【Vacuum Forming Application】Furniture Design Made Easy, Super Realistic Material Simulation!
Delivery time from two weeks to two hours? Design furniture yourself with super realistic material simulation! Industrial designer Theo Ford completed all the design requirements for shape, color, and material specified by the client in just one day. Find out how:
Theo is a famous designer in London. This project required designing a Nordic-style chair, and the client had very high demands for texture. How did he meet all customized needs within a limited budget?
First, Theo used 3D modeling software to design the shape of the chair and a 3D printer to create a sample model. To simulate various surface textures, he placed the 3D printed chair model into a FormBox vacuum forming machine and quickly replicated ten identical molds!
Place the 3D printed sample face down into the FormBox. The heated FormBox white material sheet will adhere to and vacuum-form the back of the model. After demolding, the material sheet will display the curved shape of the chair.
Next, use an ultrasonic cutter to cut the vacuum-formed material sheet along the chair's shape, and then spray the material sheet with the client's specified color. Theo then applied various post-treatments such as polishing and sanding to the cut material sheets, experimenting with 10 different surface textures including matte and glossy finishes.
．Cost Comparison
| In-house | Outsourced Production | |
| Sample Model | 16 hours (3D Printer) | 160 hours |
| Processing | 2 hours (Mayku FormBox) | 2 weeks |
Typically, outsourcing furniture production requires seven days for model creation, and vacuum forming processing takes at least two weeks. Theo chose to combine 3D printing with vacuum forming technology this time, completing a series of prototypes in just one day. This not only saved a lot of time and significantly reduced costs, but also successfully provided clients with various texture options before actual production.
"The FormBox vacuum forming machine is an indispensable partner for us. It has powerful and stable functions, and by working in conjunction with a 3D printer, it can quickly realize various ideas. It not only saves a lot of production time but also eliminates the need for expensive outsourced production!" Theo excitedly stated.
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