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SLS is great for functional prototypes of plastic parts requiring good mechanical properties.
Standard capabilities | Description |
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Maximum build size | 300 x 300 x 300 mm (11.8” x 11.8” x 11.8”) |
Standard lead time | 6 business days |
Dimensional accuracy | ± 0.3% with a lower limit of ± 0.3 mm (± 0.012”) |
Layer thickness | 100 μm |
SLA is most suitable for visual applications where an injection mold-like, smooth surface finish, and a high level of feature detail are required.
Standard capabilities | Description |
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Maximum build size | 145 × 145 × 175 mm (5.7" x 5.7" x 6.8") |
Standard lead time | 6 business days |
Dimensional accuracy | ± 0.5% with a lower limit of ± 0.15 mm (± 0.006") |
Layer height | 25-100 um |
FDM is suitable for prototyping for form-fit testing. It is the most affordable 3D printing technology and available in 12 different materials.
Standard capabilities | Description |
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Maximum build size | 500 x 500 x 500 mm (19.68'' x 19.68'' x 19.68'')* |
Standard lead time | 4 business days |
Dimensional accuracy | ± 0.5% with a lower limit on ± 0.5 mm (0.0196'') |
Layer height | 100-300 μm |
Infill | 20-100% |
We offer a total of six different 3d pinting technologies for rapid prototyping, from low-cost & extremely fast technolgies, to technologies better suited for functional testing.
Standard capabilities | Description |
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Fast, low-cost prototyping | FDM, SLA and Polyjet |
Functional prototyping | SLS, MJF and DMLS |
Materials | 39 metals and plastics |
Standard lead times | 4-9 days |
CNC machining is the best rapid prototyping option for simple, metal parts, especially when dimensional accuracy is critical.
Standard capabilities | Description |
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Processes | Milling (3-, 4- & 5-axis) and turning |
Materials | 35 metals and plastics, plus we’re always adding new ones |
Finishes | Smoothed, bead-blasted, anodized, powder-coated, electropolished, brushed and more |
Tolerances | Down to +/-.0008” (0.020mm) |
Minimum order | $150USD |
Lead times | 5-15 days |
We offer rapid tooling with aluminium molds, which are much fster to produce that steel molds.
Standard capabilities | Description |
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Molds | Single cavity, multi-cavity, molds with side-action cores, family molds, insert molding, overmolding |
Mold Materials | Aluminum |
Injection Materials | 12 plastics |
Additives & Fibers | UV absorbers, Flame retardants, Plasticizers, Colorants, Carbon fibers, Glass fibers |
SPI finishes | A1-3, B1-3, C1-3, D1-3 |
Minimum order | 100 parts + tooling cost |
Lead times | 2-3 weeks |
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