Subaru of America is accelerating automotive tooling development using a new high-speed print head for an in-house Stratasys F770 3D printer. The company has reportedly cut tooling development time by more than 50% while also reducing overall prototyping and tooling costs.
Subaru’s engineering teams are using the new head to improve speed, consistency, and responsiveness across workflows that are critical to keeping automotive installation lines running smoothly.
As a result, the automaker has achieved:
- A more than 50% reduction in development time for tools.
- Overall prototyping and tooling costs reduced by 70%.
- A 36-inch tool printed nearly twice as fast (1.96x increase) compared to the standard head offering.
With the T25 High Speed Head, Subaru was able to consolidate production onto the Stratasys F770 platform, improving repeatability and part quality while enabling faster turnaround for urgent tooling requests. This approach has helped Subaru respond more effectively to changing requirements while reducing reliance on long lead times and outsourced manufacturing.
The new T25 High Speed Head for the Stratasys F770, helps manufacturers like Subaru build parts, prototypes and tools much faster than through traditional machining.Stratasys
"Getting parts to our internal customers earlier gives them an opportunity to identify things we may not have caught in development. This enables us to make corrections sooner, minimizing waste of time and material on defective output before it’s produced," said Matt Daroff, Project Engineering Manager at Subaru of America, Inc.
According to Stratasys, the T25 High Speed Head delivers up to 2.3 times faster print speeds on large-format parts while maintaining part quality. Designed to support industrial production environments, the T25 helps manufacturers accelerate automotive tooling, reduce turnaround time, and increase agility across tooling, prototyping, and production applications.
