3D Modeling Quickie Survey, published by PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, examines industry practices around providing 3D machinery models and adoption trends based on an October 2019 supplier survey. The analysis frames three focus areas—service adoption and delivery, covering standardization versus by-request offerings and charging models; model fidelity and intellectual-property tradeoffs, from complete models to surface-only shrink-wrapped exports and approaches such as NDAs or simplified files; and digital enablement and use cases, from sales visualizations to line simulation and virtual-reality walkthroughs. Emerging patterns indicate variation by company scale and reveal common operational tradeoffs, while charts highlight comparative benchmarks and size-based tendencies. The report reveals where engineering teams are prioritizing investments to strengthen operational resilience.
Published by Quickie Survey in October 2019. Based on a company survey from 50 responding companies collected October 1, 2019.
