Case study · Consumer goods

MMU and Conductr: vapor smoothing for heavy-use consumer parts

Conductr wanted the best possible finish on the puck tops of its digital shuffleboard game and turned to vapor smoothing. The result was a rapid turnaround and a high-quality finish on consumer parts that see heavy use.

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Digital shuffleboard tables lit in neon colors in a bar
PhotoConductr digital shuffleboard tables.
Customer
Conductr
With
MMU
Industry
Consumer goods
Application
Digital shuffleboard puck tops
Printing
3D printing
Finishing
PostPro vapor smoothing
Published

Summary

For its digital shuffleboard game, Conductr needed puck tops that look right and stand up to heavy use. Vapor smoothing delivered the finish with a rapid turnaround.PDF The full case study, “Rapid manufacturing of heavy-use consumer parts”, has the details.

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