3D printing boosts production, safety and service for DANILIFT
When DANILIFT undertakes to develop bespoke solutions, it most often requires that a standard lift is either given special features or modified. As specialists in custom-built lifts, DANILIFT has taken part in Dansk AM Hub’s and Center for Industri’s 3DP Try Out programme to explore how 3D printing can solve some of the production and development challenges that would otherwise arise in this work.
“DANILIFT has a clear vision of rising above the other players in the Scandinavian market, and we will go to great lengths to get there. This requires us to always stay ahead of developments. This applies especially to product development, but also within service and safety. Here, 3D printing will come to play a significant role, and” the programme with Danish AM Hub has been of exceptionally great value, but also a major and important step on the way for the company’s future strategy,” says the company’s owner, Knud Erik Markussen.
In connection with the production, service and assembly of lifts at DANILIFT many special sub-components are included in a complex lift, and safety is therefore always the top priority – also when it comes to new development. Therefore, “right first time” is essential, and here it turned out that prototyping and, not least, test prints were decisive in quickly moving to the next step in the development process. With the help of 3D technology, DANILIFT can therefore develop faster, produce more precisely and thereby strengthen the company’s competitiveness.
DANILIFT’s management also sees 3D technology as a necessity to rise above competitors in Scandinavia and to remain a leader in its field in Denmark.
“On the one hand, the company’s management has recognised the need to put this important 3D technology into play, but the company’s development engineers and designers have also seen the advantage of achieving even faster progress towards the final goal through 3D printing,” it says.
Results from programmes with Dansk AM Hub
- Shared understanding of the possible solution space with 3D printing
- Re-designing existing parts can save both time and money
- Make the list longer
- It looks a bit empty with only two results
- Thank you
Value and impact for the company
DANILIFT has subsequently invested more energy and time in exploring the potential of 3D printing for future projects.
“We have a project within the next few months where the plan is for 3D printing to be incorporated into the development process. It will be a brilliant tool for us when we need to develop new components for entirely new products and concepts, and we very much look forward to using the 3D printer in future projects,” says Communications Manager Julie Markussen:
“3D scanning is also a topic we are very interested in, because it can help us identify the structure of vehicles on which we install our product. That aspect will be particularly exciting for us when new electric cars arrive, which are likely to have some special structures compared with classic fuel-driven vehicles, as we would very much like to create more sustainable solutions for our customers.”
About the company
DANILIFT A/S
Location
Thorsvej 6, 4100 Ringsted
Number of employees
40
Info
Danilift manufactures lifts for installation on panel vans and chassis, and provides service and lift inspections on its own lifts as well as lifts from other manufacturers.
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