Case Study: C7 Carbon achieves faster, leaner production of custom automobile parts with 3D Platform

Creating Custom Automobile Parts Through 3D Printing

C7 Carbon, an automotive design and manufacturing company that produces aftermarket parts like spoilers, splitters and side skirts, faced a slow, labor-intensive prototyping process that relied on carving foam for every new design. They needed a large-format 3D printing solution to translate CAD designs into physical parts with greater accuracy, fewer sections, and significant time savings.

C7 Carbon adopted 3D Platform large-format printers (starting with the 3DP 1000 and now running four machines, including a pro-electronics/HFE300-equipped unit), printing PLA for rapid prototyping and ABS for durable, consumer-ready parts. The switch cut prototyping man-hours from 12,360 to 2,472 (9,888 hours saved), enabled reassigning two sculptors, eliminated roughly three production roles, and sped up production of finished spoilers and accessories while lowering costs.

C7 Carbon

Ryan Cianci

C7 Carbon