packaging
In the kingdom of 3D printing FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) has long reigned as the most well-known and accessible technology. However, the tides are changing as technology grows and more options become accessible. TriMech has offerings in several areas of 3D printing technologies including FDM, P3 (Programmable Photo-Polymerization), SL (stereolithography), SAF (Selective Absorption Fusion), and PolyJet. Today we will be focusing on the top 5 industry uses of PolyJet. But First, what is PolyJet? PolyJet printers work very similar to a household inkjet 2D paper printer. Instead of ink, tiny droplets of a UV reactive photopolymer are precisely placed one layer at a time and cured to build a three-dimensional part. The unique way PolyJet printers lay down material allows for blending of base materials into…
Food packaging design: promoting prototype readability
Use Case – Using Stratasys® VeroUltra™ materials to power in-house rapid prototyping for beverage and food packaging. Challenge When creating bottle packaging, designers value quick iteration, readability and a streamlined decision-making process. However, this is not always achievable when prototyping with traditional blow-molded plastic or…
This functionality has been long time requested by SOLIDWORKS users like you, as a quick way to determine the smallest box you can package your model in. Watch this video and tell the good news SOLIDWORKS brings to your colleagues from the estimating and shipping departments. They will love you for that! Update: After I finished creating this video I realized that this new functionality will be priceless for users involved with 3D Printing by minimizing the support material and the printing times. I am pretty sure you have spotted the same opportunity, but, just in case you are in doubt, I will try to prove this point next week with a second video on how to use the new bounding boxes enhancement for saving time and money while 3D…