Internal proof of concept
Forming shoulders. Ready for a digital future.
Long lead times. High manufacturing costs. Too much dependence on specialist manual work. We asked: could a digital approach change how forming shoulders are made?
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Why we tackled it
A critical part. Too many constraints.
Traditional forming shoulders can be expensive, slow to produce and difficult to reproduce consistently. We set out to put the design and manufacturing process under digital control.
Why a different approach matters.
Long lead times
A replacement shoulder should not hold up a format change.
High manufacturing cost
Complex geometry and manual finishing add time and expense.
Scarce specialist skills
Production depends heavily on experienced craftspeople.
Difficult repeatability
Consistent geometry is harder to control when the process relies on manual work.
No reusable digital design
Without a controlled digital model, the next replacement can mean starting again.
Food safety
Printed with FDA- and EU-approved materials for food-contact applications.
The proof of concept
We proved it could be done.
From digital design to a working forming shoulder in production. Our internal POC demonstrated a new manufacturing route, opening the door to shorter lead times, lower production costs and more repeatable replacements.
An internal development project. Suitability and potential benefits are assessed for each application.
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Your next format. A different starting point.
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