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Case
Study #1
Blow Molded Bottle: Designs of 8 oz. and 4 oz. cosmetic bottles, with a “family” look were completed working from a 2 dimension photo from the customer.
This design involved importing the customer’s photo into SolidWorks and developing dimensional data to create the proper proportions for the 2 bottles.
The 3D models were then checked for proper volume of each size, a cap concept created, and the designs submitted to the customer along with layout drawings of each bottle.
Case
Study #2
Blow Molded Fender Design: A leading manufacturer of portable generating and lighting equipment asked their blow molding vendor for ways to reduce costs on the blow molded fender used on their portable equipment. Assessment of the equipment determined that most of the equipment could use a fender which was smaller and lighter in weight than the current unit.
The molder asked Don Aikin & Associates to design the new smaller blow molded fender.
Working from wheel diameter information supplied by the customer, dimensions for the new fender were developed and several design concepts showing different shapes were submitted for the customer’s review. After a basic concept was selected the design was completed, incorporating changes requested by the customer.
The fender was produced successfully, resulting in lower costs for the molder and their customer.
Case
Study #3
New Family of Stock Cases: A leading producer of double walled blow molded cases asked Don Aikin & Associates to work with their design team to develop a new line of low cost, integrally hinged blow molded cases.
Five new sizes were developed from design criteria which assured a “family” look.
After completing the case designs, mold designs were produced and the molds fabricated in the customer’s in-house toolroom.
Case
Study #4
Don
Aikin & Associates was asked by a client to collaborate
with
their engineering department to build the company’s first
“family” lid and base case mold. Design criteria
included the ability to make quick changeovers of the mold to create
different lid and base depths for the same sized case.
The result was a mold which produced good parts on the first sampling
and met all of the client’s design expectations. The ability
to run lid and base simultaneously reduces molding cost for this part
by 40%. The mold design permits running a lid and base of different
depths at the proper weight for each, so that there is no increase in
material costs for the case vs. running the lid and base independently.
Case Study #5
Some of Don Aikin's project successes while employed by Airmold / W.R.
Grace:
| Project: |
Role: |
Results: |
| Implemented In-House Mold
Building Capability |
Equipment Procurement;
Staffing |
25% Reduction in tooling lead
times with no cost increase |
| Implemented Airmold’s
first CAD system |
Project Manager |
20% Reduction in New Product
Design Time |
Case
Study #6
While employed by Delta Consolidated / Danaher Corp.:
| Project:Role: |
Results: |
| Upgrade of CAD System to Solid
Model System (Pro-Engineer) Dept. Manager / Project Leader |
15% Increase in Design
Productivity |
| Installation of 6 Custom
Designed Blow Molding Machines Project Manager |
20% Capacity Increase for New
Sales Growth |
| Upgrade Plant Material Handling
System Project Leader-Vendor
Selection, Installation Supervision |
20% Reduction in Machine
Downtime |
Start Up of Company’s
First Automotive Customer Project Manager
-Production
Start Up
-Quality
Processes
-PPAP Preparation & Submission |
Additional $1MM in Sales from
New Automotive Account |
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