Category: Industry Case Studies

Case study: an overseas foundry benchmarked 3DPTEK sand printers against Western machines — matching uptime and accuracy at roughly 40% lower TCO.

Case study: large-format sand printing produces wind turbine housings with complex ducting and thin walls — faster than any pattern program.

Case study: a 3C electronics brand validated magnesium and aluminum frames in days with 3D printed sand molds — real castings in production alloys, zero tooling.

Case study: 3DPTEK’s Tongling foundry scaled bronze art casting to 500 tons a year with sand 3D printing — faster delivery and repeatable quality.

Case study: a heavy machinery OEM cut casting cost and lead time with patternless digital molds — no tooling bill for one-off parts.

Case study: a shipbuilder’s complex impeller went from a 12-week pattern wait to a 2-week digital mold — with better accuracy and yield.

Case study: one casting replaces a nine-part defense assembly — 3D printed sand molds cut assembly time 60%, removed joints, and eliminated the tooling bill.

Case study: high-integrity GIS aluminum castings for ultra-high-voltage equipment — complex geometry, tight tolerances, and on-time delivery.

Case study: how 3DPTEK cut an EV motor housing’s weight by 40% — wall-thickness optimization with 3D printed sand cores and zero tooling.

Case study: an aero engine manufacturer used 3D printed sand molds to cut pattern development from months to days — process, results, and lessons.