Subaru cuts tooling development time by 50% with Stratasys High Speed Head

Stratasys has revealed that Subaru is accelerating automotive tooling development by using the T25 High Speed Head for the Stratasys F770 3D printer

Utilising the high-speed print head for in-house additive manufacturing has enabled Subaru to reduce tooling development time by over 50% and decrease overall prototyping and tooling costs.

Subaru’s engineering teams have used the T25 High Speed Head to enhance speed, consistency, and responsiveness across critical workflows that keep automotive installation lines running smoothly. 

Since implementing the new head, Subaru has achieved:

• Over a 50% reduction in development time for tools
• A 70% reduction in overall prototyping and tooling costs
• A 36-inch tool can be printed almost twice as fast as when using a standard head offering

Subaru also consolidated production on the Stratasys F770 platform, enhancing repeatability and part quality while enabling faster turnaround for urgent tooling requests. This has helped Subaru to respond more effectively to changing requirements while reducing reliance on long lead times and outsourced manufacturing.

Matt Daroff, project engineering manager at Subaru, said, “Being able to get the enhanced throughput with the F770 has made for a more reliable and robust operation. 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, minimising waste of time and material on defective output before it’s produced.”

Subaru’s results emphasise the impact of the T25 High Speed Head, which can deliver up to 2.3 times faster print speeds on large-format parts while maintaining part quality. Developed for industrial production environments, the T25 enables manufacturers to accelerate automotive tooling, decrease turnaround time, and increase agility in tooling, prototyping, and production applications.

Rich Garrity, chief industrial business officer at Stratasys, said, “Our customers want the ability to move fast without sacrificing part quality or incurring unnecessary costs. The T25 High Speed Head delivers exactly that, helping manufacturers produce large tooling faster, with confidence that the parts will perform under demanding industrial conditions."