Peltor Uses Objet 3D Printing System for Form, Fit and Function Testing - Objet - #1

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At a Glance Company: Peltor AB URL: www.peltor.se/ Location: Sweden Industry: Communication equipment and head and face protectors Challenges • Creating a high resolution prototype that allows accurate fit testing • Create models quickly and cost effectively • Speed up the design iteration process • Ensuring maximum confidentiality while testing new ideas Solution Alaris™30 Desktop 3D Printing System from Objet Geometries Results • Can now create accurate models that give the same performance test results as the final product • Reduced response time for modifications and changes • Achieves desired results in a shorter time with lower costs In the world of protection and communication gear, safety and quality are what matters. Having gear that fits properly is essential, and as it’s worn daily, nice design is appreciated as well. Creating well-designed head and face protectors and communication devices requires testing with prototype materials that mimic the materials used in the final design. This ensures that functional testing returns accurate results. With more than 50 years of experience in developing and manufacturing hearing protectors, Peltor offers a wide range of products that are at the forefront of safety, comfort and aesthetics. Its line includes communication devices (such as headphones and mouthpieces), safety glasses, hardhats and visors, and its clients are professionals in manufacturing, the military, aviation, forestry, agriculture, motor sports and other industries. Complete solutions that pay attention to the unique needs and working situation of each individual in an aesthetic way are Peltor’s added value in the market. During product development, Peltor focuses on both function and aesthetics, enabling it to create advanced, comfortable communication and protection solutions that are also attractive to use. As a result, when it comes to prototypes, how they look is just as important as their fit, form, and function. Peltor depends on the Alaris30 desktop 3D printer from Objet Geometries to create attractive, accurate prototypes that function realistically and give designers a way to see the final product before production. The Alaris30 uses FullCure® VeroWhite™ model material, which acts like acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), the material Peltor uses for some of its final products. This allows Peltor to perform accurate fit, form and function tests of its products before production, thus raising the quality bar. Alaris30 Printer Materials Mimic the Real Thing Objet PolyJet™ Technology was the first choice for model creation to authenticate the fit, function and form of their designs in-progress. The similarity in attributes of the model material and of ABS is one of the main benefits of the Objet Alaris30 for Peltor. To test this similarity, Peltor used the Alaris30 to create a prototype of a headpiece for hearing protection and then checked how good the performance is in the Objet-printed ear-protector cups. Peltor Uses Objet 3D Printing System for Form, Fit and Function Testing “In many cases we can decrease the design iteration from weeks to days compared to buying prototypes outside the company. The Alaris30 has helped Peltor with the difficult job of adapting hearing protectors to the human head” Henric Hansson, Mechanical Designer Case Study