Support for thin wall and membranes simulation in Fusion 360

Innovationlab_CarlosRego — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 17:40:22 GMT

Hello,

I work mostly with packaging products that are produced with SBM (stretch blow moulding) and EBM (Extrusion blow moulding) manufacturing processes. For people not familiar with what SBM and EBM is, think in PET water bottles and HDPE laundry detergent bottles.

This means that quite often I create and deal with very complex geometry that cannot be (or that is extremely time consuming to be) shelled. The reality is that for these manufacturing processes this sort of geometry doesn't need to be shelled.

I love the simulation module of F360 but I really miss the possibility of importing thickness profiles or define a specific average thickness for a geometry for this sort of geometry.

I know that new features are added to F360 based mostly on strong demand by users, and I sincerely do not know how many of current F360 users need this particular feature.

But what I do know is that by not having such feature, F360 is basically ignoring a basic requirement of the Plastic packaging industry as SBM and EBM are the main manufacturing processes used to produce rigid plastic packaging. So, implementing this feature might theoretically also be a great business opportunity because it will open the door to a multibillion Dolar industry made not only of packaging developers and manufacturers, but also of many of the biggest consumer goods companies (e.g P&G, Unilever, J&J, Nestlé, Danone, etc).

Are you thinking of implementing this simulation feature in F360? And, if the answer is yes, is there a timeline you can share?

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Support for thin wall and membranes simulation in Fusion 360