How Unilever and Serioplast Develop New Bottle Designs 70% Faster and 90% Cheaper with Formlabs 3D Printers
“With the 3D printed mould, we can save up to 70% time and 90% cost compared to the standard mould. In the past, [clients] had to wait up to 12 weeks just for one design, now we can make five designs.“
Flavio Migliarelli – R&D Design Manager, Serioplast Global Services
Accelerating product development with on-demand tooling
Unilever and Serioplast integrated Formlabs 3D printers into their workflow, to revolutionise packaging development. By using 3D printed moulds for low-volume stretch blow moulding (SBM), they’ve reduced lead times by six weeks and cut costs by up to 90% in the prototyping and pilot testing phases.
This innovative workflow highlights the benefits of leveraging in-house 3D printed rapid tooling in order to get products to market more quickly.
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Learn how Unilever and Serioplast use 3D printed moulds for low-volume stretch blow moulding (SBM) to accelerate prototyping and pilot testing, cutting lead time by six weeks and costs by up to 90%.
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Learn methods and guidelines for using stereolithography (SLA) 3 printed moulds to lower costs and lead time during pre-production. From design and workflow considerations to moulding conditions, this whitepaper details the feasibility study from two industry experts, Unilever and Serioplast, to establish a new innovative solution for accelerating product development with on-demand tooling.
Products featured in case study:
Formlabs Form 3L 3D Printer
Fabricate large parts with the incredible surface finish and fine detail that stereolithography 3D printing is known for. The Form 3L prints around the clock with minimal supervision and is compact enough for an office and robust enough for the factory floor.
Streamline your workflow and consistently produce high-quality parts with our automated, large format post-processing machines.
Formlabs Rigid 10k Resin
This is a highly glass-filled resin is the stiffest material in our engineering portfolio. Choose Rigid 10k Resin for precise industrial parts that need to withstand significant load without bending.
Rigid 10k Resin is commonly used for: Short-run injection mould masters and inserts, aerodynamic test models, heat resistant and fluid exposed components and many more.
