PENSA, a New York based design and invention consulting firm, recently integrated the MakerBot Method Performance desktop 3D printer into their product development workflow. Immediately, they have seen steep reductions in production times and the operating costs associated with 3D printing when compared with the industrial equipment they were using previously.
Since integrating MakerBot METHOD 3D printer into their daily design process, the product development teams at PENSA are testing ideas early and often in order to accelerate design iteration cycles and make quicker decisions. The designers and engineers utilize METHOD for a wide range of uses, including to print fixtures or end-use parts, form studies, volume studies, and functional testing.
“METHOD has proven itself to be an extremely reliable tool. The dimensional accuracy that we are getting with METHOD compared to any industrial FDM is as good or better than anything we have owned or used in the past.”
– Marco Perry, Co-founder PENSA
“PENSA is centered on invention, and we use 3D printing as a way to help us invent. The MakerBot METHOD allows us to be uninhibited in our testing – a crucial step for invention and design,” said Marco Perry, Co-founder, PENSA. “METHOD has proven itself to be an extremely reliable tool. The dimensional accuracy that we are getting with METHOD compared to any industrial FDM is as good or better than anything we have owned or used in the past. Before METHOD, we would only use industrial 3D printers to check for fit and finish. Now, we are using 3D printing earlier in our process, and we can run through iterations very quickly, using it to check for functionality, ergonomics, and mechanics.”
