Rapid Prototyping Services

Protomold is the world leader in rapid injection molding. The company fills a unique niche in the manufacturing of plastic parts, using a combination of advanced, proprietary software and sophisticated equipment to produce prototype and low volume runs of custom injection molded parts. At the same time, delivery is faster and costs are lower than those associated with traditional injection molding.

Protomold supports most engineering grade resins and offers a range of cosmetic finishes, making the parts ideal for functional testing during product development. And while Protomold parts have none of the shortcomings—limited resin choice and rough finish—typical of additive prototyping processes, they provide the same advantages of speed and low price. In fact, the functionality of Protomold parts has led hundreds of customers to turn to Protomold for bridge tooling, reducing by weeks or even months their products’ time to market.

Protomold’s process automation begins with quoting. The company’s automated quoting system accepts customers’ 3D CAD models and returns a detailed ProtoQuote® interactive quote (along with suggested design changes, if appropriate) typically within hours of your 3D CAD upload. Customers can interact freely with ProtoQuote, changing resins, delivery times, and other parameters and getting adjusted mold and piece-part pricing as they do so. Once a design is ready and the customer submits a purchase order, parts can be completed and shipped as fast as the next business day.

While Protomold automates many of its processes, the company provides accessible, live customer support before, during, and after an order is placed. And while offering personalized service, Protomold has the capacity to produce dozens of designs simultaneously, across North America and at a facility in the UK serving the European Union. Nobody’s Faster in the Short Run!®

www.protomold.com

First Cut Prototype produces CNC machined plastic prototypes in 1-3 business days. Parts are machined from solid blocks of thermoplastic (ABS, Polycarbonate, Nylon, Delrin, etc). This process provides parts with better material properties, surface finishes and dimensional characteristics than rapid prototyping processes like SLA, SLS and FDM. Fast and convenient on-line quoting and ordering.

http://www.firstcut.com

763-479-8600

Quickparts provides custom manufacturing services for engineers and designers who want to create plastic and metal parts from 3D CAD (computer-aided design) models. With its patented proprietary QuickQuote technology, Quickparts is able to provide product designers with an “instant online quote” for the manufacturing of their custom parts from prototype to production.

Quickparts custom manufacturing services include: Rapid Prototypes (SLA, SLS, FDM, PolyJet), Cast Urethanes, Injection Mold Tooling and Parts, Sheet Metal Parts, and CNC Machined Parts.

For more information about Quickparts, visit http://www.quickparts.com or call 877.521.8683.