Rosti Group to Open Digital Innovation Lab in Boston

Delivering plastic molding from ‘concept to reality’ in just 72 hours for American clients, this new innovation center makes Rosti the plastic molding partner that never sleeps

Rosti Group has announced that it will open a digital innovation lab in Boston, MA, USA. Opening a center in America will bring greater proximity to the expanding base of American clients, providing facilities to develop prototype molding in design-intent materials using 3D printed tooling technology. It will also be connected to the other digital innovation labs in Europe and Asia, offering a 24/7 development capability for time-sensitive projects.

Karl Stillman, Vice President of Sales, said,
“With innovation labs across three time zones—America, Europe, and Asia—The Rosti Group will be the plastics molding company that never sleeps. Our 72-hour promise of ‘from concept to reality’ will be available to American companies from our digital innovation lab in Boston. We can meet with our clients in person and reduce time to market by working around the clock from our three innovation labs in three different time zones. Opening a U.S. operation will bring us closer to our customers and deliver 3D prototyping to American clients quickly and cost-effectively.“

Digital innovation labs are the starting point of this process as Rosti design engineers work with clients to develop prototype parts in design-intent material with industry-leading turnaround times. The 72-hour “from concept to reality” process begins as soon as the digital innovation lab receives computer-aided design (CAD) plans from the customer. A dedicated team of Rosti engineers conducts detailed design analysis and digital flow analysis of the customer’s design. In October 2020, Rosti partnered with an American molecular diagnostics company to begin manufacturing a COVID-19 saliva test, a development that took place at these innovation labs. An ever-expanding client base of American companies that would benefit from local prototype development facilities, combined with manufacturing in Europe and Asia, led the Group to commit to opening an operation in Boston, Massachusetts.

The decision to open the offices in Boston is based on Rosti’s existing client base in the state of Massachusetts—America’s leading state in the production of medical-related devices—and access to talent and transportation links. Full-time staff will be hired in the U.S. to manage client relationships and to ensure that the digital innovation lab fulfills its purpose of providing access to 72-hour ‘from concept to reality’ prototyping for American customers. Rosti currently provides contract manufacturing services for the medical, packaging, and consumer goods industries, and will focus on expanding its client base within its core competencies. The planned timeline for opening the digital innovation lab is Q2 of 2021, pending current medical conditions.

Rosti is a global technology-led plastic injection molding company and contract manufacturer for some of the world’s leading manufacturers in the packaging, consumer appliances, business machines, and medical sectors. Founded in 1944 with headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, the Group has 3,200 employees across 9 facilities in Europe and Asia, with operations in Malaysia recently awarded Platinum by the Responsible Business Alliance. Recent advances in 3D printing and other additive manufacturing technologies have reduced development time for custom tooling, which has led the Rosti Group to commit to a 72-hour “Concept to Reality” proposition for clients.