Bercom Inc. is dedicated to producing painter’s tools that solve problems that lead their customers to ask “why didn’t I think of that?” Their flagship product is called the HANDy Paint Pail® it reduces fatigue by a handy strap while it holds the brush with an ingenious use of a magnet. Bercom wanted to build on the success of this product by offering an inexpensive, but ergonomically sound, roller tray designed specifically to be used with mini-rollers. One of the beauties of this product is that it incorporates a disposable liner. This makes clean up and color changes a snap while eliminating the excess paint from being washed down the drain.
Complete Design Services and Production Tooling for Paint Tray System
From Concept
Omnitool’s industrial design team worked in association with engineers at Primordial Soup Inc., a product development consulting company, to develop the design of the paint tray and liner. Great care was taken to ensure that the design of this product reinforced a family appearance with the rest of the product line.
With Rapid Response
As part of our process numerous prototypes were made to test comfort and function as well as testing the fit of the liner. These prototype parts were invaluable as they were used to secure approval into retail channels, as well as to help nail down shipping and fulfillment details.
To Production Tooling
Once the tray design was finalized Omnitool went to work designing and building the tooling required to form the product from RPET sheet. The tool was designed to be run in a Lyle 140f former along with a steel rule trim die and a stacker.
For more information on this design and manufacturing project, please see the details below.
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CASE STUDY Complete Design Services and Production Tooling for Paint tray System
| Project Scope | Industrial Design Rapid Tooling And Short Run Thermoform Production Tooling Trim Tool |
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| Market Served | DIY |
| Design Software Used | Pro Engineer Alias Adobe Illustrator |
RAPID TOOLING AND SHORT RUN
| Material Gauge | 0.012 |
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| Trim Method | hand trimmed |
| Delivery Time | 48 Hours |
| Number of Parts Delivered | 24 |
THERMOFORM PRODUCTION TOOLING
| Tool Type | 12 up 3 across 4 thru |
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| Tool Dimensions | 40 x 32 | ||
| Top Half | 12.125 | ||
| Bottom Half | 9.125 | ||
| Shrinkage | 1.045 | ||
| Product Size | 8.95 x 8.64 x 3.93 deep | ||
| Material Formed | .015 PET | ||
| Design Software Used | Pro Engineer | ||
| Mounting | Lyle 140f | ||
| Cavities | water cooled | ||
| Stripper | 9.125 | ||
| Clamping | Perimeter Clamp | ||
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| Delivery Time | 2 Weeks Design 8 Weeks Build |
TRIM TOOL
| Trim Tool Type | Steel Rule Die |
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| Material | .015 PET |
| Shrinkage | 1.002 |
| Inches of Rule | 356 inches |
| Product Size | 8.95 x 8.64 |
| Mounting | 1.002 |
| Die Spec | |
| Upper Trim Backer | 4- 2" posts |
| Trim Block | 5 x 28 x 37 |
| product handling | stacking table |
| Delivery Time | 1 Week Design 4 Weeks Build |