Metis Design's expertise in designing for compression and injection molding carries over into our work with consumer products. Our engineers have worked on a variety of projects including automotive, garden and storage products. While these projects have more of an aesthetic sensibility than the structural plastic projects, they still retain Metis' trademark of optimization for strength, stiffness and weight. By utilizing FEA, an everyday storage box becomes a rugged box that outperforms other containers at the same price.

In addition to their expertise in FEA, Metis Design's engineers are well versed in advanced surfacing and CAD design, allowing for ergonomic and aesthetic designs. Photo rendering and animation capability can help clients sell their ideas and products to a less technical audience. Often, rapid prototyping techniques are used to confirm form and function early in the design process. Advance prototyping techniques can be used to create prototypes that both look and feel like the final product. Whether the part costs dollars or cents in the end, MDC can design it to function reliably.

Many consumer products have aggressive cost and time constraints, both of which are areas of pride for MDC engineers. One of our clients had this to say: " When [the] project deadline was suddenly moved up, Metis Design Corporation was able to rapidly respond and deliver the critical information our sales organization required for a meeting and still deliver the project on budget."

• Flip Top Storage Box
• Plastic Footlocker