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Tinnerman Using 3D Printers For Fastener Prototypes
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2013-11-19

In 2007 A Raymond Tinnerman made a "significant investment" in its future. The company put together a team of engineers, led by Todd Hemingway and Jason Reznar, to explore an emerging technology: additive manufacturing.
In January 2009 A Raymond Tinnerman began utilizing a 3D printer to make fastener prototypes. Both men were amazed at what the machine could do.
"The quality of the parts was very high," said Hemingway. In addition, the process speed was significantly better. Hemingway and Reznar believed they were on to something that could revolutionize manufacturing. "There's a lot of things you can do with 3D printers," added Hemingway. "Anything can be built."
And with many different materials, A Raymond Tinnerman's 3D printing effort specializes in polymer-based materials such as nylon, acetal and polypropylene. Using those polymers, A Raymond Tinnerman can quickly print sample parts, tooling, fixtures and gauges, and injection molds.
Hemingway said that 3D printing is the "next big thing" in the fastener industry. "You ask yourself: 'Can it really be this good?' Actually, it's better."

 
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by John Wolz, Editor of FIN (www.globalfasteners.com) compiled by Fastener World Inc.

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