Older Stratasys Fortus 360mc and 400mc machines can keep producing reliable parts for years with independent service. Instead of paying high OEM repair costs or replacing a proven machine, engineering teams can repair exactly what is broken, refurbish aging components, and put maintenance on a fixed annual contract. Budgets are tighter, deadlines are sharper, and…
If your Stratasys Fortus 360mc or 400mc is sitting idle because of an expensive OEM repair quote, repairing it through an independent service provider is usually the better choice. Most Fortus failures come down to one or two parts. Fixing only what failed often costs a fraction of the OEM quote and gets a machine…
Stratasys no longer offers service contracts for the Fortus 360mc and 400mc, but these machines can keep running for years with independent support. Pivot AM stocks Fortus 360mc and 400mc spare parts, sells parts directly to DIY customers, and offers preventative maintenance contracts and spot repairs for owners who want to keep their machines in…
Welcome to the first edition of the Extend the Life Fortus 360 / 400mc Series where we’ll be sharing success stories from the week previous’ service calls. What machines the Pivot team was working on, what they did, and how they got a Pivot customer’s critical path 3D printing technology back up and running. The…
Pivot AM Service, at this time, will NOT be increasing prices on Hardware, Spare Parts or Materials due to Trade Risks. Claiming it is not a price increase Stratasys introduced a 5% Trade Risk Surcharge May 27, 2025 on: Materials, Spare Parts and Hardware. Pivot AM Service is not currently seeing Trade based pricing pressures…
Gotta love the timing of the latest Stratasys announcement, on the heels of my blog post yesterday, that Stratasys Spare part and Labor pricing will increase 3%. An excerpt here: Dear Valued Customer, … Despite our best efforts in managing rising costs in labor, logistics and materials, we need to extend a marginal increase on…
Does anyone else find it ironic or disingenuous that Stratasys is now offering refurbished Fortus 360mc and 400mc machines? For two years the OEM was telling their customers these platforms would no longer be serviced and were being declared End of Life, ostensibly to garner trade ins and sell a new “upgraded” machine. Now the…