Design of an adjustable mold for 3Form

Design of an adjustable mold for 3Form

Nietsche, G.R.

Warner, D. (mentor)
De Smit, B. (mentor)
Vergeest, J. (mentor)

Industrial Design Engineering

Industrial Design

Master of Science Integrated Product Design

2012-01-18

The Master thesis hereby presented is the result of six months of research in order to propose a new adjustable molding system to the company 3Form EU. This research was conducted during the last semester of 2011 at the headquarters of 3Form EU and at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering of Delft University of Technology. This thesis intends to improve the current method used by 3Form for thermoforming its core material, called Varia, composed mainly by PETG (Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol) and supplied in sheets. To do so, an innovative adjustable molding tool is designed to add efficiency to the process and offer more affordable shaped products. Although the end solution is designed primarily to 3Form products, it can be adjusted to accept a wide range of different materials. This research was accomplished by investigating actual solutions, carrying out experiments and building models to evaluate the principles of this new technique. The combination of the knowledge and expertise gained at Delft University of Technology and during my internship at 3Form EU, was essential to present a viable and convincing end result.

adjustable
mold
sheet
PETG

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Student theses

master thesis

(c) 2012 Nietsche, G.R.