Case Studies
Engineering decisions with measurable results.
See the problem, the design decision, and the evidence behind the result. Every published number traces to committed engineering analysis.
Printing the manifold into a robot vacuum gripper
We replaced a cross-drilled, externally-plumbed end-of-arm tool with a single printed part — and proved the cups stay sealed under load.
Read the result →A printed inspection fixture you can actually trust to a micron
Additive fixturing is cheap and fast — but only worth it if it doesn't corrupt the measurement. We made a printed CMM fixture and proved the datum holds to 0.8 µm.
Read the result →Selling the vibration report, not a promise
Anyone can print a soft-mount. We compute its isolation curve with modal FEA, cross-check the eigensolve against a static solve, and tune it to your motor band.
Read the result →Sizing drone landing gear to the landing, not the datasheet
A printed cantilever leg that absorbs a hard landing — with the factor of safety computed by the energy method, not asserted.
Read the result →Keeping 64 pins in contact under load
A bed-of-nails test fixture is only as good as its worst pin. We proved the pin plane stays flat under the full preload — so no pin throws a false open.
Read the result →A printed gripper finger that holds the part still
Gripper fingers are machined per-part. We made a printed pair an engineered, stiffness-validated product — and proved the part stays located to 21 µm.
Read the result →A mount that holds its aim under shock
A lidar that wobbles under vehicle vibration smears its point cloud. We proved this mount holds the boresight to a third of a milliradian under a 10g shock — and never resonates.
Read the result →Parts that stay located when the cell shoves them
A pick-and-place nest is only worth printing if the parts don't drift. We proved a 12-pocket nest holds every part to under 3 µm at 5g — 37× inside the robot's pick budget.
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