Product team
You need to close a geometry before you engage a mold or serial supplier.
Service
Quick Prototyping to validate the part
We design the transition from the idea to the testable object: geometry, material and a print that can be assembled, measured and discussed.
Who needs it?
Maintenance and spare parts
You need a special out of production, to check on the real footprints.
Hardware startup
You have to show a working object, not just a render.
What includes
- Brief on function, loads and interfaces with other components.
- Model notes: what is critical and what can be simplified.
- Prototype printed in material closer to real use.
- A round of verification on what emerged from the test.
How the work proceeds
Function
What the part needs and where it would fail.
Model
Let's fix the approach to the file, or we work on the model you already have.
Try
We print the specimen to hold in hand.
Decision
It is on the prototype, it passes to the series or stops.
Technologies used in prototyping
Filament when they count tenacity and size. Resin when detail and surface matter. The choice is in the quote, not in a fixed catalogue.
| Material | Typical use |
|---|---|
| PETG | Functional parts that must absorb shocks and remain stable in indoor use. |
| ASA | Parts exposed outside, when they count light and atmospheric agents. |
| Technical specifications | Grades chosen on the requirement of the part. The exact acronym is confirmed by looking at the file. |
| Resin washable | Fine details and surfaces more closed than the filament. |
| ABS-like resin | Resin prototypes with a more tenacious behaviour. |
| Technical and Ultra Resin | Small geometry and push finish. The degree is chosen on the part. |
Time and cost
A simple prototype and a geometry to be arranged do not have the same time. After the file we indicate what is printed immediately and what needs to be corrected. The cost follows material, machine hours and any agreed finishes.
If you plan often in FDM, practical rules are in the guide Design a part for 3D FDM printing.
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Open upQuestions about the service
Do you also play the 3D model?
Yes, if you start from an existing drawing or part. In the brief, tell me what you already have.
Is the prototype already the final part?
Sometimes, for small quantities. If the use is heavy, the prototype serves to decide material and process of the series.
How many versions are included?
We call it in the quote. We don't promise a fixed number of revisions.
The quote starts from the file.
Indicate material if you already know it, quantity and a useful expiration. The rest is clear.