Ricoh Japan enjoys lightweight jigs and fixtures thanks to Stratasys Fortus 900mc 3D printer
tctmagazine | September 12, 2017
Ricoh Japan has adopted Stratasys' Fortus 900mc Production 3D printer to manufacture jigs and fixtures for its Production Technology Center assembly line. Stratasys made public the company’s use of its 3D printing technology after Ricoh Japan fed back an improved efficiency and significant reduction in manual tooling errors. Replacing traditional metal tooling, the lightweight 3D printed jigs and fixtures have been utilised in an assembly line, located in the north-east branch of Ricoh Industries in Miyagi prefecture, Japan. The assembly line is part of Ricoh’s large-format printer manufacturing process.