Case study · Industrial & food processing

Tetra Pak, DTI and AMT: 3D printing in ice cream production

Tetra Pak set out to develop an ice cream extruder that mixes several colors of ice cream and places them on a production line in a variety of shapes and patterns. Its previous extruder had sanitization and efficiency issues, so Tetra Pak turned to the Danish Technological Institute (DTI) and AMT PostPro.

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3D-printed ice cream extruder manifold on an exhibition stand
PhotoThe 3D-printed extruder manifold.
Customer
Tetra Pak
With
Danish Technological Institute (DTI)
Industry
Industrial & food processing
Application
Ice cream extruder
Printing
3D printing
Finishing
PostPro vapor smoothing
Published

The result

With AMT PostPro vapor smoothing, Tetra Pak achieved:PDF

  • A 60% cost reduction
  • A delivery time cut in half
  • Part consolidation from 30 parts to 3
  • Significantly increased hygienePDF

The case study also notes that 3D printing for food applications is faster and significantly cheaper than previous manufacturing methods.

Results

  • −60%cost
  • ½the delivery time
  • 30 → 3parts, consolidated

Source:Tetra Pak case study, amtechnologies.comPDF (opens in a new tab) published

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