Case Study: Rawlings Sporting Goods achieves scalable production for the REV1X glove with Fast Radius

Rawlings improves part yield 4x with Fast Radius

Rawlings Sporting Goods, a leading manufacturer of baseball equipment, sought to revolutionize the traditional baseball glove with their new REV1X design. Their challenge was to scale production of the glove's intricate 3D-printed lattice inserts, which required exacting performance standards. They partnered with vendor Fast Radius and its Cloud Manufacturing Platform to bring this innovative product to market.

Fast Radius applied its expertise in additive manufacturing and the Carbon DLS process to reliably produce the complex parts. The solution involved dialing in the printing process and developing custom post-processing methods, which improved part yield by more than 4x from initial tests. This allowed Rawlings to launch a durable, high-performance glove that is ready for gameplay immediately, with Fast Radius providing a scalable manufacturing solution for ongoing production.

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