Case Study: Metro Plastics cuts lead times and part costs with UltiMaker S5 Pro Bundle

Metro Plastics Injection mold company looks to 3D printing to solve operational bottleneck

Metro Plastics, an injection mold company, struggled with long lead times for machined end-of-arm tooling from its internal tool shop, which could take months and created operational bottlenecks. They turned to vendor UltiMaker to explore a solution using 3D printing technology.

By implementing the UltiMaker S5 Pro Bundle, Metro Plastics quickly began 3D printing a wide variety of tools and parts in-house. The solution drastically reduced costs and turnaround times; for example, a sensor bracket that cost $40-50 and took days to source was instead printed the same day for $5. UltiMaker enabled the company to save up to 90% on parts and significantly minimized delays, allowing them to get injection molded parts to their customers faster.

Metro Plastics

Scott Adams

Project Manager