cimquest developed 3d printers which is being used the dial corp. and silgan plastics that were using it for packaging.everyday items from the snooze button on a bose audio system to colgate toothbrushes and more have had a design assist from 3d printing.the four 3d printing &ldquobuckets&rdquo applicable for packaging are concept models, functional prototypes, manufacturing tools and enduse parts.stratasys&rsquos fused deposition model fdm extrusion technique as a &ldquosophisticated hotglue gun&rdquo that&rsquos easy to use and offers a real thermoplastic, though it yields a porous, roughsurfaced object.silgan plastics used 3d printing to speed the development of the snapfit lid for the spoonable container version of truvia sweetener and helped cut the lead time for that process from 30 days to 2 days. 
