Case Study: Siemens Gas & Power cuts tooling lead times and costs with Markforged 3D printing

Siemens Gas & Power cuts custom tool lead times from 3 weeks to days with Markforged

Siemens Gas & Power faced a challenge maintaining gas turbines, as they required a custom circular saw with a contoured plate to cut into complex housing designs. Their previous process of shipping standard saws overseas for customization was inefficient, resulting in lead times of over three weeks per tool. To address this, they turned to Markforged technology.

Using a Markforged X7 industrial composite printer and Onyx material, Siemens engineers printed a custom circular saw housing. This solution slashed the production time from weeks to just a few days and saved over $8,000 on this single tool. The success of this project led to widespread adoption of Markforged printers at Siemens, with over 100 users now employing the technology for various applications, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars and drastically reducing lead times.

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