Tote Latch Replacement: 3D Scan to Print

Original blue tote latch beside its white 3D printed replacement on a table

Underside of the blue original latch and the white replacement, showing matching channels and hinge pins

Blue tote latch on a scanning turntable with tracking targets, next to the handheld 3D scanner

3D Printing
3D Scanning
November 7, 2026

The latches on our filament storage totes broke, letting air and moisture in. We scanned one intact latch and replaced every broken one.

Process3D Scanning, 3D Printing
ScannerRevopoint MetroX
Filament Type(s)PLA
PrinterBambu Lab X1C
UseFilament storage totes (in-house project)
ProblemBroken latches no longer sealed the totes
CategoryReplacement part

This one was an in-house project. We store filament in sealed totes to keep air and moisture out, and the default latches on several of them broke. Once a latch fails, the lid no longer seals, and the filament inside is exposed to the air.

Rather than replace the totes, we 3D scanned one complete, intact latch and used it as the model for the replacements, printed in PLA on our Bambu Lab X1C. Every broken latch was then replaced.

The gallery shows the blue original next to a white replacement, with the same profile, hinge pins and channel.

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Sealed Tote Latch Replacements: 3D Scan to Print