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Success Story "Ecoparts"

Ecoparts (acronym of "economy parts"), located in Rüti (ZH), Switzerland, use the DMLS technology to deserve multiple customers belonging to different industry sectors. The service portfolio of the company includes Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Tooling and Solution Engineering for injection moulding.

 

Challenge

  • Replace a partially damaged insert without building it completly

Solution

  • Generation of a new reference surface (sharpening/grinding)
  • Positioning of the part in the machine
  • On top construction of the missing parts

Benefits

  • Save costs of a complete new insert construction
  • High reduction of lead time (partial construction instead of complete construction)
Tool insert before reparation
Tool insert after reparation (courtesy of Ecoparts).