Founded in 1911, the Eaton Corporation is a worldwide leader in power management solutions spanning a diverse range of markets, from aerospace to mining to healthcare to automotive. With more than 97,000 employees, Eaton today does business in 175 countries around the globe and boasts annual revenues of more than $21 billion.
Like many other automotive suppliers, Eaton needs to minimize the downtime on their manufacturing lines in order to keep up with the rapid iteration in vehicle design and the massive, world-wide demand for parts. In addition to tooling and fixturing for mass production, Eaton also produces one-off, custom solutions for customers around the globe.
(Photos of the parts printed with the studio system 2 in action)
The Studio System™ not only is able to produce custom fixturing and reduce the down time significantly, but also enables engineers to reverse engineer models where models were not available. Altogether provides a cheaper, faster and more efficient manufacturing process for some of the parts.
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(Photo of the Studio System. From left to right Printer, Debinder, Furnace)
Here are some of the other parts that were printed with our Studio System
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01 Robot Gripper 02 Gear Tooth Chamfer Chuck Jaws 03 Assembly Bearing Press Tool 04 Buss Box Safety Device
*All Parts are Printed in 17-4 Stainless Steel |
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As Senior Engineer Alex Abernethy mentioned, “Before additive manufacturing I was afraid to fail. After additive manufacturing if you fail it happens quickly and you can also correct the error more quickly.”
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