Case Study: TE Connectivity achieves fast, scalable automotive‑quality connector production with Fast Radius

TE Connectivity - Customer Case Study

TE Connectivity needed to manufacture an automotive‑quality electrical connector quickly without major capital expenditures. To meet strict automotive material and performance requirements, TE partnered with Fast Radius (working alongside Carbon® technologies) to explore additive manufacturing alternatives to traditional tooling.

Fast Radius implemented additive production using Carbon’s DLS process and automotive‑certified materials, enabling complex geometries, rapid iteration, and seamless scale‑up from prototype to volume. The collaboration delivered measurable impact: reduced capital outlay to roughly $100,000, no minimum order quantity, ISO 9001 quality management, and a shortened timeline from concept to production measured in weeks rather than months.

TE Connectivity

Galen Martin

Senior Principal Design Engineer