{"id":12,"date":"2024-12-01T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T06:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abundantcompany.com\/2024\/10\/blog-post-title\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T07:44:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T07:44:33","slug":"styling-update-for-a-consumer-product-with-tooling-modification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abundantcompany.com\/styling-update-for-a-consumer-product-with-tooling-modification\/","title":{"rendered":"Styling Update for a Consumer Product with Tooling Modification"},"content":{"rendered":"

Background<\/h1>\r\n

A mid-sized consumer product division recognized the need to refresh the design of one of its products to highlight new technologies and to stay competitive. The existing design did not fit the latest technology from a customer perception standpoint, and the customer generally perceived the product as outdated compared to newer competitor models. The challenge was to update the styling of the main user interface to highlight modern features while minimizing costs by modifying existing plastic injection mold tooling and minimizing the number of tools to be modified.<\/p>\r\n

Objective<\/h1>\r\n

The goal was to revitalize the product with a modern industrial design that would appeal to contemporary consumers without incurring the high costs of developing new manufacturing tools.\u00a0 This project needed to be completed in eight weeks, ready for lagging up a temporary tooling modification on the production tool between production part runs.<\/p>\r\n

Team Composition<\/h1>\r\n

The project team included an industrial designer, a styling engineer, a tooling designer, and a project engineer. Their expertise was crucial in balancing aesthetic improvements with practical manufacturing considerations.<\/p>\r\n

Design Phase<\/h1>\r\n

The team completed the following tasks in the time frame allotted.<\/p>\r\n