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"Smooth Process" Evan B. Redwood City, CA
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"Saved Us $$" Jacob N. British Columbia, Canada
"We thought our CAD drawings were exact, but decided to have you create a rapid prototype for us so we could verify the part before we went to manufacturing. We received our part and noticed we had an error in our drawing. Thanks to you, we were able to make a few modifications that saved us $$ on final tooling."  
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Prototyping Services
Prototyping Services, the process of converting computer generated CAD drawings into physical parts.

1-20 parts - Rapid Prototyping
Rapid prototyping is fast and has a low initial investment, because parts are made directly from the CAD drawings bypassing the need for tooling.
The available processes for rapid prototyping are:
FDM - Fused Deposition Modeling Services
SLA - Stereolithography
3D Printing – Z corp.
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Online Quote tool or you may email us your files.

20-100 parts Urethane Casting

For customers seeking more parts than 20 parts its generally more economical to use urethane casting . The benefits are more production like parts, with the resin options available we can very closely approximate the color and feel of a production injection molded part. The initial investment is more expensive because molds need to be made and are good for around 20 shots. Pricing starts out at about $500 per mold and a per part charge. A custom quote is needed for urethane casting, you can email your part files for a quotation.

100 or more parts Injection Molding

injection molding is desirable when more than 100 parts are needed, the initial investment is higher molds start at $2000 but the part charge is much lower and the tooling can last for hundreds of thousands of parts depending on the options selected. A custom quote is needed for injection molding, you can email your part files for a quotation.

FDM
Fused Deposition Modeling
SLA
Stereolithography
Zcorp
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Prototypes Good   Translucent
Prototypes Good   Strength
Prototypes Good   Accuracy
Prototypes Good   Pricing is moderate
Prototypes Good   Speed
Prototypes Good   Fine Detail
Prototypes Good   Colors:
Prototypes Good   Available colors for Z-Corp Prototypes
Full RGB spectrum
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General purpose prototypes, excellent for testing for fit and form for all prototypes that do not require a high degree of detail but need good strength and durability. Extremely high detail
Prototypes with thin walls
Translucent parts
Need to be very close to manufactured parts
Architectural Prototypes, prototypes with large open hollow volumes
Parts with higher volumes.
Parts that require Full Color or multiple colors in the same part.
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