Wisconsin Plastic Products uses the Celuka foaming process coupled with chrome hot-stamping to bring an innovative window treatment to market.
The Problem:
Customer’s plan to introduce a light-reflecting extrusion to market are threatened by multiple supplier’s inability to maintain a precise reflectance curve.
Manufacturing Details
PROCESSES USED:
Celuka foaming process
Chrome hot-stamping
The Attack Plan:
Plan Definition
Wisconsin Plastic products proposes the Celuka foaming process coupled with in-line hot stamping as a solution.
Execution
Wisconsin Plastic products expedites an in-house tooling build requiring ten Celuka style vacuum calibrators, dual head hot stamper, custom gaging, and fully streamlined Celuka extrusion die. Three days into product development trials, the team landed data that proved rock-solid process capability for the critical reflectance curve. The final challenge was chrome hot-stamping opposing surfaces without jeopardizing the stability of the reflectance curve. After two generations of hot stamp application rollers, the team achieved the mirror reflectance and maintained the critical curve!
The Solution:
The Celuka foam process coupled with dual head chrome hot-stamping exceeded customer expectations and propelled this new product into the window treatment marketplace.
Manufacturing Details
PROCESSES USED:
Celuka foaming process
Chrome hot-stamping