Metal 3D printing presents many opportunities across multiple industries, improving productivity, increasing operational efficiency and extending equipment lifetime. But how do you get started?
At TheSteelPrinters, we provide an end-to-end metal 3D printing service that delivers results. To find out more about our industry expertise, keep reading.
The opportunities metal 3D printing presents are extensive. While the technology doesn’t aim to fully replace traditional manufacturing methods, it holds many advantages that can result in operational improvements for your business. These include reduced lead times, lower inventory requirements and better part performance.
Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the benefits metal 3D printing offers:
At TheSteelPrinters, we offer an end-to-end metal 3D printing service, covering all your spare part production needs. We’ll transform your spare part supply chain, increase productivity and enhance maintenance operations, with the aim of helping you to achieve your financial objectives.
Download our guide to discover more about the benefits of metal 3D printing and how to build a compelling business case for adopting the technology.
We’ll start by identifying the parts best suited for metal 3D printing that generate the most added value to your business. Not every part should be 3D printed, so we’ll analyse your data and get to know your operations to find the best opportunities.
We’ll then optimise the design of the part to enhance its functional performance and improve its manufacturability. Starting from understanding your application to eventually developing a topology optimised design, we’ll deliver a design tailored to your operational needs that takes advantage of the benefits 3D printing has to offer.
Here are some examples of how industries are redesigning parts and leveraging metal 3D printing.
For more examples, explore our article dedicated to metal additive manufacturing in the steel industry.
Read our blog to learn more about how additive manufacturing can be used in the upstream oil and gas sector.
Looking for more examples of how metal additive manufacturing can be used in the mining industry? Find out more in this blog.
Once your design is finalised, it’s time to print the part using our industrial LPBF printers, capable of producing parts with high resolution and mechanical properties. After printing, we’ll conduct all post-processing and quality check activities to ensure parts are delivered with the highest quality finish.
Do you have a specific part you are looking to print? Or do you need help finding 3D printing use-cases and design support?
Find out more about our engineering and print-on-demand services.
We can work with you on individual projects or on a continuous basis. Our experts will support you across all stages of the 3D printing process — from part identification to final part production.
We will work closely with your production and maintenance teams to develop a pipeline of 3D printing opportunities and lead all design optimization activities.
Want to see how we’ve collaborated with businesses such as ArcelorMittal? Take a look at our case studies.
Once you have a part that's ready for printing, send us your 3D model and tell us about your order requirements, such as quantity, material and surface finish.
We’ll provide you with a price quotation and after approval, we’ll print your part.
If your part needs additional post-process machining or surface treatments, we’ll include it in the price and manage these steps before sending you the part.
Want to get started on your metal 3D printing projects? The first step may be to create a compelling business case — we can help with that.
Our comprehensive guide includes all the steps you need to take, including calculating added value savings and identifying effective use cases.
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