Consulting Projects Wohlers
Associates has completed many consulting projects over the company's
25-year history. The work has involved more than 170 client
organizations in 23 countries around the world. The
company has provided organizations of many types and sizes consulting
advice on wide-ranging issues associated with rapid product development
and additive manufacturing. It has dealt with equipment purchases,
hidden costs, what works and what does not, and growth trends and
forecasts. Wohlers Associates has also focused on acquisitions,
partnerships, product positioning, competitive issues, investment,
whether to enter a particular market segment, and serving as an expert
witness in litigation. The following are
example projects.
New
Developments and Trends
- Produced an additive manufacturing technology roadmap for a country in the Asia/Pacific region.
- Reviewed the
current market and competition for a major European producer of materials for additive manufacturing.
- Helped a
Japanese company understand recent developments and trends
in prototyping and tooling.
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Organized an
annual series of international conferences on additive manufacturing for a
German organization.
Expert
Witness
- Provided
assistance to a large U.S. manufacturer of consumer products involved
with litigation. The company received a favorable settlement before going to trial.
- Assisted a U.S.
company involved with patent litigation.
Investment
- Provided consulting assistance to more than 50 companies in the
investment community over a period of several years. Most are institutional investors that represent
mutual funds, hedge funds, and private equity.
- Assisted venture capital firms with investments in technology companies.
Technology
Acquisition
- Researched the
licensing of a tooling process for a large manufacturer of consumer
products.
- Explored
technology acquisition options for a manufacturer of additive
manufacturing systems.
- Researched
acquisition candidates for an established prototyping service provider in
central Europe.
New
Product Introduction
- Collected information and helped develop a business strategy for a materials company in Europe.
- Reviewed a new
additive manufacturing system in Asia and provided input on how the company might develop,
market, and position the system.
- Conducted a market analysis for a new additive manufacturing material for a company in Europe.
- Provided
strategic advice to the top management of a company that offers CNC machines, 3D scanners, and related products.
- Evaluated the
commercial potential of a rapid tooling technology for a manufacturing
company.
- Helped a
Japanese company expand into markets outside of Japan.
- Evaluated a
European company's products and helped plan a new product
family and marketing strategy.
Prototyping and Tooling
Processes
- Evaluated
approaches to tooling for manufacturers of surgical instruments
and mobile phones.
- Recommended
options for prototyping and tooling to a manufacturer of bar
code printers.
- Explored
options associated with entering the additive manufacturing industry for a large
manufacturer of computer products and services.
- Evaluated
tooling options for a major
manufacturer of mobile phones in Europe.
Process Automation
- Developed a
laser scanning solution for a manufacturer of custom-fit in-the-ear
hearing aids and explored options for additive manufacturing.
- Identified 3D
design and CNC machining software for a manufacturer of footwear and other products in Brazil.
- Tested new
approaches to 3D modeling, prototyping, and reverse engineering for a government agency.
Client List
Wohlers Associates places the highest degree of importance on honesty, integrity, and
customer satisfaction, and the company seeks to exceed expectations. All clients are
references. Wohlers Associates counts among its clients the following organizations.
3D
Scanning and Reverse Engineering
CGI
Digibotics
FARO Technologies
Idiotic
EOIS
Imageware
InnovMetric Software (Canada)
Ultimetrics, Ltd.
VX Technologies (Canada)
Chemicals and Materials
BASF DuPont Evonik (Germany) Huntsman (Switzerland)
UCB Chemicals (Belgium)
Valspar (Switzerland)
Computers and Business Machines
Apple Inc.
CalComp
Compaq
Cognitive
Hewlett-Packard
Consumer Products
Ericsson (Sweden)
Imaginary Design
Irwin Industrial (Brazil)
Nike
Nokia (Finland)
Procter & Gamble
Sigma Innovation (Sweden)
Events and Publications
Ariel Communications
Communication Technologies
ConnectPress
DEMAT GmbH (Germany)
Euro-Team (England)
Expoconsul International
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
Marcus Evans (Malaysia)
MCB University Press (England) McGraw-Hill Higher Education Microcentrum (Holland)
Miller Freeman
MoldMaking Expo
Orthoworld
Penton Media
PennWell
Rapid News Publications (England)
Sterling Publications (England)
Ziff Davis
Government
City of Loveland, Colorado Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation-CSIRO (Australia)
Council for Scientific
and Industrial Research-CSIR (South Africa) Industrial Technology Centre (Canada)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST)
National Science Foundation (NSF) Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Sandia National Laboratories
Swedish Institute of Production Engineering
Research (Sweden)
U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of Defense White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Industrial Products, Machinery, and Aerospace
ABB (Finland)
Belcan Corp.
Dicon (Denmark)
Deere & Company
Dover Corp. EADS/Airbus (Germany)
Exide Electronics
Honeywell
Hughes Christensen
ITS Machinery (Israel)
National Bearings Company
United Technologies
Investment and Financial
Advent International
Bares Capital Management
Champlain Investment Partners
Chilton Investment Company
Coleman Research Group
Daruma Asset
Dominion Capital Management
Downtown Associates
Fidelity Investments
Friess Associates
Gerson Lehrman Group
Guidepoint Global
Lord Abbett
M.H. Meyerson & Co.
MFS Investment Management
North Coast, LLC
Primary Global Research
River Cities Capital Funds
SITRA (Finland)
TDA Capital Partners
Telantis Research
The Monitor Company Group
Vista Research
Medical and
Dental
Align Technology (Invisalign)
Dentsply
Planmeca (Finland)
Scott Laboratories
Starkey Labs
Sulzer Carbomedics
Professional Societies and Associations
American Mold Builders Association
Finnish Rapid Prototyping Association
(Finland)
French Rapid Prototyping Association
(France)
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
(England)
Japanese Society of Die and Mold Technology
(Japan)
National Computer Graphics Association
Rapid Forming Technology Committee of the
Chinese
Mechanical
Engineering Society (China)
Rapid Product Development Association of
South Africa (South Africa)
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Toy Manufacturers of America
3D Systems North American Stereolithography
Users Group
Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
Rapid
Product Development and Additive Manufacturing
Alphaform AG (Germany) Anubis Manufacturing Consultants (Canada)
BMP Technology
Cubital (Israel)
Desktop Factory
DTM Corp.
Ellison Group
EOS (Germany)
Ex One Fabrisonic
Formero (Australia)
INCS Inc. (Japan)
Materialise (Belgium)
Micromod (Israel)
Objet Geometries (Israel)
Opacity Phillips Plastics Corp.
Primary Systems
Progressive Components
Proto Labs
Roland DGA
Schneider Prototyping (Germany)
Solidica
Solido (Israel)
Stratasys 2Phase Technologies
3D Systems Thogus Products
Vantus Technology Corp.
Waikato Innovation Park
(New Zealand)
Z Corporation
Research and Academia
Asnuntuck Community College Auckland University of Technology (New Zealand)
Bergen County Technical Schools
Central University of Technology, Free
State (South
Africa)
Colorado State University Connecticut Communitiy Colleges
Fraunhofer Society (Germany)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Helsinki University of Technology (Finland)
Loughborough University
(England) National Center for Rapid Technologies
National University of
Singapore (Singapore)
Milwaukee School of Engineering Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (Portugal) RMIT University (Australia)
Saddleback College Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing & Technology
Tennessee Tech
University
Tsinghua University (China)
University of Dayton
University of Maribor (Slovenia)
University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Vaal University of Technology (South Africa)
Software and Internet Services
Autodesk
Auto-Trol Technology
CyberPro Engineering
Computervision
DeskArtes (Finland)
Master Graphics
Materialise (Belgium)
Micro-Vector
Muse Technologies Inc.
Intergraph
PlanetCAD
Precision Visuals
Spatial
Versacad Corp.
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