Industrial Uses for 3D Manufactured Parts
Overview
The possibilities are endless. From medical to aerospace to manufacturing, the materials available today for 3D printing provide features that give you the ability to show fine feature details, transparency, flexibility, hardness and more.
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Fixturing/Gauging
Why invest in heavy, expensive jigs and fixtures that require assembly when you can build fixtures in one piece using a 3D digitized part.
Worried about durability? Don't be. Durability is great — enabling you to produce thousands of parts with the same fixture without any problems.
Laser etch fixtures with complex geometry and part locaters that take weeks to make in a tool shop only take a day on the rapid prototype machines.
CMM fixtures produced with rapid prototyping also work great. We have made fixtures machining plastic and titanium parts for 5 axis mills that have held up well and reduced delivery times because the fixtures could be made so fast.
Sight gauges are also an excellent application of this technology, allowing parts to be checked quickly and accurately.
Market Analysis
Want to create a buzz? Show your new concept to potential clients or investors ahead of the competition. Build a prototype. You can paint it, plate it or just simply show it.
Rapid prototyping produces parts exactly like the finished part. This makes it perfect to show your customers for that important "hands on experience" so you can get their feedback. This dramatically reduces the cost of machining parts only to find out that your customers want something a different way.
Ergonomics just right? 3D models give you the opportunity to test the ergonomics of the finished part. This type of feedback is key to success of your project.
Trade Show Demo Parts
Beat your competition to market or at least at the Trade Show . Your trade show visitors will appreciate being able to touch and feel your highly accurate and functional prototype that effectively communicates your latest product idea. They'll feel much more comfortable and confident that your product is something their customers will want before placing their orders.
Research & Development
Test your new products on the market and ensure that your design is right before going to mass production. Prototypes provide you this option and save lots of money by eliminating tooling charges. Your 3D prototype is capable of meeting high tolerances, depending upon the process and material used. Ask us how.
Form, Fit & Functional Testing
3D prototypes help engineers and designers determine form, fit and function before investing in expensive tooling.
Have you every spent 6 months designing something and waiting to have it manufactured only to have it come back and not work because of a missed detail? This can be extremely costly and is easily preventable.
In a matter of days, we can produce a single part, or a whole assembly of parts, so you can check form / fit / function. This greatly reduces the risks of missing a critical detail.
Having a part in hand, before manufacturing, is simply one of the greatest benefits you can have — enabling you to catch the small details and mistakes before they become big problems.
Working Model to Send to Tooling
Get a working 3D model to send to tooling.
Sales Samples
A picture is worth a thousand words, but an actual 3D digitized part may close the deal — providing valuable support for your company’s sales team. While your company is waiting to have the product manufactured, your sales team can already be out selling the parts before they are manufactured. There is no gap between production and initial sales.
Your customers will appreciate being able to touch and feel your highly accurate and functional prototype. They'll feel much more comfortable and confident that your design is correct before investing in production or placing their order.
If your company makes parts out of exotic or expensive materials, you know costs can add up fast when making sales samples. With rapid prototyping we can produce a part quickly and affordably allowing you to use the parts as sales samples and save money.
Working Parts
Only need a part or two for production? Your 3D digitally manufactured part can be production-ready right out of the box, depending upon your application's requirements for material strength. There are lots of materials from which to choose to assure a good match.
Request a Quote
Complete our online quote form or call our sales department to explore the possibilities of 3D rapid modeling at your organization.
