Packaging

Companies designing and producing glass and plastic packaging for the healthcare, household and chemical, automotive, and beverage industries are using ZPrinters to speed and improve their design process.

Challenge

A new packaging design has to be functional, economical and innovative. Clear and effective communication is necessary to satisfy customers and simplify the design process. The traditional method of using 3D screen renderings, limits communication and forces compromises late in the design process or extensions in the design process.

Solution

• Communicate Internally - ZPrinters are capable of creating appearance prototypes of any complexity directly from digital data, quickly and inexpensively.
• Communicate with Clients - Functional appearance prototypes are useful in solving problems and obtaining agreement on a design direction.
• Generate New Business - ZPrinted models can be used to bid on new business by clearly communicating design ideas and establishing an advantage over the competition.
• Output Finite Element Analysis Data - The unique color capability of ZPrinters provide a way to visualize and communicate the results of finite element analysis and identify problem areas early in the process.