Products
Low volume production for figure custom, function parts
Material Available PU,ABS,PVC,PC,Nylon,PMMA
Parameter
Item | Vacuum casting service |
Areas covered | Industrial design service,Household product prototype,Electronic prototype Automotive prototype,Functional parts prototype,Toys prototype Anime figure prototype,Medical prototype,Cultural Creation prototype |
Technologies | Vacuum casting 3d printing - SLA,MJF,FDM,DLP,SLM CNC machining - Milling,Turning,Cutting,Stamping Rapid injection molding & Die casting |
Applications | Concept Models prototype Presentation Model prototype Functional & Engineering Prototype Prototype Design & Engineering Verification Prototype Development & Early Market Research Low-Volume Manufacturing & Rapid Tooling Assembly and Inspection Fixtures |
Materials Available | Similar ABS, Resin, Nylon,PLA,ABS,TPU,TPGE POM, PP, PC,PMMA(Acrylic),PVC Brass, Copper, Brass Aluminum (6061,6063,7075...) PEI,PBT,PTFI ABS,ABS+GF,ABS+PC Stainless Steel (301,302,303,304...) PE, PA(Nylon), PA+GF,PPS Foam, Oil Mud |
Surface Treatments | Chroming,Anodizing, Brushing, Silk Screening,Water Transfer Laser Cutting,Leather Covering Polishing,Painting,Texture, Sandblasting,Gilding, UV Painting... |
Rapid Prototype Vacuum casting
Vacuum casting is a rapid prototyping technique that allows the reproduction of dozens of plastic parts (with recesses present) from a master model. The parts obtained are suitable for assembly tests. The process uses the vacuum effect to inject the material into a silicone mold (hence the alternative names "silicone molding" and "vacuum casting"). The material injected is polyurethane, whose Shore (hardness) can be adjusted. Thus, unlike other techniques, it allows the creation of flexible parts.
Vacuum casting requires a master model that is manufactured by 3D milling or SLA printing. The mold then allows for perfect duplication.
The parts obtained by vacuum casting are visually and mechanically very similar to series injection molded parts. This technique is suitable both for rapid prototyping and for the production of small quantities of plastic parts (less than 100 parts). The reproducibility and speed of this process are really advantageous, as it takes only 5 to 7 days to produce 30 to 50 functional prototypes. For a dozen parts, vacuum casting generally makes more sense than 3D printing and CNC machining.
The parts obtained by vacuum casting are suitable for functional and visual tests. In fact, the physical, mechanical, thermal and aesthetic qualities of the manufactured parts are very similar to those of series injection molded parts. This is due to the wide range of possibilities offered by the large number of available resins. We use in particular the Axson and Heicast series. For example, the materials can be transparent, can mimic fiber reinforced, can be of different hardnesses or reproduce the properties of ABS, PMMA, PC, PE, PP, etc. Finally, our shop can apply different surface treatments such as glossy finishes or soft touch and can simulate a wide range of applications such as overmolding of inserts.
Related Services
CNC milling
CNC milling is a material reduction process that uses a three-axis milling and five-axis indexing milling process to quickly cut plastic and metal sheets into final parts.
CNC turning
CNC turning is combined with fixtures to produce mechanical parts similar to cylinders using the production process of lathes and milling machines.
Material
We stock over 30 engineering grade plastic and metal materials for a variety of parts applications and industries. Materials range from plastics such as ABS, polycarbonate, nylon and PEEK to aluminum, stainless steel and copper, and more.
Rapid prototype Development Industrial Design
Provide one-stop service including appearance design, 3d modeling, prototype production,mold development.
Rapid prototype Development 3D Printing service
SLA 3d printing is an industrial 3D printing process used to create concept models, appearance prototypes, and complex parts with complex geometries in 1 day. A wide selection of materials, extremely high feature resolution, and high quality surface finishes are possible with SLA.
MJF 3d printing has a high strength and high tenacity PA 12 material, and we have a total of 6 HP nylon printing machines. The parts are generally used in the field of equipment and devices
FDM 3d printing is layer by layer stacking to form three-dimensional workpieces. This method is less polluting, the material can be recycled, and is used for the molding of medium and small workpieces. Molding material: solid filamentary engineering plastics; Part performance: equivalent to engineering plastics or wax molds; Main applications: plastic parts, wax molds for casting, sample parts or models.
DLP 3d printing is a liquid curing molding technology like SLA 3d printing. However, it has the finest print layer thickness, 0.02mmonly, so it is often used to make very small details of master pattern as toys, handicrafts, figure
Advantage of DLM
(1) The densities of standard metals processed by the Slm process exceed 99%, and the good mechanical properties are comparable to those of conventional processes.
(2) The variety of machinable materials continues to increase, and the machined parts can be welded at a later stage
(3) Expensive and low speed
(4) Limited accuracy and surface quality, which can be improved by post-processing
Rapid Prototype Injection
Our team consists of professional and technical personnel with many years of experience in molds and plastic products, rich experience in mold DFM analysis and mold flow analysis, and strong project management capabilities. We manufacture high precision molds for you in mass production with high efficiency.
