Cutting-edge online portal for digital spares

3D printing Cutting-edge online portal for digital spares

2023-11-28 Source: Addparts 2 min Reading Time

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Addparts, an exclusive service of Addition Design based at the Advanced Manufacturing Park Technology Centre in Rotherham, UK, supplies digital spares for automated production lines through the use of 3D scanning, digital data management and industrial 3D printing.

Addparts has grand plans for the portal system.(Source: Addparts) — Addparts has grand plans for the portal system.
(Source: Addparts)

A new online portal created by Addparts provides digital spare parts for the manufacturing industry. It gives manufacturing customers across a range of sectors a competitive advantage by reducing downtime on automated production lines.

Alongside a major investment in a high-resolution 3D scanner and key personnel, the company has created a portal system that provides a virtual stockroom of components and in-production technology to ensure the back-end process runs as smoothly as possible. According to the company, this has improved communication between Addparts and its customers and significantly streamlined customer service, providing a comprehensive 'one-stop-shop' offering.

Tom Fripp, director of Addition Design, said: “Our Addparts service is based on three core modules — the scanning, the portal and the printing but, for us, it is actually the portal that brings it all together. As we were developing Addparts it became apparent that a lot of two-way communication was needed between us and the engineers and this was done using screen grabs, emails and Whats App messages.”

The portal is organised by machine/plant list and shows each component that the supplier stores information for by part number/unique reference. The whole portal is searchable. “Once you click on the part, you can view the 3D data we have, basic dimensions, production cost, materials, any specifics for that part and geometric validation. You can also view previous orders for that part and download their certificates of conformity as well as order more replacements. The portal also allows you to upload information like photos and descriptions about parts that are not on the portal, kickstarting the process to get that part on the system”, says Fripp.

Addparts now has grand plans for the portal system as it is a great way to facilitate two-way interaction directly at the point where customers need it the most. They plan on extending it to allow bookings for planned shutdowns, downloadable regulatory statements for our materials, chat with engineers to talk through design changes as well as greater emphasis on tracking design changes to meet the requirements of our customer's regulatory systems change control procedures. It’s just the start of things to come!”

Addparts offers a unique methodology of unlocking the benefits of industrial 3D print technology to provide new opportunities and deliver even higher performance components with reduced lead time offering a really focussed solution that manufacturers can truly benefit from.

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