Case study · Industrial
5,700 FDM parts in 14 days for a Swiss engineering company
A production run of 5,700 FDM parts for a Swiss engineering company, planned across our machines and delivered within a 14-day lead time.
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- Industry
- Industrial
- Process
- FDM
- Quantity
- 5,700 parts
- Lead time
- 14 days
- Customer
- Swiss engineering company
Challenge
- 5,700 parts in one order.
- A 14-day lead time.
Result
- 5,700 parts delivered in 14 days.
- Supplied to a Swiss engineering company.
Approach
- 01
Plan the plates
The run was planned plate by plate across the machines.
- 02
Produce the batch
All 5,700 parts were printed in FDM.
- 03
Deliver on time
Shipped within the 14-day lead time.
Why this process and material
Why FDM at volume
Several machines run at once with no tooling. Volume is a question of plate planning and machine hours.
Why planning decides the lead time
The 14 days is set by how well plates, material and machine time are scheduled, not by the speed of one machine.
Summary of the engineering approach
At this volume the lead time is set by planning, not by the speed of one machine. The 5,700 parts were scheduled plate by plate across several FDM machines running at once, with no tooling, so the order shipped within the 14-day lead time.
Questions about this project
How many parts were delivered?
5,700 parts, all printed in FDM.
How long did it take?
The order was delivered within a 14-day lead time.
Suggested next steps
Recommendations for taking the part further. None of this is completed work.
- Agree a repeat schedule so material and machine time can be reserved.
- Add a sample inspection plan for each batch.
