Objet system empowers design consultancy to meet seemingly impossible client deadlines - Objet - #1

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At a Glance Company: ID Group URL: www.idgroup-inc.com Location: Huntington Beach, California, USA Industry: Design consultancy Challenges • ID Group sought to significantly reduce turnaround time in producing 3D models for its clients’ design projects Solution The Eden500V™ 3D Printing System from Objet Results • Improved service for clients in a hurry • Enhanced testing and validation processes • Yielded better overall design ID Group is a full service design consultancy organization providing strategic and tactical solutions to high-profile organizations in a wide range of industries, including consumer goods, architectural, transportation and aerospace. By combining research, industrial design, engineering and manufacturing under one roof, ID Group provides turn-key capabilities and extraordinary technical and strategic expertise. Until recently, the company had outsourced the production of product and manufacturing equipment models. “Our bottom line was impacted – and we were constantly dealing with issues related to our clients’ needs to develop and bring new products to market in the most timely manner,” says Jeremy Wilkens, Design Manager, ID Group. “We were not able to fully realize the benefits of our design iterations and improvements, but all of this changed when we brought Objet technology in-house.” Objet’s Eden500V™ selected for robust capabilities, high-level detail and office friendliness ID Group chose Objet when it made the decision to bring 3D printing capabilities in-house. Says Wilkens, “We were drawn to Objet’s high-level detail, its smaller office footprint and ease-of-use.” ID Group was also attracted by the capability to provide clients with models incorporating a wide range of material, including Objet’s rubberlike FullCure® Tango materials. The company opted for the Eden500V™, one of the most robust Objet systems available. Objet has proved to be a tremendous asset, allowing ID Group to meet once impossible client deadlines and to improve testing and validation processes. “Our designers and engineers can now modify and output designs more quickly for faster, better outcomes,” says Wilkens. “When clients come to our office, the Eden 500V™ takes center stage. They are dazzled by its capabilities.” From bikes to planes, Objet proves a valuable asset ID Group utilizes its Objet system to develop client solutions across the full spectrum of industries and applications with spectacular results. In one example, an innovative start-up company partnered with ID Group to develop an early-stage prototype of a bicycle for riding on snow called the Ktrak Cycle. Using the Objet system, Wilkens Objet system empowers design consultancy to meet seemingly impossible client deadlines “Objet has given us a substantial strategic advantage, yielding faster, better design for our client” Jeremy Wilkens, Design Manager, ID Group Case Study