Developing Layered Products Just Got Easier

Some of the strongest growing consumer packaged goods segments include diapers, feminine hygiene products and paper towels.  The common thread between these products is that they are all layered products.  Layered products are usually composed of several different materials that are put together through the manufacturing process.  It is difficult to design and develop products that are manufactured and transformed with mechanical operations in a flat and continuous process.  A key driver of cost is the weight of each layer and the trim weight of those components that end up being discarded through the cutting and production process.  How can manufacturers accelerate multi-discipline engineering and provide high-quality product designs at a low cost?

The good news is that with the right digital solution, managing this complexity doesn’t have to be so daunting.  New design capabilities from the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform include those specifically built to accelerate layered product development. The application enables designers to create complex soft layered product stacking with ad-hoc representations and accurate weight monitoring.   The solution provides engineers with the ability to create innovative designs, with an immediate assessment of the weight computations based on net, trim and gross formulas. Having the capability to compute accurate product weight is the key factor in reducing production cost.

Key Benefits of the solution:

• Easily view multiple design representations
• Calculate accurate weight consumption computations
• Experience full parametric openness
• Capture manufacturing transformations
• Automate workflow with templates and knowledgeware
• Reduce the time and cost to develop high-quality layered products