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Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems makes brakes, ABS systems, lane departure systems, drum brakes, and more for commercial vehicles. Vincent Bendix founded the firm in 1923 after his father was hit by a car and died due to poorly performing brakes. With 4000 employees, the Knorr-Bremse subsidiary is a leading supplier of vehicle systems, known for being highly vertically integrated.
The Advanced Manufacturing Engineering team was looking to quickly test, validate, and update manufacturing systems. The company has used additive manufacturing for tooling manufacturing for a while.
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer Jon Hembree stated,
“I could print a tool, go downstairs and test it, throw it away 20 minutes later and make my design modifications….I just pull out my spare and queue another pr