Rapid Prototyping
1.What’s the rapid prototyping ?
Rapid prototyping is a technique used in product development to quickly create physical prototypes of a design. This process enables designers and engineers to validate and test their ideas before moving on to full-scale production.
2.Types of Rapid Prototyping
When customizing prototypes, we have four types of prototype processing.When we choose which prototype processing method to use, we should consider the structure, materials, tolerances, etc. of the product.Then choose the most appropriate processing solution and make a good prototype.
Here are 4 types of rapid prototyping we could do at ABBYLEE :
A.CNC Machining
ABBYLEE CNC machining has many advantages such as fast production speed,parts are of good quality, wide selection of materials etc,
If you have strict requirements for product dimensional control, ABBYLEE CNC machining could meet your tolerance requirements.
Materials for CNC machining in ABBYLEE generally include aluminum, stainless steel, steel, brass, plastic, and other metals,etc.
Details can be found in the table below:
B. 3D Printing
Compared with traditional manufacturing methods, the advantages of 3D printing are: the production speed of parts is more efficient and the production cycle is short. 3D printing integrated manufacturing greatly reduces the dependence on different manufacturing processes, and we could better control the quality of the final product.Besides ,3D printing could greatly meet your customized design requirements.When choosing a 3D printed prototype, we should consider whether the product has tolerance and hardness requirements, etc.
ABBYLEE have many types of materials for 3D printing.
Here are ABBYLEE 3D printing material data sheet,there are three categories: metal(SLM), plastic(SLA )and nylon(SLS).
C.Vacuum Casting
Vacuum Casting uses liquid metal or plastic and other materials to fill a mold, then cool and solidify, forming the desired part or model.
It should be noted that among vacuum forming processing materials, for example, ABS is not real ABS. We choose materials similar to ABS, which have similar properties to ABS. The same goes for other materials.
Below is the ABBYLEE Vacuum Casting Material Data sheet List.
D.Models
ABBYLEE also provide customization of model prototypes.As long as you provide your design ideas, we could provide you with one-stop service.