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	Innovative Plastech, Inc. Ramping up Thermoformed Product Design Throughput with Solidworks

Innovative Plastech, Inc. Ramping up Thermoformed Product Design Throughput with Solidworks

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM) Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Applicable Industries	Consumer Goods Packaging
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance Manufacturing System Automation
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Maximize thermoformed product design throughput by improving quality, streamlining processes, and leveraging surfacing tools. Read More
About Customer	Many consumer product manufacturers depend on custom, thermoformed product solutions from Innovative Plastech, Inc. (IPI). The Illinois-based custom thermoformer of plastic vacuum-formed products also provides custom packaging solutions to many other industries. From customized shipping trays, form-fit clamshells, and anti-static packaging to trifolds and blister packs for hardware, electrical components, toys, food, tools, and cosmetics, IPI is a major supplier of superior thermoformed products and tooling. IPI is committed to leveraging the latest technology to develop the tooling it uses to produce custom thermoformed products. Read More
Solution	After evaluating 3D packages, IPI chose SOLIDWORKS solutions, implementing SOLIDWORKS Professional and SOLIDWORKS Premium design software. The thermoformer selected SOLIDWORKS software because it’s easy to learn and use, provides robust surface modeling and mold development tools, and integrates well with the SOLIDWORKS Gold Partner applications MasterCAM® for manufacturing and DezignWorks® for reverse engineering. IPI moved to 3D to automate processes and reuse existing data, believing SOLIDWORKS provided the best collection of tools to support their needs. The implementation of SOLIDWORKS has enabled IPI to boost productivity, improve design accuracy, and reduce material usage and rework. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM)

Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics

Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Applicable Industries

Consumer Goods

Packaging

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Manufacturing System Automation

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Maximize thermoformed product design throughput by improving quality, streamlining processes, and leveraging surfacing tools.

About Customer

Many consumer product manufacturers depend on custom, thermoformed product solutions from Innovative Plastech, Inc. (IPI). The Illinois-based custom thermoformer of plastic vacuum-formed products also provides custom packaging solutions to many other industries. From customized shipping trays, form-fit clamshells, and anti-static packaging to trifolds and blister packs for hardware, electrical components, toys, food, tools, and cosmetics, IPI is a major supplier of superior thermoformed products and tooling. IPI is committed to leveraging the latest technology to develop the tooling it uses to produce custom thermoformed products.

Solution

After evaluating 3D packages, IPI chose SOLIDWORKS solutions, implementing SOLIDWORKS Professional and SOLIDWORKS Premium design software. The thermoformer selected SOLIDWORKS software because it’s easy to learn and use, provides robust surface modeling and mold development tools, and integrates well with the SOLIDWORKS Gold Partner applications MasterCAM® for manufacturing and DezignWorks® for reverse engineering. IPI moved to 3D to automate processes and reuse existing data, believing SOLIDWORKS provided the best collection of tools to support their needs. The implementation of SOLIDWORKS has enabled IPI to boost productivity, improve design accuracy, and reduce material usage and rework.

Impact #1	Increased throughput by 50 percent.
Impact #2	Reduced scrap material exponentially.
Impact #3	Improved effectiveness of customer communications.

Impact #1

Increased throughput by 50 percent.

Impact #2

Reduced scrap material exponentially.

Impact #3

Improved effectiveness of customer communications.

Benefit #1	Increased throughput by 50 percent.

Benefit #1

Increased throughput by 50 percent.

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Innovative Plastech, Inc. Ramping up Thermoformed Product Design Throughput with Solidworks

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