Increased Precision and Consistency: The limit on precision is the stamping or cutting tools used to create the Industrial Origami "smiles". The more precise the stamping or cutting tools, the more precise the fold lines made with Industrial Origami Technology. Because the smiles are stamped or cut in the flat, where the feature-to-feature tolerance is best, the fold lines are consistently in the same location. This improves precision, and does so more consistently than would be otherwise possible with traditional sheet materials forming.

Shipping in the Flat. The Industrial Origami "smiles" can be stamped or cut into the flat sheet material. The products can then be shipped in the flat and subsequently folded upon delivery. Because parts are shipped in the flat, more pieces can be put in containers, reducing the need to ship "air" and creating a higher density shipment. Special handling of complex parts is reduced, reducing shipping costs and damage.

Faster Time to Market and Lower Cost Rapid Prototyping. Industrial Origami Technology enables the rapid creation and fold up of prototypes. This enables product developers to quickly test various prototype configurations, and then optimize to reduce prototype creation time, and reduce errors.

INTEGRATED SIMPLICITY

Simplifying the design and making of complex structures.

Simplifying Stamping. With hard tooling, many formed features can be eliminated from the hard tool to be folded later closer to the point of use. This typically results in a reduction of station requirements to make the same part. The elimination of forming in the press can result in a significantly higher press speed.

Simplifying Assembly. Assembly is no longer organized around what is "required," but around what is the most logical way to assemble. Today, enclosures are typically created complete and then populated with the required components. With the Industrial Origami Technology, the components can be assembled on a flat piece of sheet metal and then the sides can be folded up around the components. This allows for better access and ease of assembly for employees. The fact that the Industrial Origami Lancing visually tells the operator that it is folded correctly, because of the edge to face engagement, folding and assembly errors are reduced. This significantly aids in quality control, typically eliminating the need for costly rework at the assembly line.

Use of Existing Capital Equipment. The Industrial Origami Technology works with existing hard and soft tooling. Users can use their existing stamping and laser equipment.