Case Study: ARC North America achieves weeks‑faster prototyping and up to 90% cost reduction with 3D Systems ProJet 260Plus

3D Systems ColorJet 3D Printer Extends Glassmaker’s Reputation for Innovation

ARC North America, a Millville, NJ glassmaker with nearly 200 years of history and more than 1,100 employees, needed faster, more realistic prototypes to accelerate product development and improve customer presentations. Sending models out for printing took two to three weeks and limited design iteration, so ARC sought a solution that would cut lead time and produce accurate physical examples of shapes, logos and finishes.

ARC adopted the 3D Systems ProJet 260Plus full‑color printer and VisiJet PXL materials, enabling photorealistic, fine‑detail models in hours with simple, office‑friendly post‑processing and material recycling. The result: prototype turnaround fell from weeks to hours, per‑piece costs dropped by as much as 90% (from about $100 to $10–$15), internal collaboration and design iteration improved, and the lifelike prototypes helped ARC close major customer deals and realize near‑immediate ROI.

ARC North America

Jack Kontes

Vice President of Marketing