Rapid Prototyping tips and tricks for the everyday designer and engineer to help reduce costs and increase the efficiency of your designs.

    Machining tolerances can greatly affect the cost of your project.

    Radii can greatly affect the cost of your machining project.

    Material choices greatly affect the cost of your machining project.

    We can build your aluminum tooling for plastic injection production.

    We can machine all types of materials.

    As you cast your models, urethane permeates the silicone mold over time and degrades the accuracy of your mold.

    Silicone has a limited life cycle depending on the casting material chosen.

    Part geometry determines silicone mold life.

    Silicone molds are a great solution for low volume production.

    Wall thickness makes a difference in the stability of urethane castings.

    Urethane parts can be cast in specific colors and with specific textures to meet your design needs.

    Urethane castings can be painted and finished.

    Electrodag shielding can be applied to urethanes as needed for production models and functional prototypes.

    Parts can be cast in silicones as well as urethanes.

    Silicone parts can be painted and finished.

    Silicones come in a wide range of different durometers and Shore A & D varieties.

    Urethanes come in a wide range of different durometers and Shore A & D varieties.

    Pucks can be insert into molds during the molding process to simulate tactile feel in silicone keypads.

    Connex500 Polyjet parts can be painted.

    The use of Connex500 Polyjet parts for masters can lead to cost savings in some applications.

    If your Stereolithography (SLA) part’s walls are thick enough they can be hollowed out to save on production material costs.

    Stereolithography (SLA) parts can be used as mold masters.

    The Stereolithography (SLA) process can also build QuickCast masters.

    Stereolithography (SLA) parts are used in investment casting.

    We can be your low volume production supplier for parts in metals, plastics, and more.

    We strive to be your turnkey provider of all your prototyping and low volume production needs.

    We can provide you with referrals for industrial design advice and mechanical engineering.

    Stereolithography (SLA) parts designed with the long axis of the model oriented vertically take longer to build, but reduce the number of stair steps used.

 

    Horizontally oriented Stereolithography (SLA) parts build faster and cheaper, but magnify the stair steps used in the model.

 

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