Take Control of Manufacturing with 3D Printing

Is your production line stuck waiting on suppliers? Are you up against long lead times? All this is costing you—big time.

It was costing Clenaware Systems, a UK-based manufacturer, too. They build high-quality glass washing and drying equipment, used by major breweries, restaurants, cinemas, and even the NHS.

But with 600+ machine parts—most of them custom-designed—their supply chain was slowing them down. Designing parts took weeks, and ordering off-the-shelf components came with delays.

The solution? Clenaware took matters into their own hands with 3D printing.

The company invested in Markforged 3D printers to bring production in-house. After starting with two Markforged Mark printers, they saw the potential and went all in. They expanded to a print farm of 13 industrial-grade printers.

With Markforged, Clenaware:

• Reduced production time by 10-15%
• Eliminated supply chain headaches by printing 75% of their machine parts in-house
• Gained flexibility with on-demand printing
• Saved valuable storage space by shifting to a “just in time” manufacturing model

Clenaware now ships hundreds of Airack Glass Dryers worldwide every single month—without the delays of traditional supply chains.

They aren’t stopping there either.

Clenaware is exploring printing parts at the point of need so distributors can produce replacement parts on-site—no shipping, no waiting, just instant production.

Keen to learn more about this transformation? Get the full case study.