Case Study: The Toro Company achieves faster FDM post-printing and greater throughput with PostProcess

The Toro Company - Customer Case Study

The Toro Company, a leading provider of outdoor maintenance equipment, faced significant bottlenecks in its additive manufacturing process. After scaling up its 3D printing capabilities, the company's growth was stunted by a manual post-printing support removal process that was time-consuming, labor-intensive, and accounted for 25% of a part's total cost. This challenge led them to seek a solution from PostProcess.

PostProcess implemented its BASE support removal solution, which utilizes a combination of software, hardware, and chemistry to automate the cleaning process. The result was a dramatic 89% decrease in post-print processing times and a more than 90% reduction in operator labor. This efficiency gain allowed The Toro Company to reduce support removal time from twice the build time to just 4% of it, enabling them to meet tight deadlines and expand their product offerings.

The Toro Company

Rob McArdell

Product Development Supervisor of Engineering Technical Services