PENSA Accelerates Product Innovation with MakerBot METHOD
16 May 2019 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
The MakerBot METHOD 3D Printer streamlines
PENSA’s product design and development processes, reducing
production time and costs
MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing, today announces
details of one of its first customers utilizing the recently
launched MakerBot METHOD, the first performance 3D printer. PENSA,
an industrial design and invention consulting firm based in New
York City, is using METHOD to streamline its product design and
development processes while reducing overall production time and
costs.
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MakerBot + PENSA
PENSA is a full-service design and engineering agency that
develops products and experiences to help customers improve the
quality of their lives. The agency works with industry-leading
corporations and startups, including GoTenna, OXO, Bayer, One
Blade, D.I. Wire, One Drop, and Pepsico.
Since integrating METHOD into their daily design process, the
product development teams at PENSA are enjoying their new tool;
testing ideas early and often in order to accelerate design
iteration cycles and make quicker decisions. The designers and
engineers utilize METHOD for a wide range of uses, including to
print fixtures or end-use parts, form studies, volume studies, and
functional testing.
“PENSA is centered on invention, and we use 3D printing as a way
to help us invent. The MakerBot METHOD allows us to be uninhibited
in our testing – a crucial step for invention and design,” said
Marco Perry, Co-founder, PENSA. “METHOD has proven itself to be an
extremely reliable tool. The dimensional accuracy that we are
getting with METHOD compared to any industrial FDM is as good or
better than anything we have owned or used in the past. Before
METHOD, we would only use industrial 3D printers to check for fit
and finish. Now, we are using 3D printing earlier in our process,
and we can run through iterations very quickly, using it to check
for functionality, ergonomics, and mechanics.”
Previously, PENSA relied on a combination of desktop and
industrial 3D printers to execute prototyping at different stages
of the design process. However, the desktop machines were
unreliable, while the industrial 3D printers were costly to
operate, required dedicated technicians, and included lengthy
cleanup times. This would ultimately translate to higher costs and
longer production times for PENSA’s clients. As a result, the
company invested in METHOD for its industrial grade 3D
technologies, desktop accessibility, and disruptive price
point.
“We are thrilled to receive such an overwhelmingly positive
response from our early customers,” said Nadav Goshen, CEO,
MakerBot. “As one of the leading product design firms in New York,
PENSA understands better than most the need for reliable rapid
prototyping. METHOD was engineered to enable product teams like
those at PENSA to become more agile and help them speed up their
innovation processes.”
METHOD carefully controls the 3D print environment to produce
repeatable and consistent parts, vertical layer uniformity, and
cylindricity. This level of dimensional accuracy and reliability
are made possible by leveraging industry-leading Stratasys®
patents, including a circulating heated chamber, precision PVA
water soluble supports, and dry-sealed material bays.
“The reality when it comes to physical models is that it is just
a step in the process. The real result for our clients is that it
is a product that sells well for them,” explains Perry. “The fact
is that we rely heavily on our tools, just like a chef would rely
heavily on a sharp knife. If a chef is thinking about how the knife
works, he is not thinking about the meal he has to make. For me,
the best tool is one where you do not have to think about how it
works. We have to take it as a given that the product will work
well because we are focused on the whole picture. The reliability
of the METHOD really helps with that—it’s not even a thought. You
just run it.”
About MakerBot
MakerBot, a subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSYS), is a
global leader in the 3D printing industry. The company helps create
the innovators of today and the businesses and learning
institutions of the future. Founded in 2009 in Brooklyn, NY,
MakerBot strives to redefine the standards for 3D printing for
reliability, accessibility, precision, and ease-of-use. Through
this dedication, MakerBot has one of the largest install bases in
the industry and also runs Thingiverse, the largest 3D printing
community in the world.
We believe there's an innovator in everyone, so we make the 3D
printing tools that make your ideas matter. Discover innovation
with MakerBot 3D printing.
To learn more about MakerBot, visit makerbot.com.
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