It's not a great secret that SLP was started as SLS since 1999. To the best of our knowledge, the owerview of this major rapid prototype manufacturing method went very well. We can securely suppose that a few years later, several laser sintering rapid prototype machines are producing plastic parts of a constantly growing size and for an ever-growing range of applications. Read more

Permit me ask you: what would you think if you hear that you will generate a part on a PC and then you will hold and evaluate that half 45 minutes later? As a matter of reality, it's not just my imagination – it's a reality! What would are unbelievable several years ago is now well established technology due to three-dimensional rapid prototype printers build it possible. Read more

Tapping into the growth means working at space-age speed, making prototypes of connectors or other wiring harness parts with a computer-guided rapid prototype machine that lays down thin layers of plastic or rubber over numerous passes, like an ink-jet printer producing a photo. Read more

SIMPOE SAS, headquartered in Torcy, France, is a French software developer specializing in Medical plastic mold simulation solutions. SIMPOE SAS announced today the immediate availability of its new Simpoe-Designer medical plastic simulation software product line. Simpoe-Designer is a stand-alone version of SIMPOE flagship product Simpoe- Mold, but which also includes its own embedded CAD kernel. Read more

For some in the plastic mold industry, attempting to maintain a constant temperature regime within what is essentially a cyclical production process means accepting compromised results. A number of engineering teams are working right now across Europe on technologies that use cyclical thermal regulation to improve the quality of demanding plastics mouldings. Read more

Today many original rapid prototype equipment manufacturers are under tight restraints, such as cost, new product development and time-to-market, giving mold builders an enormous opportunity to develop the necessary technology to support today's plastic mold industry. Read more

Princeton University engineers have developed a new technique for producing electricity-conducting plastic mold that could reduce the costs of manufacturing solar panels.
The plastics offer a low-cost alternative to indium tin oxide, an expensive conducting material currently used in the panels, according to the researchers. Translucency and malleability properties are also good. Read more

Rapid prototype Shenzhen Companies will often base their new mold product specifications on their lab scale work with research-grade reagent chemicals in the lab. These self-imposed, tentative standards may not be feasible on a commercial scale but, frequently, provisional as they may be, these specifications take on the weight of authority and nobody remembers why. Read more

The method has a number of key distinctions: Unlike traditional, linear models of rapid prototype product development, it's a cyclical process where one cycle inputs into the next and where a variety of solutions move repeatedly through a range of stages. It integrates rapid prototype and multidisciplinary teams to allow numerous, and nearly simultaneous, iterations. Read more

A new development method may allow breaking away from the pack as rapid prototype Shenzhen companies continue to employ outsource facilities that offer flexibility and foster innovation.
Innovation, whether through the development of new products or processes, has become crucial for companies in virtually every industry. New technology holds the key to competitive advantage and, perhaps, survival. Read more