Conventional and Advanced Prototyping

Conventional prototyping for steel part manufacture utilizes "soft tooling", a tool and die maker or machinist creates forms, which are used in conjunction with various bending or pressing operations, finally forming the part to the desired shape.  Holes and infinitely complex cutouts can be added with a milling machine, drill, lathe and laser cutters and even in tubular structures with the use of lazers.  Material selection maybe of importance, as some highly reflective materials do not cut well with a laser cutter.  A waterjet cutter can assist when cutting non metallic or solid steel sections.  A > 50 000 psi waterjet may be able to cut beyond 5" solid steel thickness, utilizing a garnet additive.  A waterjet can also cut virtually any material including brittle materials such as porcelan and glass.  For more information on use and applications of waterjet cut parts don`t hesitate to contact us.

The availability of recent technology enables companies to create 3D reference parts and production tooling.  One of the requirements to utilize this technology is to be able to export a .stl or similar layer type file which is created from most  3D design CAD program such as Pro-E, Solid Edge, AutoCAD, etc.  These files can be produced from a 3D drawing, and may include many individual entities in order to simulate fit and function.  In some cases parts may be hardened and subsequently tested.  There are various processes and machines available all with varying use of mediums, some machines are capable to print in full 24 bit colour and can even simulate the writing on a product.     Contact us regarding your 3D printing needs.

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