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RAPID PROTOTYPING & SMALL BATCH PRODUCTION

Rapid prototyping serves as an invaluable tool for businesses aiming to swiftly iterate and test their product designs, enabling them to refine concepts and identify improvements efficiently. For small batch production runs, 3D printing technologies (FDM) and  (SLS) provide a cost-effective and agile solution, enabling companies to produce limited quantities of customized components or products without the need for expensive tooling or lengthy setup times

Rapid Prototyping
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Fused Deposition Modeling

or FDM 3D Printing

FDM printers work by heating a thermoplastic filament to its melting point and then extruding it, layer by layer, to create a three dimensional object.

FDM printers are relatively inexpensive and easy to use, making them a popular choice for home and small-scale 3D printing

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Stereolithography (SLA)

Stereolithography works by using a photopolymer resin that is cured by exposure to light.

The machine traces out the desired geometry layer by layer using a computer-controlled moving laser beam.

The beam is directed by mirrors that are positioned around the build platform.



Resin 3D Printing
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CAD DESIGN & REVERSE ENGINEERING

When it comes to certain projects, a computer-aided design, or CAD, can be extremely beneficial. A main advantage to using CAD is the fact that it provides experts with greater accuracy. This is done by replacing manual drafting with electronic design software, such as SketchUp, Fusion 360, or AutoCAD Design Edition.

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SOME INFOMATION ABOUT THE MATERIAL


3D printing with wax is used to create a precise 3D mold out of a 3D file thanks to the 3D lost wax casting technique. 3D Lost wax casting (or investment casting) is a production process.


The wax 3D printing process begins with a 3D model being created in a computer aided design (CAD) program. Once the 3D model is complete, it is then exported to a 3D printer. The 3D printer then creates a physical model of the design out of wax.


After the wax model is created, it is then placed in a mold. The mold is then filled with a investment material. The investment material hardens around the wax model.


Once the investment material has hardened, the mold is then placed in a furnace. The wax model is then melted out of the mold, leaving a hollow space in the shape of the original 3D model.


The molten metal is then poured into the mold. The metal then takes the shape of the original 3D model. After the metal has cooled, the mold is then broken away, revealing the final casting.

 

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You can print wax models using a few different 3D printing technologies. Professional 3D printing services generally use a type of material jetting, but wax-like models can also be made on a classic FDM 3D printer. When using a material jetting 3D printer, the wax is usually put in a tank where it's heated

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