Case Study: Subaru cuts tooling development time 50% with Stratasys F770 and T25 print head

Subaru cuts tooling development time 50% with Stratasys F770

Subaru's Accessories Product Development team faced challenges with the slow and expensive conventional fabrication of specialized tooling and jigs. The high cost and weeks-long iteration cadence for prototyping these tools hindered their efficiency. To address this, Subaru implemented a large-format Stratasys F770 3D printer to insource the tool fabrication process.

By switching to Stratasys additive manufacturing, Subaru cut tooling development time by over 50%, reducing iteration time from weeks to days. The subsequent upgrade to the Stratasys T25 print head further accelerated production, doubling the print speed of the F770 and allowing the team to meet demand with a single printer. This resulted in a 70% cost reduction for one program, a projected two-year ROI, and supported the company's waste reduction and just-in-time manufacturing goals.

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