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Reaction injection moulding capacity increased
The addition of the new equipment at a reaction injection moulding company will provide capacity to process batch production runs simultaneously, to meet growing demand for production parts.
News from Rapitypes, Jun 21, 2006
Injection-moulded parts produced in three days
Thanks to its recent investment in, CNC machining centres, the Protomold Company can offer production quality, finished injection-moulded parts - from CAD model - in just three days.
News from Protomold UK, May 23, 2006
Vacuum castings made for automotive lenses
In producing polyurethane vacuum castings for the prototype market, ARRK has established itself as a 'Centre of Excellence' in automotive lens work for the UK and Europe.
News from ARRK Product Development Group, Apr 28, 2006
Rapid prototypes produced 'around the clock'
Finishing, toolmaking and moulding - all part of a rapid prototyping service - are now undertaken on a 24h basis allowing a company to turn around a project even faster than before.
News from AME Productdevelopment Solutions, Feb 7, 2006
SLA 'trapped volumes' problems solved
The problem of 'trapped voluems', when an SLA model deforms, looses accuracy or collapses during the building process, has been solved by a research team.
News from Manufacturing Engineering Centre, Jan 19, 2006
Rapid injection moulding speeds low volumes
Rapid injection moulding, with a web-based customer interface and software, and CNC machine tools, has radically changed the economics and lead times of prototype and low-volume production.
News from Protomold UK, Jan 10, 2006
Aluminium-filled nylon introduced for SLS
Components in Alumide, an aluminium-filled Nylon material provide an alternative to Nylon, glass-filled Nylon or polystyrene - Alumide provides entirely 'new look' laser sintered components.
News from 3T RPD, Sep 29, 2005
Laser sintering produces bicycle parts
Selective laser sintering machines produced functional and aesthetically pleasing prototypes to assist Paul Wolfson in his final year of study in Industrial Design and Technology.
News from 3T RPD, Sep 28, 2005
Multi-material injection moulding simulated
Two-shot vacuum casting involves a four step process to simulate multi-material injection moulding to produce a range of prototype radiation detection devices.
News from Paragon Rapid Technologies, Sep 13, 2005
Chinese launch UK rapid prototyping service
The first Chinese rapid prototyping service launched in the UK is the rapid CNC machining of models of up to 6m length in real materials such as ABS, Nylon, PP, and Acrylic.
News from Star Prototype China, Aug 26, 2005
Tooling system has no complex ejectors
Space Puzzle Molding differs from full production tooling by an absence of complex ejector systems resulting in faster time-to-market and and costs 50% less than automated tooling.
News from Protoform, Aug 24, 2005
Rapid product development supports Baghdad
Rapid Product Development Group (RPDG) has announced its intent to support RP4 Baghdad in the area of rapid prototyping.
News from Rapid Product Development Group, Jun 23, 2005
SLA and SLS repaid prototypes made in colour
Engineers can now have coloured products produced quickly and cheaply through the stereolithography and selective laser sintered fast prototyping methods.
News from MEC, Cardiff University, Apr 12, 2005
SLS prototype components proven out
An innovative project demonstrated the working capability of prototype Smart car components built using state-of-the-art selective laser sintering technology.
News from 3T RPD, Jan 21, 2005
Quality gets boost at Ellison
Two members of the Ellison Group family of technology-focused companies, have received International Quality System certifications.
News from Accelerated Technologies, Oct 11, 2004
Urethane casting facilities expanded
Rapid Product Development Group has expanded its urethane casting department with the purchase of new vacuum casting equipment for high quantity prototyping and short run production.
News from Rapid Product Development Group, Inc., Sep 1, 2004
Inspection arm produces inspection results quickly
To enhance their established part inspection procedure, a rapid product development specialist has installed a CNC inspection arm at its UK Selective Laser Sintering facility.
News from 3T RPD, Aug 5, 2004
Service quotes for RP processes from 3D CAD files
Product development firm has launched an online prototyping quoting service that will upload 3D CAD files and automatically generate quotes and orders for a variety of prototyping processes.
News from Rapid Product Development Group, Inc., Jul 27, 2004
Sheetmetal rapid prototyping service launched
Sheetmetal rapid prototyping service supports rapid prototyping - including laser cutting - of custom sheetmetal parts directly from 3D CAD files of new product designs.
News from Rapid Product Development Group, Inc., Jun 7, 2004
Software speeds data translation and manipulation
Rapid product development specialist has added SolidWorks to their suite of CAD software that enables CAD engineers to manipulate and translate incoming data more effectively and efficiently.
News from 3T RPD, May 25, 2004
State-of-the-art prototyping facility opened
Rapid Product Development Group has opened a state-of-the-art prototype manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico, to support SLA, SLS, RTV, fused deposition modeling and CAD/CAM Machining.
News from Rapid Product Development Group, Inc., Apr 13, 2004
Solid plastics parts cut from CAD files
To further enhance a service in rapid prototyping, parts can be cut in solid plastics, in minimum production time, using files direct from design software.
News from Toolcraft Plastics, Apr 7, 2004
LIM and LSR materials thin-wall vacuum cast
A technology exists that allows the successful vacuum casting of thin walled parts from highly viscous, thick or thixothropic LIM and LSR materials.
News from MCP Tooling Technologies, Dec 16, 2003
Brochure available
Large fast prototyping system capacity available
With a build volume of 700 x 380 x 580mm a twin laser fast prototyping system allows even the largest jobs to be shipped within seven days.
News from 3T RPD, Aug 14, 2003
SLA machines build transparent prototypes
A Sheffield-based rapid prototyping company has made the first rapid prototypes using resins, with transparent build and ABS properties, on its stereolithography machines.
News from AME Productdevelopment Solutions, Apr 22, 2003
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