Case Study: ARaymond achieves 8-week-to-3-day product development turnaround with Carbon DLS™

ARaymond Uses Carbon DLS™ to Reduce Product Development from 8 Weeks to 3 Days

ARaymond, a global leader in assembly technologies, faced a production-critical fastening problem: existing trim-clip fasteners required about 175 N to assemble (well above the 60 N limit) while still meeting extraction and side-load requirements. To get the OEM’s line back up quickly, ARaymond turned to Carbon and its Carbon DLS™ 3D printing process to rapidly develop and validate a new fastener design.

Using Carbon DLS™ (printed on the Carbon M2 with Carbon RPU 70), ARaymond iterated designs, printed 50 parts per option overnight, and moved from design to functional testing in just 3 days—versus ~8 weeks and a ~$16,000 prototype tool with traditional tooling. The rapid approach eliminated tooling costs, delivered a production-intent design ready for a low-volume tool in 5 weeks, and supported three successful line trials, restoring production while accelerating product development for ARaymond with Carbon.

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