From top: A thermoforming/rapid prototyping machine from Geiss is equipped with a CNC router, a Sinumerik 840D control, and cutter length measuring inside the machine. The speedboat above was formed ...

Editor?s note: This story is adapted with permission from a presentation given at the SPE ANTEC 2004 in Chicago. Designing a new thermoformed part is a complex process in which market needs, piece ...

- Company also sees reduction in thermoforming lead times by approximately 35% during conceptual phase using its Fortus 360mc 3D Production System Unilever, which owns brands such as Surf, Comfort, ...

Duo Form, a leader in thermoforming for wide-ranging industries, has worked with 3D Systems to integrate additive manufacturing into its process. As a result, the company has become more agile by ...

Thermoforming equipment makers, component suppliers and machine dealers will display their products and discuss capabilities during NPE 2015, March 23-27 in Orlando, Fla. Aaron Equipment Co. (Booth ...

In the realm of advanced medical device development, Switzerland’s Oertli Instrumente AG has transformed its prototyping and packaging processes by integrating the Mayku Mulitplier pressure former ...

The Italian division of international consumer goods giant, Unilever, has cut lead times for prototype parts by 40% since introducing Stratasys’ PolyJet 3D printing technology into its manufacturing ...

Düsseldorf, Germany — Thermoforming Systems LLC is building a $1.5 million expansion onto its thermoforming equipment factory in Union Gap, Wash., and plans to install a thermoforming machine at ...

Last year, I met with Stratasys European Territory Manager Davide Ferrulli at the MCSPE industrial manufacturing fair in Parma, Italy. Along with the Objet 500 Connex3 being shown in Europe for the ...

Design Assistance Thermoforming Services involve the process of shaping plastic materials into specific forms by heating them to a pliable temperature and then molding them over a designated shape.

- Utilizing Stratasys' PolyJet technology, Unilever 3D prints injection mold tools to create prototype parts in final material, for full functional and consumer testing - Company also sees reduction ...