Applying all of the additive manufacturing benefits to your production goes beyond manufacturing. The end product can be ready at faster time frames and be prepared to improve future development. In addition, it can provide the possibility of a speedier prototyping process, building a solid future of success for your company or your product.
The demand-supply in a globally competitive environment searches for a way to speed to market crucial. Checking every production process to understand better how to be better is part of an everyday task. A changing pace in the uncertainty and the motivation to excel, manage companies to take advantage of additive manufacturing.
HOW ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IS POSSIBLE TO DO FASTER PROTOTYPING
- Methodical use of materials
- Energy efficiency
- Better inventory management
- Good customization and upgrading practices
HOW DOES ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MAKE IT POSSIBLE
- In the systematic use of materials:
Additive manufacturing works by building layer by layer; each part has minimum or no wasted removing material, making it a proper process to reduce material usage, reducing costs and waste.
- In the energy efficiency:
Lowering energy usage comes in the form of using less material, less usage of the machine, and eliminating steps in the production process. All these procedures make it a successful operation to lower energy consumption, but the remanufacturing possibilities and the modifications for future batches allow reconditioning.
- In better inventory management:
Casting parts not having to be saved up in case of future production saves space for your company. All the information for output doesn’t need to be physically done for more to be created or modifications to it.
- In customization and upgrading practices:
If using tooling was an option, you won’t have to wait for a tooling process to be complete to see the results. Getting the manufacturing process ready for the tooling component and assembly for proper dimensions takes time, which reduces prototyping time significantly in additive manufacturing.
Each detail can be checked out with the team to understand better how to improve the parts and check how modifications can be achieved or managed. Every project can be tested on the outcomes of the desired customization in short prototyping times. If any of them need to use a different production service, at least the procedure will have a more successful outcome by using additive manufacturing first.
EXPERTISE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
There is an added benefit to taking advantage of experience. Having engineers, designers, and crafty finishing experts at your side will give you the upper hand in your project. In addition, allowing ARRK North America, Inc. to help in these global competitive environments can guide you to achieving the quality you need for your production process.
Get in contact with ARRK’s experts to better understand the needs of your projects and how we can meet them.
