CONTRACT MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEERING

Companies are choosing to work with 3D printing service providers not because they have to, but because they want to. Not only does outsourcing help companies meet production shortfalls, but service providers may have experience with a company’s application type and may be better suited to help them realize additive manufacturing’s full potential. The interest in ongoing access to expertise, spanning across the entire spectrum of product development and technology adoption, helps explain why survey respondents expressed interest in working with service providers even after they’ve purchased additive manufacturing equipment.

It’s an exciting time to be in this challenging and rewarding industry. While the future holds incredible potential, the expanded adoption of 3D printing for end-use parts does not happen in the blink of an eye—it happens one application at a time. It’s our job to take your amazing new ideas for products and technologies and champion them into real applications, one-by-one, by identifying ways 3D printing can bring them to life faster and easier. We get to know each part and project at a level that transcends the customer’s company or industry needs, allowing us to create unique solutions using a variety of tools.