What is Rapid Prototyping?

• Rapid prototyping is a kind of professional manufacturing technology that is used to produce high-quality entity models of three-dimensional designs. Prototypes are useful for design improvements and can be used as stepping stones for comprehensive production or engineering testing. With the rapid prototyping, you can manufacture parts or the products to test for the component fit and function. According to the analysis results, you can make further adjustments (about the design, shape, materials, etc.) before the products finally enter the market. It can help you effectively save time and costs. A lot of our customers need to manufacture a entity component quickly to verify the feasibility of a design or a part. Nowadays, various kinds of rapid prototyping processes are available. You can choose the process which best suits your needs. With only thirty years around of development, rapid prototyping technology, as its name implies, has already been widely used in many areas. Meanwhile, the rapid prototyping services are still growing at a fast speed.

  

• Advantages of Rapid Prototyping

  High degree of automation in forming process

  Precise entity replication

  High dimensional accuracy. Dimensional accuracy can be up to±0.1mm

  Excellent surface quality

  Unlimited design space

  No assembly required

  Fast forming speed and shorter delivery time

  Saving raw materials

  Improving product design

  Auto Lamp Lens - Machining Acrylic and Clear Polishing

  Machining experience of thin-walled clear plastic

  Unparalleled hand finishing and polishing technology

  Advanced two-color and multi-material (2K) molding process

  
  

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  Light Guides and Aluminium Reflectors - Precision Optical Machining

  Combine 5-axis precision milling with diamond machining technology

  More complex geometric shapes and precise optical details can be achieved

  Minimum machining radius R0.1mm and surface tolerance ±0.02mm

  CNC milled roughness Ra(μm) 0.2 and mirror-polished Ra(μm) 0.05

  

• Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)

  Description: FDM is a melt lamination technology, that uses high temperature to melt materials, extrudes them into filaments through the print head, and builds up on component platform. FDM is the simplest and most common 3D printing technology, which is commonly used in desktop 3D printing devices. Printing Material：usually ABS or PLA wire Strength: PLA is brittle,its surface hardness is higher, and it is easier to break when bending. ABS parts are more resilient than PLA parts, and are easy to bend rather than break under pressure. Moreover, ABS has higher strength, better plasticity, and easier post-processing. Features of finished product: the printing layer is thick, the precision is poor, and the stratification of the surface is very obvious. Under high temperature conditions, the printed parts are easy to bend and deform, and the bearing capacity is insufficient.

  
  

  
  

  Future of Rapid Prototyping

  The development of equipment to large-scale

  Diversification of Materials development 

  Deep space exploration

  Benefit thousands of households 

  

• Prototop Provides:

  Complete process equipment: we are the only independent manufacturer with large scale in China and can provide both small batch and large batch production services for subtractive manufacturing and additive manufacturing. We have self-developed high-speed intelligent 3D printing equipment, large CNC machining center, vacuum casting machine, low-pressure perfusion and other advanced equipment as well as post-processing production lines such as polishing, painting and so on. Leading technology: with the latest technology in the world, four world-first 3D printing technology can be diversified, rapid, low-cost, accelerate the research and development speed of enterprise products, and achieve world-class production capacity. One-stop 3d printing service: 3D printing integrated solution provider, with product development and service output capabilities from equipment, software, materials to cloud printing, can provide global users one-stop service from product design and development to final mass production.

  
  

  
  

  Application of Rapid Prototyping

  Shoemaking 3D printing is advancing the revolution of shoemaking industry with the aim of reducing costs, reducing outsourcing, greatly increasing flexibility and preparing for the era of personalized customization and tailoring. Whether through our on-demand production services or our advanced 3D printers, Vistar is happy to participate in this new industrial revolution with our customers.

  Medical It has a high requirement on accuracy and reliability related to the R&D and production of the medical industry. Vistar 3D printing has earned the support and trust from many hospitals and other medical clients through the advantages of on-demand manufacturing service.

  Fashion and Cultural Creative The additive manufacturing provides an entirely new medium for artists that can almost realize any idea. For the fashion designer, Vistar’ production solutions creat an exciting new age which has enabled designers to gain significant on product launches and personalization.

  Automobile The developed at top speed and innovation of the automotive industry is highly compatible with Vistar's manufacturing innovation. 3D printing and related technologies can significantly reduce time to market, as well as make the personalized customization possible.

  Dentistry 3D printing technology is becoming more and more mature and popular in the dental market. The total value of dental components manufactured by 3D printing solution exceeded 4 billion US dollars in 2016. The era of digital dentistry is just beginning and Vistar can help you transition easily.

  

  

  

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