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Leveraging 3D Printing to Drive Thermoforming Innovation | Solutionology Podcast: Episode #16

On this episode of the Solutionology Podcast, Carl and Brian walk you through examples of how they’ve used industrial 3D printing (additive manufacturing) to drive innovation in projects using low pressure molding methods such as thermoforming. You’ll see images and video of examples where traditional molds were modified with 3D printed components in order to enhance features and test design changes during real time production. When additive is used in this way and in this part of the process, it can help product development teams fuel innovation and make better, more strategic decisions. https://dilabs.cc/ 00:00 02:14 Intro to our topic 03:33 Additive isn’t always the best solution 04:05 Early thermoforming mold 05:26 Glass bead reinforced nylon 12 06:39 producing in low volume, high numbers and slow speed 07:13 Using traditional manufacturing due to cost and material properties 08:11 Testing product changes with final material before cutting new molds 09:11 Inserts fastened into aluminum molds 10:48 Being scrappy with different approaches for testing 11:45 Making product changes in real time with modified molds 12:19 Scheduling production down time 13:05 Creating a high level of confidence with process parameters 15:30 Balancing the desired outcome with the economics 16:14 Our approach - understanding the whole picture 16:48 Large thermoformed part example 17:14 Validating thermoforming can achieve features, geometries and performance 19:32 Demonstrating the use of additively produced components 20:04 Mold inserts with vacuum ports 20:56 Using glass bead nylon was critical for tolerances 21:46 Thermoforming in process demonstration 23:21 Improving the product with existing tooling 24:24 Inserts attached to the mold to change geometries in real time 26:39 Parts build confidence in team members 27:03 Allowing more time for assessment and analytics 28:47 Choosing a different direction 29:22 Cross section of how geometry was formed 30:24 Marrying technologies to drive a decision 32:13 HP Multi Jet Fusion is the primary resource 35:40 Change is part of our daily lives https://dilabs.cc/