ToyotaAutomotivesince 2019
Toyota Flexible AM Tooling Programme
Assembly jigs, checking fixtures, weld fixtures across global plants
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Challenge
Toyota's lean manufacturing philosophy demands fast, adaptive tooling for Kaizen improvements. Traditional machined fixtures are slow to modify.
Solution
Toyota deploys AM for assembly jigs and checking fixtures globally — enabling lean-style rapid improvement cycles. Carbon-filled polymer fixtures replace metal equivalents at significant weight and cost savings.
Outcomes
- 0150-70% vs metal fixtures weight reduction
- 0280-90% time savings
Technologies
Fused Deposition Modeling
Source
Deployed at Toyota plants globally; part of Toyota Production System improvements
Cite this page
APA
AM Roadmap. (2019). Toyota Flexible AM Tooling Programme. AM Roadmap (v0.4.2-fixes-deployed). Retrieved 2026-05-17, from https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/toyota-mold-tooling-2019
BibTeX
@misc{amroadmap_toyota_flexible_am_tooling_programme_2019,
title = {Toyota Flexible AM Tooling Programme},
author = {{AM Roadmap}},
year = {2019},
url = {https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/toyota-mold-tooling-2019},
note = {AM Roadmap dataset v0.4.2-fixes-deployed, accessed 2026-05-17}
}Canonical URL: https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/toyota-mold-tooling-2019