Objet Connex500 3D Printer Helps Vista Technologies Achieve 40 Percent Growth in Tooling Business for Overmolded Parts - Objet - #1

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At a Glance Company: Vista Technologies, LLC URL: www.vistatek.com Location: Vadnais Heights, MN Industry: Rapid prototyping, rapid tooling and injection molding service bureau Challenges • Add in-house overmolding prototyping capabilities to enable customers to improve product designs and accelerate time-to revenue Solution Objet Connex500 3D printer Results • Overmolding capabilities have helped grow repeat business, and helped convert more prototyping projects into tooling jobs – overall, overmolding tooling business has grown by 40 percent since the Connex500 was implemented Vista Technologies, LLC (VistaTek™) specializes in rapid prototyping, rapid tooling and injection molding. The company’s broad mix of capabilities set it apart from other service bureaus. With complementary technologies from stereolithography (SLA), Polyjet, and fused deposition modeling (FDM), VistaTek can produce prototypes fast with virtually any rapid prototyping material. VistaTek has more than 1,600 customers across the U.S., including 3M, SPX Corporation and Toro. The company specializes in making quick-turn prototypes and complex injection molds in 2-3 weeks that lead to better designs and improved manufacturability, while accelerating its customers’ time to market. Service bureau adds Polyjet capabilities to complement traditional prototyping tools VistaTek saw the value of adding Polyjet technology to its offerings in 2006, with the purchase of its first Objet 3D printer – the Eden500V. “It was obvious to us that Polyjet had certain advantages over SLA, FDM or SLS for particular applications, such as medical models and other applications that require crisp detail and resolution,” explains Dan Mishek, Sales Manager for VistaTek. “It can also build faster models with certain geometries that allow for less cleanup and finish time. The Objet printer was a good complement to the other capabilities we offered in-house.” Customers use VistaTek prototypes in the proof-of-concept stage of development as well as to check fit, form and function for manufacturability and tolerance. The prototypes are also often used by marketing staff for focus groups and to develop packaging. So it’s Objet Connex500 3D Printer Helps Vista Technologies Achieve 40 Percent Growth in Tooling Business for Overmolded Parts “With the Objet Connex500, we don’t have to rely on imagination to convey how an overmolded part will actually look, feel and operate. We can print out an accurate prototype and just hand it to the customer” Dan Mishek, Sales Manager Vista Technologies, LLC Case Study Unique overmolding capabilities enable service bureau to capture more prototyping business, and convert more prototyping projects into tooling jobs