Previous Consumer Product Work
Consumer products can vary from smartphone cases to sports equipment. 3D scans of consumer products can be used for inspections, reverse engineering, product modification, and more. Being a leading consumer product design company in Michigan we are able to improve the looks and functionality of your product. Here at Applications 3D we also help inventors take their idea and turn it into a finished product ready for manufacturing. We can also rapidly prototype with our in-house 3D printers. Please contact us with any questions you have regarding our consumer product work via our contact form or call us at (248) 853-7700.
Custom Motorcycle Fender
A customer reached out to us because they had been having issues when it came to developing a new part that would fit an OEM one. This company was Sicass Racing and they were trying to develop a custom motorcycle fender. This custom part would be an add-on to the existing OEM motorcycle fender so it needed to be able… read more
Texas Chair Mold Insert
One of our prestigious customers, a mold-making company, had a small dilemma. Their customer, who is a plastic chair molder/manufacturer, wanted a special mold for a plastic chair that included the Texas map on it as well as a series of patterns and a rose shape on it. Since the cost of such a mold is substantial, they wanted to build just one insert which could be changed in the mold, so that the mold could become… read more
Ack Ack Toy Gun Reverse Engineering
Our customer is a seller of old toys. He wanted to start producing old burp action toy guns. This mainly involves creating a mold to manufacture the plastic handles of the toy gun. So, Applications 3D was called in to help scan and create a mold CAD for production… read more
US Olympic Luge Team Goes Faster!
The fastest sport on ice just became faster! When The US national Olympic team was looking for an edge to improve their luge sleds, they contacted DOW, an international manufacturer of materials. The DOW company researches new materials and develops customized revolutionary materials, designed for a specific purpose… read more
Creating the Perfect Waffle!
A nationally leading manufacturer of frozen waffles had a unique but age-old problem. When manufacturing the waffles in a hot mold, how much waffle batter mix to add to the mold for each waffle? Since the waffle molds were usually cast steel tools, there was a lot of variation between the different cavities… read more
Modernizing Product Development for Legacy Parts
A customer approached us with a molded ski boot that was manufactured with outdated techniques. They had been manufacturing the same design for years and wanted to update the design as well as their processes for manufacturing. Furthermore, the manufacturing processes they had been using were not cost-effective and slowed the production and quality… read more