CASE STUDY:

Transatlantic Copying

“capitalizing on dead time gave us asignificant advantage, and having the ability to produce the parts overnight when everyone was asleep saved the day. Thinking bigger picture – time to market has been reduced and Dimension has played a significant part in that.” Xerox Limited produces new-generation industrial printers, copiers, multifunc-tion devices and document centres. 350 engineers develop design solutions for manufacturing relating to the paper system such as paper trays, feeder parts, access handles for jam clearance areas, moulding with clip features, and draw fronts. The Xerox design team looked to the Dimension 3DPrinter to helpimprove their efficiency at producing prototype parts by moving away from the traditional ‘machining’ function and moving more cutting- edge rapid prototyping equipment in house. With the cost and func- tionality of the Dimension 3DPrinter, the design team no longer need- ed external agents in the prototype design process of molded com- ponents – a change that has subsequently shown significant time as well as cost savings. The Dimension Solution: In a potentially challenging situation, the Xerox team in the UK became the integration site for a partner company in Toronto, Canada. The Dimension 3d printer had just arrived at Xerox in the UK. In this scenario, parts needed to be refined quickly, and with Dimension technology at the ready, the UK team came to the rescue. Toronto simply sent files over to the UK on Friday where all the proto- types were generated as fast as the following Monday morning. According to Peter Keilty, facility manager at Xerox headquarters in Welwyn Garden City, England,
"The team bought into Dimension because it meanswe can prove designs more quickly." Peter KeiltyXerox Facility Manager, Welwyn Garden City, England In just two months their Dimension 3DPrinter earned its keep building 254 parts, operating 12 hours a day, sevendays a week with utilization at around 70percent. Now, initial skeptics are asking for a second machine.

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