F E AT U R E
By Christina M. Fuges
It's not just for prototyping. Additive manufacturing can help
with the manufacturing side of your business as well.
rom a piece of automation that helps hold
a fshing lure container in a die press to a
simple milling fxture for a secondary operation on a molded part to a fxture to aid production
in packaging assembly, Premier Source of Brookings, South Dakota, proves every day that there
are strong manufacturing reasons to use additive
manufacturing (AM).
Although its parent company, Falcon Plastics, boasts 200+ employees, Premier Source is
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10— AM Supplement
27 employees strong and an avid fan of AM for
everyday production work.
Spawned originally to work with small entrepreneurs and on new product development for
existing customers, Premier's toolroom took over
all moldmaking responsibilities for the parent
ABOVE: Rapid-prototyped master unit die sets like this one
help Premier win work from customers otherwise unable to
justify a mold.