Case Studies
Real Customers. Real Results.

Fathom accelerated product development using additive technologies and then provided rapid injection mold tooling for field trials of this innovative product, which is being used to help treat Opioid Use Disorder.

Because thermoplastic parts could be made without tooling, Fathom saved this customer a significant amount of time and money on a custom scoreboard project.

Fathom helped solve some manufacturability issues with the elegant, modern sheet metal skin of this machine and helped this customer reduce its product development time by 50%.

Director Guillermo del Toro’s use of stop animation for his movie, Pinocchio, required strict continuity for the mechanically-operated puppets, especially for the shapes and colors of Pinocchio’s nose, head and eyes. Fathom produced thousands of variations of these components using PolyJet and developed a workflow and quality-control process to meet the moviemaker’s unique needs.

A customer was having problems with plastic closures warping as they cooled because the tool contained a deep draw cavity. Fathom designed a core insert made using DMLS that contained conformal cooling channels. They drew heat away from the closures, enabling them to cool faster without warping.

Fathom was asked to provide design input on a second-generation RIA, for which it provided a stainless steel drill head and nitinol drive shaft. The team recommended design changes that improved its manufacturability, reduce the number of parts and help reduce its cost.