The Toro Company is a global leader in solutions for the outdoor environment, with more than a century of innovation and a presence in over 125 countries worldwide. To support rapid product development and meet growing internal demand, Toro has been leveraging Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technology since 2012, steadily expanding its fleet of printers to produce a wider range of prototype and production-scale parts.

As additive manufacturing adoption grew, manual support removal emerged as a critical bottleneck – slowing turnaround times, increasing labor requirements, and limiting overall throughput. To overcome these challenges and scale its additive workflow, Toro implemented the PostProcess® BASE™ automated support removal solution, enabling faster post-processing, improved consistency, and a more efficient path from print to finished part.

Becoming a leader in any industry requires continuous innovation to meet evolving customer needs while staying ahead of the curve – and The Toro Company has done exactly that for more than a century. Founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1914, Toro has grown into a global organization serving 125 countries and is now one of the most recognized brands in outdoor maintenance solutions, including turf maintenance, snow management, landscaping, rental, and specialty construction equipment.

Toro implemented their first Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) printer in 2012. Though they initially only employed the print technology for smaller prototype components, they soon invested in a total of six FDM printers to better serve their customers and develop a more diverse range of build sizes and parts for product groups. Before long, Toro realized how cost-effective it was to print larger parts piece-by-piece, then later fuse them together. This opportunity opened up an entirely new playing field for Toro’s additive potential. However, as print volumes rapidly increased, it became clear that this growth would be slowed by FDM support removal bottlenecks. Their Minneapolis facility supplies prototype components for over 300 designers, and even with printers running 24/7, there’s always room for increased efficiency.