Vacuum fitting replacement, line running same day
A vacuum fitting failed on a running production line. No spare on the shelf, a long lead time on the original, and a line that stops earning the moment it stops moving. We modelled a replacement to the broken part, printed it in Rigid 10K for the stiffness and dimensional stability the fitting needed to seal, and had it back on the floor in under twelve hours. The value was never the part — it was the hours the line did not lose.