Case Study: Visual First achieves rapid, 60% cost‑saving, production-ready replacement parts with Stratasys Fortus 450mc

Visual First - Customer Case Study

Visual First, a 3D-printing and visualization firm, was enlisted to solve The Chocolate Factory’s chronic packaging bottleneck caused by a fragile, hook-shaped metal part that jammed machines and had to be replaced three times a month with lead times exceeding a month. To address this, Visual First turned to Stratasys technology, using FDM Nylon 12CF material printed on a Stratasys Fortus 450mc to develop a stronger, production-ready replacement.

Using Stratasys FDM Nylon 12CF on the Fortus 450mc, the new carbon-fiber thermoplastic part proved rigid and durable, withstanding machine tests and increasing production throughput. The solution cut part lead time from over a month to under a week, reduced downtime, replaced a handmade metal part at a 60% cost savings, and enabled on-demand spare-part production—demonstrating clear business-continuity and supply-chain benefits from Stratasys.

Visual First

Carl van de Rijzen

Visual First