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<p>Thermoforming is one of the oldest technologies for the manufacture of plastic products. This originates in prehistory, but today, new additive manufacturing technologies can contribute to the production of moulds, tools, or accessories, which can be used in other traditional manufacturing processes. Manufacturing such moulds for thermoforming is a challenging technical problem due to the multitude of equipment, materials, design, and process constraints that must be considered. To identify and organize the large amount of information, it is imperative to implement a method based on stimulating technical creativity. Following the application of the 3-level idea diagram method, the material resources susceptible to experimental testing are established and include equipment, software, materials, tools, and accessories. The current study resulted in the manufacture of a new product that does not exist on the market, namely a thermoformed desktop business card holder.</p>
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Thermoforming is one of the oldest technologies for the manufacture of plastic products. This originates in prehistory, but today, new additive manufacturing technologies can contribute to the production of moulds, tools, or accessories, which can be used in other traditional manufacturing processes. Manufacturing such moulds for thermoforming is a challenging technical problem due to the multitude of equipment, materials, design, and process constraints that must be considered. To identify and organize the large amount of information, it is imperative to implement a method based on stimulating technical creativity. Following the application of the 3-level idea diagram method, the material resources susceptible to experimental testing are established and include equipment, software, materials, tools, and accessories. The current study resulted in the manufacture of a new product that does not exist on the market, namely a thermoformed desktop business card holder.

Use of the 3-Level Idea Diagram Method to Identify Constructive Solutions for the Development of a Thermoforming Mould

“Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi

“University of Applied Sciences Ansbach”

Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iași. Machine constructions Section

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Thermoforming is one of the oldest technologies for the manufacture of plastic products. This originates in prehistory, but today, new additive manufacturing...

Use of the 3-Level Idea Diagram Method to Identify Constructive Solutions for the Development of a Thermoforming Mould

Published Online: Feb 10, 2023

Page range: 9 - 22

Received: Oct 06, 2022

Accepted: Oct 26, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bipcm-2022-0031

Keywords
thermoforming, mould, additive manufacturing, fused filament fabrication, creative method, idea diagram method

© 2022 Marius-Andrei Boca et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Use of the 3-Level Idea Diagram Method to Identify Constructive Solutions for the Development of a Thermoforming Mould

Published Online: Feb 10, 2023

Page range: 9 - 22

Received: Oct 06, 2022

Accepted: Oct 26, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bipcm-2022-0031

Keywordsthermoforming, mould, additive manufacturing, fused filament fabrication, creative method, idea diagram method

© 2022 Marius-Andrei Boca et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
thermoforming, mould, additive manufacturing, fused filament fabrication, creative method, idea diagram method