Rapid prototyping service means making physical samples of a new product design concept. It is the preliminary step to final production and is most useful when verifying that the finished product looks, feels and performs as expected. There are several reasons why new product developers turn to rapid prototyping. They are used for functional testing, approval, design iterations, crowdfunding campaigns, trade show models, and as a bridge to low volume manufacturing.
Prototypes often inspire redesigns, improvements, and other modifications that may not be apparent from computer graphics alone, so in this regard they are beneficial for optimizing designs before committing resources to larger volumes. In fact, the ability to correct design errors early in the development phase not only compensates for the cost of the prototypes themselves, so they are a wise investment.
How does rapid prototyping work?
Rapid prototyping is a set of 3D printing techniques that rapidly produce 3D models to scale from computer-aided design (CAD) files through rapid manufacturing or assembly techniques.
In Rapid Prototyping Services, we bring your CAD files and design ideas to life using fused deposition modeling (FDM) and rapid prototyping techniques on other large industrial 3D printers. We specialize in prototypes, low-volume production parts, tools, fixtures, and more, using our state-of-the-art rapid prototyping technology to keep costs low and high quality output.
