How to Choose the Best 3D Printer for Your Automotive Needs

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3D printing technologies provide many benefits to the automotive industry. In fact, 3D printing offers time- and cost-saving solutions at each phase in the automotive production process including, product development, production support and part production.

Along with the benefits that 3D printers offer, there's a wide variety of available 3D printing technologies to pick from. In addition, determining which technology to use with each production phase isn’t always clear or easy.

But that’s why we’ve published this Solution Guide. If you’re an engineer, designer, or program manager involved in any phase of automotive production, this guide will show you how Stratasys' technologies benefits each step of the development process and help you determine which AM technology is best suited for each.

Committed to Our Customers

The biggest benefit of 3D printing is definitely the time savings. The time for development and taking the tooling or a trial period down to a fraction of what it is with traditional methods is a huge benefit, especially when you’re trying to get to market on time at product launch.

- Luke McInnes, Product Development, ROUSH Performance

Innovative 3D Printing Applications

Explore the world of Additive Manufacturing with our diverse portfolio of 3D printing applications, tailored to meet the needs of industries at every stage of the product lifecycle. From innovative prototyping to the creation of end-use parts, our technologies are reshaping the way businesses approach design and production. Discover specialized solutions in dental applications, custom jigs and fixtures for streamlined workflows, and medical equipment manufacturing that offers unmatched customization. We're at the forefront of transforming sectors including many industries, demonstrating our commitment to driving innovation.

Production Parts

3D printed production parts offer an efficient alternative to standard fabrication methods.

Make custom, end-use parts on demand without the high cost and long lead times of traditional manufacturing.

Jigs and Fixtures

Modernize and improve your process for making jigs, fixtures and inspection tooling.

3D printed jigs, fixtures, and other manufacturing tools offer time, cost, and weight advantages over conventional metal tools.

Rapid Prototyping

Quickly turn ideas into precise, high-fidelity prototypes with advanced 3D-printed rapid prototyping.

Revolutionize prototyping in design and engineering with 3D printing solutions, aiding efficiency, cutting costs and time-to-market.

Design

Design, print, test, and reiterate models with unmatched realism in a seamless product lifecycle

Leverage 3D printing for accurate and reliable product development, facilitating optimal design communication for faster time to market.

Packaging

Accelerate time to market with 3D printing for cost-effective, high-quality packaging prototypes

Revolutionize packaging design with high-fidelity, full-color 3D prototypes, featuring Pantone-validated colors and ultra-sharp details.

Dentures

True Aesthetics Made Possible. Monolithic, full color 3D printed permanent dentures.

3D print dentures with TrueDent, an FDA cleared (Class II) resin developed for the J5 DentaJet that enables streamlined production of Removable prostheses.

Composite Tooling

Streamline and simplify your composite part production with 3D printed composite tooling.

Make 3D printed mold tools for composite structures in much less time than it takes to procure conventional hard tooling.

Make custom, end-use parts on demand without the high cost and long lead times of traditional manufacturing.

3D printed jigs, fixtures, and other manufacturing tools offer time, cost, and weight advantages over conventional metal tools.

Revolutionize prototyping in design and engineering with 3D printing solutions, aiding efficiency, cutting costs and time-to-market.

Leverage 3D printing for accurate and reliable product development, facilitating optimal design communication for faster time to market.

Revolutionize packaging design with high-fidelity, full-color 3D prototypes, featuring Pantone-validated colors and ultra-sharp details.

3D print dentures with TrueDent, an FDA cleared (Class II) resin developed for the J5 DentaJet that enables streamlined production of Removable prostheses.

Make 3D printed mold tools for composite structures in much less time than it takes to procure conventional hard tooling.

Applications

From faster prototyping to better support tooling to economical customization and production, additive technology offers time and cost efficiencies while getting products to market faster.

Prototyping

Validate ideas faster to arrive at the optimal design before investing in expensive production tooling.

Tooling

Keep production running with tooling created and deployed in a fraction of the time of traditional tools.

Production Parts

3D printed production parts are the perfect solution for cost-effective customization and on-demand production.

Validate ideas faster to arrive at the optimal design before investing in expensive production tooling.

Keep production running with tooling created and deployed in a fraction of the time of traditional tools.

3D printed production parts are the perfect solution for cost-effective customization and on-demand production.

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Automotive Printers

Stratasys 3D printers suited for automotive applications include FDM and SAF printers. FDM technology platforms are highly appropriate for prototyping and tooling applications. SAF powder bed technology offers higher-volume production capabilities and lower cost per part relative to competing powder-bed systems.