Case Study: LS Mold reduces mold design and production times by up to 40% with 3D Systems Cimatron

LS Mold Reduces Mold Design and Production Times with Cimatron CAD/CAM Software

LS Mold, a 33-year-old mold and tooling shop in Holland, Michigan, supplies plastic injection molds and related services to the office furniture, automotive and consumer-goods industries. Facing intense competition from lower-cost overseas shops and growing customer demand for much shorter delivery times, LS Mold needed faster design and production workflows without sacrificing quality.

By adopting Cimatron CAD/CAM (including QuickConcept and strong file translators) LS Mold streamlined design, surfacing and electrode extraction, cutting its design cycle by up to 40% and shortening downstream processes even more. The faster, integrated workflow helped the company identify moldability issues earlier, maintain high quality, and better compete on lead time and cost with overseas suppliers.

LS Mold

Jim Dent

Lead Engineer