Fahad comes to work one day to discover a malfunction in one of the equipment, requiring a few spare parts only to be fixed. Previously, he would have incurred huge amounts to ship the needed parts, but now he uses the 3D printer to generate it in less time and at a lesser cost.

At the end of each year, Fahad’s team completes an audit of their machinery to determine which ones cannot be repaired and are due to go out of service. Now the possibility to 3D print difficult-to-find legacy parts increases longevity of machineries and equipment while cutting operational and maintenance costs.

Thanks to this solution, besides cost optimization, Fahad has more time to work on product development and strategy. 3D printing has enabled him to prototype individual concepts for parts much faster, while granting better flexibility to test different materials and solutions.