Benefits of the Mobile Smart Factory
The ability to produce and repair parts locally with a “3D printing factory in a box” offers enormous potential for companies across a wide range of industries. Companies that use Mobile Smart Factory and print or repair parts locally can gain competitive advantages by reducing logistics efforts and costs while improving operational efficiency.
At a glance
The benefits of the Mobile Smart Factory
Reliable and fast supply of metal and polymer parts
- Fast production of required spare and functional parts on site
- Reduction of supply chain complexity
Reduced logistics efforts and cost
- Avoidance of excess inventories (made to order, not to stock)
- Shipping cost savings through decentralized production
Flexible and efficient production capacities through “Plug & Print”
- Fast and simple expansion of production capacities
- Simple relocation of production
Digitised and efficient production
- On demand production via virtual storage
- High level of automation
Range of application
Improving business operation for a wide range of industry sectors
Renewable Energy
Mining
Refinery
Benefits
Benefits of a mobile 3D printing container factory
On-site production
- Cost-efficient spare part supply and repair services
- Decentralized, fast parts production
- Reduced logistics cost
On-site production
- Cost-efficient spare part supply and repair services
- Decentralized, fast parts production
- Reduced logistics cost
On-demand production
- Reduced lead time
- Fast delivery time
- Reduced downtime cost
Modular design
- Provision of flexible production facilities
- Fast reaction to changes in demand
- Easiest possible development of own AM capacities
Make to order
- Reduced storage cost
- Reduced component obsolence (made to order, not to stock)
- Cost-efficient production at low volumes
Virtual Storage
- Simplified and optimized supply chain
- Avoidance of excess inventories
- More indpendence from suppliers