Gerhard Schubert GmbH is using its desktop 3D printers to manufacture end-use parts.
Ultimaker has revealed how Gerhard Schubert GmbH, a global market leader for top-loading packaging machines (TLM), is using its desktop 3D printing systems to print end-use parts.
The company, whose flexible TLM technology is used by major brands in the foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals and technical consumer goods markets such as Ferrero, Nestlé, Unilever and Roche, has created its own digital warehouse to deliver functional parts to customers for machines used to automate the manufacturing process. The benefits are reduced logistical risks, increased machine uptime and the ability to deliver parts when and where needed.
Marcus Schindler, Head of Materials Management at Gerhard Schubert GmbH and CEO of Schubert Additive Solutions GmbH, said: "Our motto is think, make, store, print. We don't just offer 3D files. We carefully think about the right parts, make the designs and certify the print jobs. Furthermore, we store the designed parts in our Part-Streaming-Platform, our digital warehouse, and we consult our customers on how to print.
"We selected the Ultimaker because of the ease of use, high print quality, the widest range of available materials and because there is no post processing needed with for the FFF printed format parts. Our digital warehouse is based on a monthly paid subscription model. Customers select the part they want for their machine online and simply send the certified .gcode file to the Ultimaker S5 we have made available for them. Our customers highly appreciate our flexible support in creating custom designs of parts that fully suit their needs. Altogether this makes our machines and services extremely agile."
Jos Burger, CEO at Ultimaker, added: "Gerhard Schubert GmbH fully embraced our vision of distributed printing. They design parts centrally, distribute these files digitally and manufacture the designed customised functional parts locally. We are proud to collaborate with Gerhard Schubert GmbH by offering our latest local manufacturing solutions and services. This way the innovators at Gerhard Schubert GmbH can focus on filling their digital warehouse and continue to offer their customers future-proof packaging machine solutions their everchanging industries require."
At Formnext this week, Schubert spoke about how it is using 3D printing to produce functional end-use parts for packaging lines on the TCT Conference @ Formnext stage.
