Case Study: Husqvarna Group achieves a resilient, sustainable on-demand spare parts supply chain with Fast Radius

Husqvarna uses the Virtual Warehouse to digitally store spare parts that are more efficiently and sustainably produced with additive manufacturing

Husqvarna Group, the Swedish global leader in outdoor power products, wanted to modernize its spare-parts supply chain by using production-grade 3D printing to reduce waste, improve availability, and lower costs. To do this they engaged Fast Radius to evaluate and produce replacement parts using additive manufacturing technologies (including HP Multi Jet Fusion and Carbon DLS) and to host parts in the Fast Radius Virtual Warehouse.

Fast Radius’ application engineers screened part families, performed durability and certification testing (UV, chemical, cycle tests), and validated an initial batch that passed Husqvarna Group’s PPAP and is now stored digitally for on-demand production. The Fast Radius solution enables single-unit economical runs and delivery in days, cutting material waste and part obsolescence, improving customer experience with never-out-of-stock parts, and eliminating inventory carry costs and tied-up working capital.

Husqvarna Group