A lot of manufacturers today need to provide their customers a physical model or prototype of the product they have in mind to bring to market. Engineers will outsource a 3D CAD model to a local print shop - which can take weeks just to get one prototype back, bring it to the customer for feedback, and get back to the drawing board on another design iteration.
Rick Beddoe, Mechanical Engineer at Minnetronix Medical Inc., is here to tell their story on how prototyping in-house with SLA 3D printers allows them to rapidly iterate designs, accelerate time-to-market, and exceed customer expectations.
Minnetronix discusses their:
- Mission to rapidly bring medical products to the market
- 3D printing process comparison of FDM, DLP, CFF, and SLA
- Experience with outsourcing models vs 3D printing in-house
... and how by using Formlabs SLA 3D printers in-house, they were able to:
- Save an average of 6-8 weeks lead time per project
- Save $10,000 with production on a specific use case
Watch the video to hear from Minnetronix on how they have successfully used in-house SLA 3D printing as a solution to dramatically reduce lead time and costs on their prototypes!
