Customer Demand: A certain daily necessities company from the UK was developing a new type of water cup, needing to quickly verify 10 different appearance designs (each with unique curvature, shape and surface texture) as well as hand touch, ensure each cup body is smooth, the grip is comfortable, and complete 1 set of verification
sample for each of the 10 designs (total 10 sets) within 6 days, to confirm the optimal design scheme before mass production and avoid mold opening risks caused by design dissatisfaction.
Solution: JITMFG adopted
SLA 3D printing technology, selected high-smoothness resin material that is close to the final water cup material in touch, leveraged the process’s high precision and smooth surface advantages to accurately restore the unique curvature, shape and surface texture of each of the 10 water cup designs. We optimized
post-processing (polishing, deburring) for each sample to ensure the cup body is smooth and burr-free, and the grip meets the design requirements, completed sample verification for all 10 designs within 1 day, and delivered 10 sets of samples (1 set per design) within 5 days.
Cooperation Value: Compared to traditional mold trial production (which takes 30 days for mold making per design and costs 16,000 yuan for a single design), the SLA process eliminated the need for mold trial production for all 10 designs, shortened the design verification cycle by 83% (completed in 5 days), and reduced overall verification costs by 45%. The 10 sets of samples fully restored the unique appearance and touch of each water cup design, helping the customer quickly compare and confirm the optimal design scheme, avoid mold opening risks and design rework, and lay a solid foundation for subsequent mass production.
