If you’re starting 2021 with the goal of adding more printers to your shop, you’ll need to know how to do it so you keep your head on. Before you get started, ask yourself the following questions; your answers will help you decide what you need to prepare before expanding and managing your fleet of 3D printers.

A good work order management software should make managing a shop full of 3D printers, engineers, and designers seem like a cohesive operation. A great work order management solution will even help your operation save time and money. And in this New Year, make saving time and money your New Year’s resolution.

Read how GrabCAD Shop helped orchestrate the mass production of 100,000 face shields for hospitals and first-line responders at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Watch our latest GrabCAD Meetup livestream, where two experts share their best tips on designing your 3D printed part for realism.

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