{"id":4231,"date":"2025-07-25T09:27:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T07:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/cases\/global-stole-secures-future-production-through-digitalisation-and-3d-printing\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T12:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:49:15","slug":"global-stole-secures-future-production-through-digitalisation-and-3d-printing","status":"publish","type":"cases","link":"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/en\/cases\/global-stole-secures-future-production-through-digitalisation-and-3d-printing\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Stole secures future production through digitalisation and 3D printing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Global Stole secures future production through digitalisation and 3D printing<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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From a vulnerable single supplier to digital production readiness<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

What do you do when production depends on one component from one supplier-and there are no drawings that others can manufacture from? For Global Stole, the answer was to digitise the component and make 3D printing a strategic backup. This reduced the risk of production stoppages and provided a more flexible and robust production setup. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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The case: Overview and context<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

Global Stole was in a classic, yet critical situation. A plastic component for one of the company\u2019s products was manufactured exclusively by a single external supplier in Denmark. At the same time, the company had neither 2D nor 3D drawings of the component. <\/p>\n

If the supplier could not deliver, there was therefore no straightforward way to move production. This created a risk of production stoppages, made it difficult to establish backup capacity, and limited flexibility in the supply chain. <\/p>\n

The challenge was not only about producing a new component. It was about establishing production readiness that could be activated quickly, without Global Stole first having to invest in new mould tooling. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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By 3D scanning and digitising the component, Global Stole established a digital production basis. The digital model can be sent to relevant manufacturers and makes it possible to produce the component in multiple locations when the need arises. <\/p>\n

As a backup, the component was adapted for SLS printing in glass-fibre-reinforced PA12. The solution enables production with more than ten potential suppliers in Europe and globally-without the use of mould tooling. <\/p>\n

3D printing does not necessarily replace existing series production. Instead, the technology serves as a flexible supplement that can be activated if the normal supply is disrupted. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Results from programmes with Dansk AM Hub<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n