Case Study: TMG Impianti achieves 80% faster production with Markforged 3D printing

TMG Impianti - Customer Case Study

TMG Impianti, a Veneto-based builder of customised end-of-line automation machines with 45+ years’ experience, faced growing product variability, tighter lead times and spare-parts shortages that traditional manufacturing couldn’t meet. To reduce prototyping and production time, handle complex geometries, simplify multi-part assemblies and cut moving-part weight, TMG turned to 3D printing and selected Markforged technology (initially the X7 with CFR filament, later adding the FX20) to bring additive manufacturing in-house.

Using Markforged printers and support from 3DZ, TMG moved rapidly from prototype to end-use parts, printing 1,450 pieces and logging 6,500 hours (≈75% utilization) in a year. The switch cut production and procurement lead times by about 80%, enabled 30–50% weight reductions in grippers, consolidated multi-piece assemblies into single parts, reduced supplier dependence, and accelerated order response—outcomes driven by Markforged’s continuous-fiber reinforcement capability and the company’s expanded in-house 3D printing area.

TMG Impianti

Andrea Dolzan

COO, Director of Operations