Ricoh Implements FDM to Evolve Prototyping to Production

The Ricoh corporation is beginning to utilize Stratasys printing technologies to streamline and augment their overall manufacturing baseline.Using FDM and SLS materials and the Fortus machines, they are able to drastically reduce weight of certain parts without altering the cost while rapidly prototyping. Learn more: https://www.stratasys.com/3d-printers/fortus-380mc-450mc

Solaxis, a supplier specializing in tooling and functional parts, used additive manufacturing to design a new automotive jig. The new jig was over 100 pounds lighter, took two-thirds less time to develop and helped reduce the customer’s cycle time by 4 seconds per cycle. Learn more: https://www.stratasys.com/fdm-technology