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Why Adopt Sand 3D Printing? The Business Case from Grede

Grede Foundry shares its experience evaluating sand 3D printing technology, both technically and from a business ROI perspective, in its production foundry for the past 8 years. During this 8 years, Grede has also expanded with additional binder jetting machines.

This webinar was originally broadcast on September 24, 2024. 

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Sponsored by: ExOne - a Desktop Metal Company

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Summary

Binder jet 3D printing is critical to business development at Grede, a diverse company with nine iron foundries and one machining center. Its foundry in Iron Mountain, Michigan utilizes three S-Max binder jetting systems to offer unique solutions for customers’ complex casting requirements. Rapid prototyping has had a positive impact on business, and the foundry continues to reap benefits from tooling savings and speed to market, repeatability, and quality improvements.

Join our expert team for a webinar with Kyle Peterson, Engineering Manager at Grede Iron Mountain. Peterson will detail his facility’s business case to make the change from a traditional shell process to binder jet 3D printing. From comparing various input costs to the new possibilities offered by digital production, we’ll explore how Grede’s business has evolved with the adoption of additive manufacturing.

In this webinar you will: 

  • Discuss the business case for switching to additive manufacturing
  • Evaluate input costs such as for power/energy and labor, comparing traditional and binder jet production
  • Explore advanced designs possible with 3D printing and real-world savings with production examples
 

Speakers

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Kyle Peterson | Engineering Manager | Grede Iron Mountain

Kyle Peterson has a mechanical engineering degree from Michigan Technological University and has spent 17 years problem-solving for complex casting challenges with Grede. He’s gained extensive experience in tooling and casting design, process design, P-PAP, and simulation, and today specializes in additive manufacturing, overseeing the S-Max binder jetting fleet at Grede Iron Mountain.

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Kirk Keithly | Technical Application Director | ExOne

Kirk Keithly is the Technical Application Director for sand machines and parts at ExOne. Working closely with foundries and pattern shops, for over eight years he has been involved in applications, process development, and castings. He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, in Pomona California.

 

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