Industry
Industrial 3D Printing
Eliminate high tooling costs and streamline production with additive manufacturing...
How is additive manufacturing advancing industrial performance?
Additive manufacturing (AM) has huge potential to significantly reduce tooling costs and to streamline the entire production process. Whether you are working with complex geometries, small batches or customisation demands – or you simply want to reduce lead time – industrial 3D printing could make a big difference to how your business operates. At Ricoh 3D, we can help produce custom manufacturing aids, such as jigs, fixtures, templates and gauges.
Lead time has long been a huge issue in manufacturing. When it came to jigs, for example, they previously had to be outsourced and finished products installed on the floor. This could take almost three weeks to reach delivery. Switching to 3D plastic printing allows modelling to be done immediately and design changes can be implemented quickly, so delivery times are cut drastically – sometimes to one day.
There are also other benefits to the industrial sector, such as weight reduction by using a super-strong plastic rather than metal, extreme customisation for ultimate ergonomics and consolidation of parts.
“Ricoh has helped us discover what a 3D-printed design can really do. With the help of Ricoh 3D's engineering team, we have succeeded in creating one of the world’s first production high-performance 3D-printed products in our field.”
Steve Rix
Director, Future Engineering Developments Ltd
Why choose Ricoh 3D?
Ricoh looks at your entire production workflow — not just individual parts — to identify where 3D printing can deliver the biggest impact. From cutting tooling costs to eliminating process bottlenecks, we help you unlock efficiency at every stage.
The result? A faster, cleaner, more ergonomic operation that improves throughput across the entire production line.
