Case Study: Dassault Aviation reduces tooling lead time and cost with Stratasys ULTEM™ 1010 Resin 3D Printing

Dassault Aviation - Customer Case Study

Dassault Aviation, the French aerospace company behind the Falcon series of business jets, needed a faster and more cost-effective way to produce composite tooling for interior panels. Traditional FRP molds were expensive, took months to make, and were heavy to move, so the company worked with Stratasys to explore 3D printing as an alternative.

Stratasys 3D printed a composite lay-up tool using ULTEM™ 1010 resin, which could meet Dassault Aviation’s temperature and pressure requirements while using a sparse-fill design to reduce weight. The result was a tool produced in about three weeks, cutting lead time by roughly three months and reducing cost by nearly $20,000, a 75% savings; the finished tool weighed only 17 pounds and could be handled by one person.

Dassault Aviation