- 8th September 2015
- Exhibitor Announcements, Manufacturing, Northern
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- North2015
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MSA foams discovered a unique way to demonstrate its product range, design service and manufacturing capabilities to Northern Manufacturing 2015 visitors – a stand constructed almost entirely from engineered foam!
MSA incorporated a wide range of foam products into the design along with a selection of colours and foam densities. The challenge was making the separate panels interlock neatly. MSA’s design team created featured jigsaw tabs for the visible joints of the feature wall’s panels, showing the precision of the foam cutting and finish, in addition to strengthening the connection between the stand panels.
Many features of the stand were designed to demonstrate the cutting technology. From a highly complex water-jet cut map of the UK, showing the areas of the business development team, to the laser engraved precision-cut Aztec design, visitors to the stand can see the manufacturing capabilities up close and personal. The grid of hexagons on one stand panel is a combination of the different colours and varieties of foam MSA offer. Visitors can feel the texture and density of the foams. For the central table, cortex plastic legs lend a subtle nod to the plastic materials MSA use in the production of returnable packaging. The range of colours MSA offers, plays a vital role in designing tool control. By creating pockets of a different colour in a foam insert, engineers are able to notice immediately when any tool is missing, saving valuable time and money by always transporting their full complement of tools needed for a job. The use of contrasting foam also eliminates the risk of F.O.D. (foreign object damage).
At the initial design phase, MSA designers had to ensure that it would be easily assembled and be as functional for the staff as possible, integrating features such as removable panels to store personal effects and business card holders of the business development team.
To discuss your custom packaging requirements visit MSA Foams on stand F55 or go to www.msa.co.uk