Powdered Metallurgy
Prototypes are machined from sintered metal slugs providing similar performance to production tooling. Slugs come in rectangular, square, round shapes. Materials include: aluminum, brass, bronze, copper, steel, and stainless steel. [Top of page]
Metal Injection Molding
Prototypes are machined from sintered metal slugs providing similar performance to production tooling. Slugs come in rectangular, square, round shapes. Materials include: aluminum, brass, bronze, copper, steel, and stainless steel. [Top of page]
Zinc Die Casting
Prototypes are machined from Zamak "continuous cast" rod providing similar performance to production tooling. Zamak rod is available in round, square and rectangular shapes. [Top of page]
Aluminum Die Casting
Prototypes are machined from aluminum slugs providing similar performance to production tooling. [Top of page]
Stampings
Flat parts are prototyped by laser cutting, or using a "soft" (medium carbon steel instead of carbide) steel compound die. Formed parts begin the same way as flat parts. Bends are added during a series of secondary operations, utilizing "soft" tooling to simulate a multi station progressive die. [Top of page]
Cold Heading
Prototypes can be machined, drilled, tapped, heat treated and plated to create samples with similar performance to production parts. The only exception is that machined parts do not exhibit the same "grain" flow as cold-headed parts. [Top of page]
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Thermoplastics/Thermoset injection molding
Prototypes can be machined from base materials providing similar performance to production tooling, or stereolithography can be utilized. Stereolithography (SLA) is best used for quick visualization models and engineering "check fit." SLA can give you a rapid evaluation of new product design and can also be used as a pattern for R.T.V. tools to generate urethane castings. With stereolithography, finished parts can be completed in as little as forty-eight hours. [Top of page]
Pressure forming
Low cost, single cavity molds can be machined out of epoxy, or wood, and then hand trimmed. This offers an accurate representation for form, fit and function. Prototype tools are limited to producing up to 20 samples, per mold, due to heat and wear. [Top of page]
Packaging
Low cost, single cavity molds can be machined out of epoxy, or wood, and then hand trimmed. This offers an accurate representation for form, fit and function. Prototype tools are limited to producing up to 20 samples, per mold, due to heat and wear. [Top of page]
Vibrational molding
Low cost, single cavity molds can be manufactured to produce parts for testing form fit and function. Tooling consists of a two-dimensional aluminum sheet metal fabrication. Prototype and production tooling are inexpensive since there is no pressure utilized during the molding process. [Top of page]
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Transfer Molding
Single cavity molds can be manufactured to produce parts for "form fit and function". Compounds come in a variety of standard and custom formulations, depending upon your specifications and product application. After prototype components are molded, parts should be tested to ensure that the compound meets your specifications. [Top of page]
Compression Molding
Single cavity molds can be manufactured to produce parts for "form fit and function". Compounds come in a variety of standard and custom formulations, depending upon your specifications and product application. After prototype components are molded, parts should be tested to ensure that the compound meets your specifications. [Top of page]
Liquid/Injection Molding
Single cavity molds can be manufactured to produce parts for "form fit and function." Compounds come in a variety of standard and custom formulations, depending upon your specifications and product application. After prototype components are molded, parts should be tested to ensure that the compound meets your specifications. [Top of page]
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