Case Study: Oticon achieves 30–60% faster electrode design and 40% prototype time savings with 3D Systems' Cimatron software

Oticon Builds Sigificant Productivity Gains with Cimatron Software

Oticon, a Denmark-based hearing-aid manufacturer, needed to design extremely small, highly detailed molds (some with up to 200 electrodes) while maintaining the highest quality and consolidating R&D in Copenhagen with the Thisted tool shop onto a single CAD/CAM platform.

After benchmarking four systems, Oticon adopted the Cimatron master suite (MoldDesign, NC, QuickElectrode). The switch delivered rapid payback: 30–60% faster electrode design, 40% time savings in prototype development, a three-day user ramp-up, and seamless interdepartmental workflows—shortening turnaround times, improving product quality, and meeting tight deadlines.

Oticon

Henry Frederiksen

CAM Administrator