Case Study: WIESEMANN 1893 accelerates prototyping and enables recycled-material design with MakerBot METHOD X

Wiesemann 1893 Brings Product Design and Enable 3d to Life With Makerbot Method X and 3d Printing

Wiesemann1893, a Frankfurt-based manufacturer of high-quality hand tools and the creator of the ENABLE 3D digital design platform, struggled with slow, costly prototyping because much work was outsourced to external service providers. To speed iterations, reduce lead times and regain creative freedom, Wiesemann1893 brought in MakerBot’s METHOD X as their first in-house 3D printer.

MakerBot delivered a METHOD X system—leveraging its heated build chamber, open materials platform, the MakerBot LABS GEN 2 Experimental Extruder and CloudPrint—which let Wiesemann1893 print ABS, nylon, carbon-fiber and in-house recycled filament, validate roughly 100 ENABLE 3D designs, and keep production running during COVID-19 with a skeleton crew. Using MakerBot, the team shortened development cycles, lowered prototyping costs, produced more realistic, durable prototypes and accelerated time to market while enabling a scalable co‑production model for customers.

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Manuel Siskowski

Chief Executive Officer