3D Printed Hand Tools in Action on Pella Corporation Factory Tour

Window and door production by Pella Corporation is a high-volume, high-variability process. Many steps are manual because this is the most effective way to accommodate different products for different customers continually coming down the line. Additive manufacturing is an invaluable aid to this work because engineered hand tools tailored to Pella’s operations assure that manufacturing steps are performed quickly and repeatably. On a tour of the company’s headquarters factory in Pella, Iowa, Peter Zelinski saw many of these 3D printed work aids in action. See examples in this video — the weather stripping tool is widely used in the company’s processes, and his favorite might be the fitting that assures exactly the right nail gun angle.

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