CASE STUDY 05 · Medical Device Manufacturing
Medical Device OEM Supplier
Regulated device production · High-performance polymer components
THE OUTCOME
Arcessio turned a tooling investment decision into arithmetic: at the real order quantity, printing PEEK beat both molding and machining, and the break-even point was known before any money was committed.
Saved against tooling up for injection molding
Saved against plastic machining, at $150 per part
Calculated break-even, above the 200-unit quarterly order
The challenge
A recurring OEM order of 200 PEEK parts per quarter could not justify tooling. Three mold iterations alone cost $60,000, and the molding break-even sat above the batch ordered.
The solution
Printed PEEK was costed against both injection molding and plastic machining at the real batch quantity, turning the tooling decision into arithmetic rather than judgement.
Manufacturing intelligence used
- Should Cost
- Cost Analysis
- Process Selection
- Manufacturability
Results achieved using the manufacturing intelligence technology that now powers Arcessio.
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