3D Printing Custom Tools to Manufacture Automotive Parts | Seco Tools

Chad Miller, Global Business Development Manager for Automotive, describes an additive manufacturing case study in which Seco Tools used 3D printing to create a custom insert for an automotive supplier with a unique need. The supplier, a turbocharger manufacturer, added a new feature on a component and came to Seco to streamline the tooling process. Their current process required 2-4 tools, and they asked Seco Tools to combine those tools into a single, lightweight insert holder. Close collaboration between the Seco and client teams produced a lightweight 3D printed design in maraging steel that provided multiple insert pockets, for use in boring and drilling in casted austenitic stainless steels (1.4849 and 1.4837).