20世纪80年代初，随着塑料取代玻璃，SEWELL PLASTICS见证了对新型塑料容器的需求快速增长。与此同时，包装商要求使用更具创新性的容器，以帮助他们区分产品。因此，SEWELL PLASTICS发现越来越难以满足需求。为了服务于不断增长的客户，并产生更多独特的容器设计，SEWELL PLASTICS投资了一个基于固体的CAE/CAD/CAM系统。如今，SEWELL PLASTICS在基于固体的设计方面拥有超过六年的经验。本文解释了这项技术如何帮助SEWELL PLASTICS缩短产品开发过程，同时开发出更好、更具竞争力的产品。

IN THE EARLY 1980S, SEWELL PLASTICS SAW THE DEMAND FOR NEW PLASTIC CONTAINERS GROWING RAPIDLY, AS PLASTIC REPLACED GLASS. AT THE SAME TIME, PACKAGERS DEMANDED MORE INNOVATIVE CONTAINERS TO HELP THEM DIFFERENTIATE THEIR PRODUCTS. AS A RESULT, SEWELL PLASTICS FOUND IT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND. TO SERVE ITS GROWING LIST OF CUSTOMERS AND GENERATE A GREATER NUMBER OF UNIQUE CONTAINER DESIGNS, SEWELL PLASTICS INVESTED IN A SOLIDS-BASED CAE/CAD/CAM SYSTEM. TODAY, SEWELL PLASTICS HAS OVER SIX YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH SOLIDS-BASED DESIGN. THIS PAPER EXPLAINS HOW THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS HELPED SEWELL PLASTICS SHORTEN THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS WHILE DEVELOPING BETTER, MORE COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS.