Case Study: SL Corporation (Korean automotive parts manufacturer) achieves 40% jig weight reduction and 10% lead-time cut with Materialise Magics

3D-Printed Jigs and Fixtures with a 40% Weight Reduction

SL Corporation, a Korea-based automotive parts manufacturer with over 50 years of experience, needed a faster, lighter way to produce complex jigs and fixtures used across design, prototyping and tooling. To address manufacturing difficulties and shorten lead times, they turned to Materialise and used Materialise Magics software to prepare parts for 3D printing.

Materialise Magics enabled SL Corporation to automatically fix model errors, hollow parts with appropriate wall thicknesses, generate internal lightweight structures, and cut large jig loaders into printable sections. Using Materialise’s solution, SL Corporation reduced jig lead time by 10% and cut jig loader weight by 40% while retaining required strength, lowering material use and simplifying assembly.

SL Corporation

Seong Jun Yu

Assistant Manager