HOW ABOUT PRODUCING YOUR PROTOTYPES RAPIDLY USING 3D PRINTING?

WHAT WE MEAN BY QUICK PROTOTYPING “Quick prototyping” regroups a set of solutions that enable […]

WHAT WE MEAN BY QUICK PROTOTYPING

Quick prototyping” regroups a set of solutions that enable to manufacture a prototype in an accelerated manner subsequently to CAD of 3D objects.

Example of a prototype manufactured at Heratec 

“Prototype” means it is the first product (or one of the first) in an industrial production chain.
Prototyping enables to move on from the invention stage to mass production.

Thanks to additive manufacturing, making prototypes is becoming easier and faster and projects which some time ago could not have seen the light of day using traditional techniques are now possible.

WHAT ARE THE APPLICATIONS OF RAPID PROTOTYPING? 

MAKING A PROTOTYPE: AN ASSET FOR YOUR PROJECT! 

Access to a mock-up comes with numerous advantages:

3D printing – CAD 

FDM: the quickest way of printing a prototype. Here we use thermoplastics. A plastic filament is heated in the extrusion nozzle of the machine and then melted. Once it has been deposited, it solidifies as it cools and sticks to the previous layer.

With our Stratasys Fortus 900MC printer, at Heratec we carry out FDM printing using thermoplastics.
We design tooling for our customers in various sectors (aviation, automotive and medical).

3D Stratasys Fortus 900MC printer 

For the aviation industry we printed “FOD” (Foreign Object Damage) caps made out of memory foam covered in silicone. These caps prevent foreign bodies from entering aviation assembly chains.

FOD caps 

It is now your turn to place your trust in our experts so they can bring your projects to life. Our team is there for you. Contact us! 

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