3D Printing
Additive is where EFI de-risks a program - proving geometry, fit and material direction before a tool is committed.
04 Rapid development
Sample parts, low-volume production and design validation before steel gets cut.
3D printing at EFI covers sample parts, low-volume production and testing design feasibility - the work that answers questions while they are still cheap to answer.
It is also a practical way to explore material options: printing lets a customer who is undecided on a final production material evaluate the part in hand before committing tooling.
ADVANTAGES
Validate before tooling
Confirm geometry and fit while changes still cost days, not tools.
Sample parts fast
Physical parts for review, fit checks and internal approvals.
Low-volume production
A real option for quantities that do not justify a mold.
Material exploration
Evaluate options before locking a production material.
Applications
Where this shows up.
- Design validation
- Sample and fit-check parts
- Low-volume production
- Material evaluation
- Assembly fixtures and aids
In the program
This capability is one stage of the route EFI runs from concept to delivery.
- 01Concept & Review
- 02Prototype & Validate
- 03Tooling
- 04Sampling
- 05Production Molding
- 06Marking
- 07Assembly
- 08Delivery
RELATED CAPABILITIES
Tooling
Complete mold-making, from prototype tools through large-scale production molds.
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Injection Molding
Production molding for programs that run from first article to millions of parts a year.
Explore Injection Molding
Assembly
Molded components built up into finished assemblies, at brand volume or startup volume.
Explore Assembly
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Have a 3d printing program? Send the print.
Quotes come back from people who run the presses, not a form queue. Send a model, a drawing, or a description of the part.