Tensabelt, a producer of queue management systems such as barriers, cones and roll-up belts, has recently realized they are able to save up to 200 per component leveraging 3D printed tooling.
For a company that distributes over 10,000 units across all of Southern Europe, their manufacturing solution for solution for custom tooling was not that efficient.
At the beginning, explains Tensabelt’s Global Production Manager, Clara Bazán, they had a “more conservative approach” to producing the tooling they needed. They would work with aluminum tools, whose fabrication had to be externalized, a process that was slow and costly, with waiting times of several weeks for each new piece designed.
They decided to turn to 3D printing when they saw the rising demand for their products nd their inability to produce at a fast pace.
With BCN3D’s technology, they experienced functional designs through quick iteration and short waiting times. As a reminder, we recently shared another example of the Spanish-based manufacturer’s technology in the fashion industry.
With the ability to have new tools at hand’s reach within 24 hours and savings of up to 200€ per piece, Bazán corroborates that “this technology has given us flexibility to reduce time and costs”. Not only have they achieved maximum efficiency, she adds, but incorporating 3D printing has enabled Tensabelt “to be less conservative, facilitating to take more calculated risks and explore further, and empowering us to keep innovating constantly”.
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