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COSMOS helps get plastic cutlery designs right
the first tine
Company
Duni |
Industry
Consumer Products |
Location
Belgium |
Product Used
COSMOSDesignSTAR™ |
Type of Analysis
Linear Static
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More Details
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It's actually easier to define the
loads on a bridge than on a plastic knife. You never
know exactly how someone is going to hold a piece
of cutlery or how much force they are going to apply.
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The Challenge
Duni is a global company providing food and beverage presentation
solutions for professional, travel and retail environments. Duni's engineering
department in Belgium is constantly researching new techniques and materials
to improve the design and performance of the wide range of products
supplied by the company, such as plastic knives and forks, trays and
complete airline food delivery systems.
The Solution
The loads applied to a knife, fork or spoon differ greatly, as users
hold and operate each in very different ways. So Duni was faced with
an interesting challenge when they had to analyse the design of a new
product - a spoon, fork and knife in one. The piece of cutlery (designed
for a small food package) needed to be strong enough to be used effectively
in all three modes.
With COSMOS, Duni's engineers were
able to optimize the design for both strength and aesthetic appeal without
the use of expensive prototypes.
Summary and Metrics:
- Reduced expensive prototypes
- Eliminated field failures
- Able to deliver right-first-time products to their customers
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"The
other programs I tried seemed to have been designed to try to
fit the user to the technology. With COSMOS, the needs of the
user have obviously been front of mind throughout the development
process. With just a short introduction to the technology I
was quickly able to get up and running solving real FE problems
with speed and accuracy."
Jo Vos, Project Design
Engineer
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