Test-driving the new i-Design In early 2009, Constar unveiled its i-Design™ software at The Packaging Conference in Las Vegas. Constar's Director of Design Engineering, Mike Mooney, provided a live demonstration, showing the crowd how, in a matter of minutes, a fully engineered rigid PET bottle can be created with the help of i-Design. “Since implementing i-Design, Constar has succeeded in slashing product development timelines—in some cases by as much as 90 percent. This can make a huge difference to companies that use branded and promotional packaging to drive sales,” explained Mooney. “The advantage of differentiation is only an advantage for a short time. The ability to quickly change or alter the aesthetics, performance, or materials in a package is very powerful as it helps companies rapidly adapt to changing market conditions and maintain a competitive edge.” |
i-Design™
i-Design™ is a proprietary software-based solution developed by Constar that automates the time-intensive modeling and analysis required when designing new packages. With a few mouse clicks, Constar packaging engineers use i-Design to:
- Develop custom packages
- Make complex changes to an existing package
- Configure three-dimensional optimized pallet patterns
i-Design dramatically streamlines the package development process, which typically requires hours of analysis to achieve a customer's specific design, cost and sustainability objectives. Projects that traditionally have taken as much as 40 hours of intense design by an experienced packaging engineer can now be done in a matter of minutes. In addition to time savings, i-Design software helps to minimize prototyping and concept testing. It helps customers achieve their design objectives quickly and accurately so they can be first to market with the optimal package.
i-Design software is clearly a valuable service for our customers. We invite your interest in learning more about how we can accelerate your next package. Contact us.