Case Study: Thogus Products achieves streamlined manufacturing and $150,000+ annual savings with Stratasys FDM

61-Year-Old Company Re-Invents Itself with FDM

Thogus Products, a 61-year-old injection molding company, faced declining automotive work and needed to diversify and speed product development. Under president Matt Hlavin, Thogus turned to Stratasys and its Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) systems (including Fortus 400mc machines) to pivot into small‑volume molding, rapid prototyping and more nimble manufacturing.

Stratasys helped Thogus implement FDM across prototyping, tooling and low‑volume production—Stratasys even produced parts that enabled Thogus to win a $600,000 program before their own machine arrived. The move yielded measurable impact: Thogus reports more than $150,000 in annual savings, a 76% revenue increase in 2010, growth to 86 employees (including 15 engineers), and large cost and lead‑time reductions (for example an end‑of‑arm tool for $618 in 24 hours vs $10,000 and four weeks), while enabling part consolidation, factory automation and expanded manufacturing services.

Thogus Products

Matt Hlavin

President