Use Case · Transport & Marine
MAN Truck & Bus Ensures Availability – Thanks to 3D-Printed Spare Parts
How Replique helped MAN source ten bronze elbows for a marine engine in just seven weeks – without re-casting and with a single point of contact.
How Replique Helped
The Challenge
MAN needed ten bronze elbows for the cooling water supply of a marine engine at short notice. The original supplier no longer existed, and re-casting was neither affordable nor fast enough.
The Solution
3D printing the required parts: Replique selected the right material and a suitable manufacturer from its network of more than 450 partners worldwide.
The Result
Delivery of the ready-to-install parts in just seven weeks – cost-effective (no tooling costs, no minimum order quantity) and technically equivalent.
From 3D Model to Ready-to-Install Part
Request
MAN provided a 3D model and manufacturing drawings.
Material & Supplier Selection
Replique selected the right 3D printing material and a suitable manufacturing partner from its network of more than 450 partners worldwide.
Production & Delivery
After seven weeks, Replique delivered the ready-to-install parts.
The Result
“Working with Replique was exceptional from the first contact through to receiving the finished parts. It allowed us to help our spare parts customers quickly, and we're already working with Replique on another 3D printing project.”
— Thomas Hauck, Spare Parts Logistics, MANYour Advantages with Replique
Cost-Effective
No tooling costs and no minimum order quantity – parts are manufactured on demand.
Guaranteed Quality
Qualified materials, technically equivalent to or better than the original.
Global Network
More than 450 manufacturing partners worldwide for fast, local production.
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