EnvisionTEC Printers for Tools, Dies, Parts

““Everything is going very well with the machine. Since we purchased the machine we have made over 4,600 parts. This far exceeds our expectations for the laboratory in general. Engineering has really come to enjoy the machine, prepping samples for customer design reviews, in vehicle trials and other things that we were never able to even consider prior to its purchase. Our consumer products group has even used the prototypes for limited consumer trials instead of soft tooling.””
Alan Romack, Senior Project Engineer, Bowles Fluidics

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Crane Pumps & Systems is a manufacturer of pumps, accessories and services that provides solutions for aqueous applications including water, HVAC, pressure sewers, pumping and dewatering for wastewater, municipal and military market segments.

Don Holder and Kirk Neer operate Crane’s ULTRA® 3SP® 3D printer. Holder and Neer are engineering technicians at Crane Pumps & Systems, with 13 years’ and 20 years’ experience, respectively, at the company.

Using EnvisionTEC 3D printing has allowed CP&S to greatly expedite their production schedule. Holder has made five iterations in under a month to the impeller in production. Lead times for one iteration from an outside source used to be at least one week. Holder was able to print three of them at a time at their company’s headquarters and then go on to test each version. “It’s really reduced our cycle time of testing.” says Holder.

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The Perfactory 3D printer from EnvisionTEC has transformed the product development process at Spray Nozzle equipment manufacturer Hypro EU with its performance capabilities and cost saving results.

Hypro EU has been manufacturing spray nozzles for agricultural and industrial applications at its Cambridgeshire, UK site since 1954. A global leader in this field, Hypro has built a reputation for producing superior products for spray equipment for a wide range of applications including crop spraying, fire suppression, paint pre-treatment and many others.

“We used the Perfactory to build the precision parts from which we could then build a rapid tool to create test parts in the exact production material before committing to the expense of the production tool.This was a key part of the development process and allowed us to achieve the optimum design.”

“Ultimately the Perfactory 3D printer saved – and continues to save – us time and money. For the twist ring development, the Perfactory potentially saved Hypro tens of thousands of pounds on final tooling costs and reduced our lead-time by weeks. On that basis alone it has provided us with an excellent return on investment. However, beyond that, the accuracy of the Perfactory system allows us to provide our customers with a superior design and a more reliable product. You cannot put a price on customer satisfaction.”

-Trevor Swan