trinckle has taken a significant step toward making additive manufacturing a serious production tool.
Our design automation software, fixturemate, is now exclusively available with the latest release of GrabCAD Print™ Pro. This integration enables an end-to-end workflow – from concept to 3D printed fixture – within a single platform, putting design abilities in the hands of more people, including those without a CAD background.
By simplifying design workflows and placing capabilities directly in the hands of production teams, this integration makes it easier to create fixtures where they are needed most – locally, on the production floor. This helps to reduce reliance on external suppliers, increase control over internal processes, and shorten lead times, so manufacturers can respond more effectively to shifting demand and supply chain pressures.
Speaking on the release, Dr. Ole von Seelen, CCO at trinckle, said:
"It's exciting to see the first tangible result of our partnership with Stratasys. AM in manufacturing faces a strange paradox – the people who know exactly what needs to be made often can't make it, and the people who can design for AM often aren't close enough to the problem to fully understand the manufacturing requirements. fixturemate bridges that gap by giving design capabilities to the people working directly on the manufacturing floor. They can create the tools they need in minutes, without any CAD experience, and have them 3D printed and ready for use within hours."
Victor Gerdes, Vice President of Software Strategy at Stratasys, commented:
"Removing the need for specialized CAD skills gives our customers more flexibility in how they use their manufacturing workforce to develop complex fixtures and tooling. That means real savings in both time and training. By integrating this capability directly into GrabCAD Print™ Pro, we’re extending the value of our solutions into the critical design stage of manufacturing."
A win for the AM industry
This integration marks the first step in a strategic collaboration between Stratasys and trinckle. Both companies are committed to unlocking new opportunities in AM, delivering end-to-end integrated solutions that increase the value of AM, scaling it across teams, unlocking more applications, and driving broader adoption throughout industry. This partnership validates trinckle's mission to solve the design bottleneck using design automation. More tools to serve this purpose are already in development.
Florian Reichle, CEO and Co-Founder of trinckle, had this to say:
"Without accessible design capabilities, 3D printing remains just an expensive prototyping tool. By combining Stratasys' market-leading AM equipment, and software with trinckle's design automation technology, we're offering a complete solution instead of loose puzzle pieces. This release marks only the first live milestone. Expanded functionality for expanding the breadth of fixture designs are already in the works as users provide feedback, and we are excited about the possibility of introducing solutions for other allocation areas as part of a broader collaboration between Stratasys and trinckle.”
