
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"Rapid manufacturing gave us a major
edge."
- Jesse Hanssen, Klock Werks Kustom
Cycles |
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"FDM is taking on
increasing importance as an alternative manufacturing method
for components made in small numbers."
- Günter Schmid, BMW |
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"The efficient [FDM] process
allows us to do more iterations than we could with other
processes. That results in better designed
components."
- Mike
Storp, Bell Helicopter
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"FDM enables us to create fixtures in
one-quarter the time and at one-half the cost of conventional
machining."
-
Rich Lute,
Diebold |
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"Because the FDM prototypes held up under these
conditions, I'm confident that we can begin rapid
manufacturing of ATM components with FDM."
- Rich Lute, Diebold |
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"The
frame had to be strong, yet it's so complex it would have cost
a fortune to machine. FDM gave us the ability to economically
rapid manufacture just one."
- Christopher Sprague, University of
Central Florida |
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"Who
would have guessed we'd be actively engaged in rapid
manufacturing so soon after investing in a new rapid
prototyping tool?"
- Andy
Smith, SAP |
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"For the first time since I've been in
this industry, all the parts fit together during the pilot,
which is not typical of injection mold
tooling."
- Rich Conover,
Oreck Manufacturing Company
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"Because
of the concept models we didn't have to guess if the customer
would like the T3 - we knew from the very
beginning."
- Eric Bielefeld, Bullard |
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"Had we relied on
formulas and CAD models rather than functional models, we
might never have found the optimal
design."
- Dominic Amae, Logitech |
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"Some of the
reason we wanted to bring RP in-house was to be able to define
the aesthetics more quickly. And we also wanted to get
testable models faster. I guess the bottom line was
faster!"
-
Eric Bartkus, Access Business
Group |
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"Toy making is a unique
craft; not every CAD draftsperson is able to sit down and
design a toy well."
-
Joe
Pizzo, Rapid Models & Prototypes, Inc
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