About The Toro Company
The Toro Company is a global leader in outdoor environment solutions, serving customers in more than 125 countries. To support rapid product development and increasing internal demand, Toro expanded its additive manufacturing operation from a single FDM printer to a fleet of six systems producing prototype and production-scale components.
Support Removal Was Slowing Growth
As print volumes increased, Toro's post-processing workflow struggled to keep pace. Support removal often required twice the build time, creating delays and increasing labor requirements. The company’s Minneapolis facility supports more than 300 designers, making efficiency critical to maintaining responsiveness and throughput.
Automating FDM Post-Processing with BASE
To better align throughput with demand, Toro implemented the PostProcess BASE automated FDM support removal solution in 2019. The software-driven system delivers enhanced consistency, minimizes damaged parts, and dramatically reduces the amount of operator involvement required during support removal.
Significant Productivity and Efficiency Gains
By automating support removal, Toro dramatically reduced the time and labor associated with post-processing while supporting continued growth in additive manufacturing applications.
