Case Study: Kespry accelerates drone product development with Shapeways 3D printing

How to Use 3D Printing for Fast, Low-cost Product Development and Iteration

Kespry, an industrial drone maker, needed a way to develop and scale its product quickly without the high costs, long lead times, and tooling constraints of traditional manufacturing. To move from early prototypes to full production, the company turned to Shapeways and its 3D printing service for fast, affordable iteration and end-use parts.

With Shapeways, Kespry built drones with 3D printed components from day one and scaled smoothly from a few parts a week to hundreds per month. Shapeways helped Kespry make design changes in weeks instead of months, avoid expensive injection molds, and maintain repeatable quality and reliable production as demand grew to hundreds of drones shipped each quarter.

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