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Topic: 3D ServiceCIPRES revolutionizes their order management with 3YOURMIND
Due to changes in market requirements, CIPRES was only just managing to deal with the number of inquiries and with preparing and sending out quotes via email. Price calculations, communicating with customers when requirements changed, order placement, planning production, preparing production plans, and facilitating communication between production units all required a lot of time and meant high costs. This is why CIPRES decided to look for a partner to support them in overcoming the challenges posed by digitizing their processes.
Read moreZIGGZAGG chooses 3YOURMIND to strengthen its leadership position with full workflow automation
Ziggzagg, a leading 3D printing service bureau located in Belgium has chosen 3YOURMIND to develop a fully automated workflow tailored to its specific needs. The company invested in 10 HP machines and produces orders that encompass as many as 200,000 parts. Thanks to 3YOURMIND, they have managed to fully automate their processes, reducing error and allowing for more time with their customers.
Read moreHow Can 3D Print Service Providers Achieve Successful Production Workflows?
Today, service bureaus are facing a number of challenges that can make it difficult to scale up operations. For example, issues related to order intake, pricing, and client communication. However, these problems can be overcome by following some best practices and adopting more efficient solutions. This series of articles has advice for 3D printing service providers, showing ways in which to address these issues. In the first article, found here, solutions for order intake, pricing and client communication were covered. Yet, these are not the only existing challenges. Service bureaus also often struggle to have an accurate overview of their production floor, leading to slower decision making, lower part quality, and therefore decreased productivity. This second article in the series will address how service bureaus can optimize production workflows in order to boost business. Here are some more tips and tricks for AM service providers, focusing especially on the benefits of implementing Additive MES software.
Read moreHow to unlock the potential of your 3D printing service bureau and skyrocket your business
With the rise of additive manufacturing comes a demand from those who want to use the technology but don't know where to start or don't want to invest in the necessary machinery. 3D printing service bureaus (also known as AM service providers, job shops, or contract manufacturers, among other terms), are the answer to this problem. They provide a critical need as they produce 3D parts on behalf of their customers, usually operating at several locations worldwide. And they are becoming increasingly popular.
Read more5 Problems for 3D Services to Remain Competitive
In addition to adaptability, being able to foresee change is one of the keys to staying competitive in business. The innovative firms that are providing 3D Printing are part of the 10% of companies serving as digital champions in manufacturing.
Read moreAllocating Your Time to the Right Customers
Additive Manufacturing technology has been proven to have the highest impact at industrial levels. In this growing industrial 3D printing network services need to identify the right clients to remain competitive, especially as more companies want a piece of the pie.
Read morePrinting Services Overcoming Manual Quoting
Capturing the growing demand in a complex market like 3D printing is always challenging. The different issues of each customer are evident in processes that demand high precision and expertise. Meeting incoming customer requests is not yet a problem, but how will you adapt as your demand triples in the next 1-2 years?
Read moreToom Uses 3YOURMIND to Offer 3D Printing for Home Improvement
Toom is now providing their consumers with access to next generation 3D production.Customers can directly order 3D prints or upload a 2D file that will be modeled for them by a professional 3D service. In a few clicks, 3D orders can be placed on the platform to be picked up on the next visit to Toom!
Read moreBreaking the 3D Printing Barrier for the Ordinary
In an exclusive interview with 3YOURMIND, Meltwerk the Berlin based company founded in 2015 under the brand Trinckle3D, explain the reasons behind their production decisions that support their main mission, to break the barrier between ordinary people and 3D Printing.
Read morePolymers for Apium's FFF 3D Printing
“High-performance polymers are more difficult to print but can be applied in various industrial applications in the fields of prototyping, R&D, individual parts or small batches." Apium is one of 3YOURMIND industrial 3D printing services. The company’s application researcher, Philipp Renner, provides insights into their technology, their material selection and mechanical properties in an exclusive interview.
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