{"id":4491,"date":"2020-08-26T12:09:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T10:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/cases\/3d-printing-has-cut-eight-weeks-off-dafas-development-time-for-new-products\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T13:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:16:03","slug":"3d-printing-has-cut-eight-weeks-off-dafas-development-time-for-new-products","status":"publish","type":"cases","link":"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/en\/cases\/3d-printing-has-cut-eight-weeks-off-dafas-development-time-for-new-products\/","title":{"rendered":"3D printing has cut eight weeks off DAFA\u2019s development time for new products"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section case-header\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row fade-in-up\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module pre-headline\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span>In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/kategori\/agil-forsyningskaede\/\" class=\"cursor-init\" title=\"View all posts in Agile Supply Chain\">Agile Supply Chain<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>3D printing has cut eight weeks off DAFA\u2019s development time for new products<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section case-content\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row case-row\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3D Print har sk\u00e5ret otte uger af DAFAs udviklingstid p\u00e5 nye produkter\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eYdNaYfOF40?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>At DAFA, they manufacture products in foam, rubber and plastic materials for construction, industry and wind energy-such as gaskets, sealing tapes, and sound- and vibration-damping solutions. In short, everything in foam and rubber-anything that can dampen, protect and seal. It could be in a speaker fitted in a car door, in a display in a car dashboard, in an oven door, in a kitchen appliance or a power drill, or in a wind turbine that needs to be sealed against rainwater.  <\/p>\n<p>DAFA has now also invested in a 3D printer. This comes after participating in <span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/en\/\" class=\"cursor-init\">Dansk AM Hub<\/a><span> <\/span>and<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/businessviborg.dk\/om-business-viborg\/samarbejdspartnere\/center-for-industri\">Center for Industry<\/a>'s 3DP Try Out, where companies can borrow a printer for a month.<\/p>\n<p>Henrik Pedersen is a Project Manager at DAFA and explains that their decision to explore 3D printing and invest in their own printer is to meet customer needs within the segment known as \u201cmoulded gaskets\u201d. This requires specially manufactured tooling, and by 3D printing the design they can verify it immediately. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_flex_row fade-in-up case-row\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>The case: Overview and context<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>\u201cNormally, it is a long process from having the product drawn to receiving the first samples from moulded tooling, which typically takes between 6\u201310 weeks depending on how complex it is. We would very much like to skip that process so we can validate the design by creating a 3D model. If we then print a 3D model, we essentially have the answer immediately, which we can test in our application or send directly to the customer, and we can make adjustments straight away. When the customer is satisfied, we order the tooling. You effectively save a prolonged development process, and you save a lot of tooling,\u201d explains Henrik Pedersen.    <\/p>\n<p>This means that when you order the tooling, it is correct the first time, and for our customers that is a major time and cost factor that we reduce.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dafa-billede.png\" title=\"DAFA image\" width=\"486\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dafa-billede.png 486w, https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dafa-billede-480x358.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 486px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1625\" \/><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_flex_row fade-in-up case-row\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DAFA-prototype.jpg\" title=\"DAFA prototype\" width=\"1574\" height=\"1072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DAFA-prototype.jpg 1574w, https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DAFA-prototype-1280x872.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DAFA-prototype-980x667.jpg 980w, https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DAFA-prototype-480x327.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1574px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4494\" \/><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>An enthusiastic sales team<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>DAFA\u2019s sales team has also welcomed the 3D-printed prototypes, because they can deliver prototypes within one working day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you receive an enquiry, as a salesperson you can prepare by having a model printed before the first sales meeting, so you actually have a model with you that you can show the customer and use as a basis for discussion-and it is always nice to have something in your hands, so there is not far from idea to order. And ultimately, that is one of the reasons we have invested in 3D printing-to generate more revenue,\u201d says Henrik Pedersen, who expects DAFA to use 3D printing both internally and for customer enquiries. <em> <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_flex_row fade-in-up case-row\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone fakta-box\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Results from programmes with Dansk AM Hub<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module checklist\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><ul>\n<li>Cut eight weeks off the development process<\/li>\n<li>Faster to the customer<\/li>\n<li>Enables printing at the hardness customers request<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Value and impact for the company<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_11 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>DAFA took part in 3DP Try Out at the beginning of 2020 and has since invested in its own printer and received orders for some of the items they have 3D printed and sent to customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis means we have cut eight weeks off the development process, and the customer gets verification that this design fits into the construction before we order moulds. So for us, it means we reach the customer faster and have a higher likelihood of winning an order. At the same time, the customer also saves time compared with having to go back and modify the tooling. In our view, this gives them better service than they would have received before, when they had to wait. So we have only positive experience with 3D printing,\u201d says Henrik Pedersen.    <\/p>\n<p>For DAFA, investing in 3D printing is a strategic initiative intended to increase their development speed. They have invested in a significantly more advanced 3D printer than the one they used in the project. With it, materials can be mixed digitally-that is, a very hard and a very soft material can be blended digitally-so they can decide the hardness they print at, and they can combine a hard and a soft rubber in the same print.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis makes it possible to print at the hardness customers request, whereas if we had invested in a slightly cheaper technology, we would have had a hard, rubber-like material, but not at all in the soft variants we need. That is why we have chosen to invest in a machine that is a bit more expensive, but is more aligned with the world DAFA is part of-namely rubber and moulded components,\u201d concludes Henrik Pedersen. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_flex_row case-row om-virksomheden fade-in-up\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_12 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module pre-headline\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>About the company<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dafa-virksomhed.jpg\" title=\"dafa-company\" width=\"1055\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dafa-virksomhed.jpg 1055w, https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dafa-virksomhed-980x557.jpg 980w, https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dafa-virksomhed-480x273.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1055px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4495\" \/><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_13 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>DAFA A\/S<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_14 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Location<\/strong><br \/><span>Holmstrupg\u00e5rdvej 12, 8220 Brabrand<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of employees<\/strong><br \/><span>98<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Info<\/strong><br \/><span>DAFA Building Solutions for the construction industry, focusing on holistic and environmentally friendly solutions that seal and make buildings durable and sustainable.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section case-c2a\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_flex_row fade-in-up\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_15 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module pre-headline\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Optimise your opportunities<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_16 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Is your production setup a limitation-or a strength?<br \/>\nAnd are there new opportunities?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\" href=\"mailto:info@am-hub.dk\">Contact us today<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_3 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section related-cases\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row et_flex_row fade-in-up\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_17 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module pre-headline\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Related cases<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_18 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Get inspired<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_8 et_pb_row et_flex_row fade-in-up\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_13 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><div class=\"et_pb_code_0 et_pb_code et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\"><div class=\"cases-grid cases-grid--related\" data-view=\"grid\"><a class=\"cases-card filterable-card\" href=\"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/en\/cases\/3d-printing-opens-the-door-to-new-customer-dialogues-and-more-efficient-production-for-kc-denmark\/\" data-kategori=\"agile-supply-chain new-business-models production-optimisation\" data-branche=\"\" data-title=\"KC Denmark\"><div class=\"cases-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" 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stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><div class=\"cases-card__body\"><span class=\"cases-card__category pre-headline\">Agile Supply Chain<\/span><h3 class=\"cases-card__title\">Carmo: From six weeks to two days \u2013 hybrid production shortens the path from idea to market<\/h3><\/div><\/a><a class=\"cases-card filterable-card\" href=\"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/en\/cases\/heka-dental-value-in-3d-printing-not-only-as-a-prototyping-tool-but-for-finished-products\/\" data-kategori=\"agile-supply-chain production-optimisation\" data-branche=\"medtech-en\" data-title=\"Heka Dental\"><div class=\"cases-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Heka-dental-tandlaegestol-1024x845.jpg\" class=\"cases-card__img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Heka-dental-tandlaegestol-980x809.jpg 980w, 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