{"id":5700,"date":"2023-03-03T16:52:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T15:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brain4industry.cz\/reference\/30-uspora-materialu-u-slevarensky-vyrabene-soucastky\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:46:41","slug":"topology-optimization-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/brain4industry.cz\/en\/reference\/topology-optimization-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"30% material savings on foundry produced components at Kompan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kompan Czech Republic, s.r.o., a&nbsp;company that manufactures playground equipment, has saved 30% of material in the production of a&nbsp;key component. Thanks to a&nbsp;mathematical method called TOPOLOGICAL OPTIMIZATION, it calculated that one of the important components for playground construction can be produced with a&nbsp;30% material saving without compromising its quality applying a&nbsp;more efficient mass distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the calculations, it was possible to maximize the use of material while maintaining the functionality and utility of the part. What else did this method bring?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>30&nbsp;% reduction in product weight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>speeding up the production of one component by one fifth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reduction in the number of foundry defects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a significant reduction of carbon dioxide in production by 40 tonnes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All this while maintaining safety and all product functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"30% \u00faspora materi\u00e1lu d\u00edky topologick\u00e9 optimalizaci ve firm\u011b Kompan, s.r.o. (EN titles)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rh4wRUg9c1E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would you like to follow a&nbsp;similar path? 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