Albéa, 복합 소재 3D 프린팅으로 화장품 패키징을 개선하다

When evaluating products for design and functionality, this exceptional level of realism and multi-material capability at the prototyping stage is a major advantage for customers, aiding decision-making and accelerating time-to-market.

Yann Crapet - Albéa

Albéa needed to create prototypes in a wider range of materials and colors to boost flexibility and responsiveness. So they brought Stratasys PolyJet technology in house, first investing in the Objet30 3D Printer and later a Connex3. With the ability to 3D print multi-material parts in many colors, Albéa can now demonstrate realistic, functional prototypes to customers — a service crucial to their business.

“We recently created a fully-functional lipstick prototype, including a full tube mechanism and a special molding in which the lipstick formula was melted,” said Yann Crapet, project manager at Albéa’s Gennevilliers Innovation Centre. “When evaluating products for design and functionality, this exceptional level of realism and multi-material capabilities at the prototyping stage is a major advantage for customers, aiding decision-making and accelerating time-to-market.”

True design freedom.

For Albéa’s team, the faster prototyping process unleashed more creative freedom. And liberating the team to innovate and explore new designs has enabled the production of items considered impossible before including complex parts such as semi-transparent perfume bottles that require high precision, thanks to the ability to 3D print translucent, flexible materials with a smooth surface finish.

“The choice of colors and materials we can access now has taken us into unchartered territory in terms of what we can design and supply our customers,” said Crapet. “This, along with having the technology in-house, affords us far more control and flexibility. We can offer up to ten highly accurate packaging prototypes to customers in less time, improving customer satisfaction.”

True design freedom.

For Albéa’s team, the faster prototyping process unleashed more creative freedom. And liberating the team to innovate and explore new designs has enabled the production of items considered impossible before including complex parts such as semi-transparent perfume bottles that require high precision, thanks to the ability to 3D print translucent, flexible materials with a smooth surface finish.

“The choice of colors and materials we can access now has taken us into unchartered territory in terms of what we can design and supply our customers,” said Crapet. “This, along with having the technology in-house, affords us far more control and flexibility. We can offer up to ten highly accurate packaging prototypes to customers in less time, improving customer satisfaction.”

Expanding 3D printing applications.

Following the advances made in prototyping, Albéa extended the use of PolyJet to tooling.

“We not only use the Connex3 to create prototypes but to create assembly tools for the production line. We’ve been able to reduce our supply chain by removing the need to outsource prototypes and tools, resulting in significant efficiencies across the production process,” said Crapet.

One example is a 3D printed production tool used to hold packaging products in place during painting. This helps Albéa’s technicians assess part shape and size to ensure the correct fit in the painting booth. “Using Digital ABS, we can quickly produce assembly tools that perform like our traditionally manufactured tools.

We used to produce these parts in two weeks using CNC machining, but with our Connex3 it now takes us only two days,” said Crapet. With the success of PolyJet in improving production and prototype quality, Albéa is now looking to FDM to further strengthen its tooling capabilities.

“The positive impact additive manufacturing has had on our processes can’t be overstated – the numbers speak for themselves,” said Crapet. “It has become central to our prototyping activities and our production line, so naturally we want to explore how FDM can deliver similar value in other application areas.”

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Albéa에서는 Stratasys Connex3을 활용하여 고객의 높은 기대에 부응합니다.

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