Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Vivian Lin

Cory R Boudreau

Todd Brunner

Timothy Alan Talda

Brian Hoffman

David C Franchino

Alexandra Kay Hartford

Mohan Mahadevan

John Matrecano

Alexandra Surasky-Ysasi

An actuator system for fabricating a cavity within thermoplastic material includes a plurality of actuators arranged in an array. When dimensions of an item are determined, the actuator system may be programmed with data regarding such dimensions to fabricate a cavity for the item. A subset of the actuators, and distances by which each of the actuators is to be extended, may be selected based on dimensions of the item, in order to fabricate a cavity within the thermoplastic material that may accommodate the item therein. Additionally, the actuators and the distances may be selected based on intrinsic or extrinsic data regarding the item, and a cavity fabricated within the thermoplastic material may include one or more buffer zones or protective regions that are specifically formed with respect to aspects of the item.

Right-sized thermoformed cavities for packaging items

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Vivian Lin