From the course: 3D Printing: Short-Run Production
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Bridge and surge manufacturing
From the course: 3D Printing: Short-Run Production
Bridge and surge manufacturing
- [Instructor] If you're currently injection molding parts, you might be able to use 3D printing as a stop gap if you run out of parts temporarily. Bridge manufacturing is using a different method of fabrication than normal because your primary manufacturing isn't set up yet or the usual supplier can't deliver for some reason. Bridge manufacturing either can be used to make a final part or to make a temporary one that you intend to replace later when your regular parts come in again. - [Instructor 2] There may be a part that you make or buy routinely, but that you need more of than usual due to a sudden increase in demand. Spinning up extra manufacturing capacity for these situations is called surge manufacturing. The flexibility of 3D printing means that a pool of printers can be rapidly tasked to meet this additional demand on short notice. - [Instructor] Whether or not you can make a final part with 3D printing will depend…
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